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The following reciprocals will yield the same exposure:
What changes is how much is sharp and in focus.
f/2.8 1/500 sec.
f/4 1/250 sec.
f/5.6 1/125 sec.
f/8 1/60 sec.
f/11 1/30 sec.
f/16 1/15 sec.
f/22 1/8 sec.
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ISO
(hence, ISO) – 100, 200, 400, 800,
ISO noise
ISO
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ASA – American Standards Association. Most
common film speed rating in the U.S. until the
conversion to ISO. Only the name has changed.
ISO – International Standards Organization.
Most common film speed rating in the U.S.
Doubling the value doubles the film speed.
DIN – Deutsche Industrie Norm. Based on a
logarithmic scale where each increase
represents 1/3 stop. E.g. ISO 800/30 on a roll
of ISO (ASA) 800 film indicates that the DIN
rating is 30.
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Higher ISO = More Noise!
ISO 3200
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Cameras
Three popular types of cameras on
the market for the consumer
Point-and-shoot SLR (Single-lens Reflex)
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Cameras
Point-and-shoot
Viewfinder separate from
lens
Small and compact
Fixed lens
Shutter delay
Usually fully automatic
(some exceptions, like
Olympus C-series)
SLR (Single-lens Reflex)
Based on 35mm design
Actual image seen in viewfinder
Interchangeable lenses (more flexible
composition)
Ability to use filters
More advanced metering and shutter
system
Little to no shutter delay
Automatic, Program (“Scene”), Shutter
Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual
modes
Flash hot shoe
Pro models may not have pop-up flash or
Program (“scene”) modes
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36. mirror less camera
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Between Compact and DSLR
CCD bigger than Compact
Can change Lens
No Viewfinder
Direct Light to Censor
Smaller than DSLR
Semi Pro models
High Quality image
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Point-and-shoot Anatomy
Viewfinder separate from lens (better to use LCD on digital)
Actual image (as exposed) is not quite the same as in the viewfinder
Much simpler design than SLRs.
Light Path
Lens
Camera Body
Viewfinder
(front)
Shutter
Sensor or Film
Viewfinder
Focal Length
LCD Screen
(Digital)
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SLR Anatomy
Through-the-lens (TTL) viewing (works like a periscope)
Actual image (as exposed) is shown in the viewfinder
Mirror flips up when the shutter release is pressed, exposing the sensor (and
blacking out the viewfinder)
“Reflex” comes from the use of the mirrors in the viewfinder system.
Light Path
Lens
Camera Body
Focusing Screen
Mirror (Pentaprism)
Mirror
(flips up)
Shutter
Sensor or Film
Viewfinder
Focal Length
LCD Screen
(Digital)
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,
ISO ISO
ISO, Shutter
speed, aperture, Metadata
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medium
or large format
Full
Frame)
x
Blown highlights – no information means no
information; film is better at rendering
overexposed areas more naturally
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shutter lag
Slide shows – projectors designed for business graphics
render poor photographic quality and awful color.
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Choosing A Digital Camera
!
Pixel
.
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?
6MP ~ 3008 x 2000 pixels (Nikon D70)
3008/300 = 10.027 in.
2000/300 = 6.667 in.
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Digital Camera Resolution Chart
Capture Resolution
Video
Display*
Print Size***
2x3" 4x5"/4x6" 5x7" 8x10" 11x14" 16x20" 20x30"
320x240 Acceptable Good Acceptable Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor
640x480 - 0.3 Megapixel Good Excellent Good Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor
800x600 Excellent Photo Quality Very Good Acceptable Poor Poor Poor Poor
1024x768 Excellent Photo Quality Excellent Good Acceptable Poor Poor Poor
1280x960 - 1 Megapixel Excellent Photo Quality Photo Quality Very Good Good Poor Poor Poor
1536x1180 Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent Very Good Acceptable poor poor
1600x1200 - 2 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Very Good Acceptable Acceptable Poor
2048x1536 - 3 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent Good Acceptable Acceptable
2240x1680 - 4 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo QualityPhoto Quality Very Good Good Acceptable
2560x1920 - 5 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo QualityPhoto Quality Excellent Very Good Very Good
3032x2008 - 6 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo QualityPhoto Quality Photo Quality Excellent Very Good
3072x2304 - 7 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo QualityPhoto Quality Photo Quality Excellent Excellent
3264x2448 - 8 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo QualityPhoto Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent
10 Megapixel + Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo QualityPhoto Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality
Photo
Quality
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Poor Noticeably Grainy (pixelated)
Acceptable Obviously not a real photo, but some details are visible
Good Can tell it is not a photo but most details are discernable
Very Good Can tell it is not a photo at normal distance, but good enough for many uses
Excellent Difficult to tell from real photo at normal viewing distance
Photo Quality On a photo-quality printer, the human eye should not be able to tell the
difference at a normal viewing distance
* Either television or computer display (e.g. Web Page)
** Will produce an excessively large file size that would be inappropriate for web applications
*** Using a typical Photo Quality Desktop printer
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?
Sharpness
Distortion
(optical vs. digital)
Digital zoom !
Built-in flash
Red-eye reduction
Can you control it?
M,B C-function
mA)
CF SD XD Memory stick
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About The Cards
Pick One
Compact Flash SD MiniSD xD
MultiMediaCard RS-MMC
(Reduced-Size
MultiMediaCard)
SmartMedia Memory Stick
Image source: Lexar
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Format the card
Set up the camera
Date and time
Bells and whistles (literally!)
Digital zoom – if you can turn it off, do it!
Mode: Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual
ISO
White balance
Color space (Never mind!)
Image quality and file type
JPEG (Joint Photo Experts Group) – in-camera processing, lossy (small, medium,
large), 8-bits (256 shades of color) per channel (16.7 million colors)
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) – in-camera processing, uncompressed,
lossless, 8-bits per channel
RAW – direct output from the sensor, little to no in-camera processing, 12-bit
(4096 shades of color) per channel (68.7 billion colors)
??
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Composition
There are established “guidelines”,
but ultimately, it’s about your
artistic vision
Very subjective
Not always a conscious thing –
listen to your heart!
Simplify, Simplify, Simplify!
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Composition
Photoshop!
“Photoshop doesn’t make a bad photograph good, it makes a
bad photograph big.”
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Tips For Better Composition
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Learn, Practice, Then Forget
, ,
!
You are only limited by
your own creativity!
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Now That You Have Your
Pictures
Time for the workflow
Why do you need a workflow?
Because your photos are trapped in your card
and somebody has to liberate them
Because it’s too expensive not to get them out
and print/email/put-them-on-the-web yourself
Because you want artistic control over how your
photos are displayed
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Now That You Have Your
Pictures
Typical Post-capture Workflow:
Download And
Store
File naming
Storage
Metadata Edit
Crop/Straighten
Tone
Contrast
Color correction
Sharpening
Cataloging
Output
Printer
Email
Web
Image source: Epson
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Download And Store
Downloading directly from the camera can be slow
usually USB 2.0 – maximum transfer rate of 480
Mbits/sec.
Use a fast external card reader if possible
USB 3.0 capable of up to 5-8 Gbits/sec.
Software available to download, rename, add metadata
Downloader Pro (Breeze Systems)
Photo Mechanic (Camera Bits)
.
Use the same file naming
scheme for your edits and originals.
Metadata
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EXIF
IPTC
File names
Folder names
Allows searching of your photos regardless of
where they are
Popular software
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Extensis Portfolio
iView MediaPro
Canto Cumulus
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Time To Edit
Crop and straighten
Tone and contrast
Color correction
Creative sharpening
Many software packages available:
Adobe
Corel
Apple
Microsoft
Extensis
Ulead
JASC
Nova
Free/share-ware
Etc.
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Adobe
Photoshop?
Because it’s the best!
Because the camera is good, but you might be able
to do better in post
Because your in-camera technique is good,
but you might be able to do better in post
Because you might have been forced to do
something like underexpose on purpose, and only
you know how to deal with that
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Why Adobe Photoshop?
Because you may
want to create a
piece of art out of
your photos…
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Adobe Photoshop Family
Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 – casual
snapshooters
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 – photo
enthusiasts and most amateur photographers
(This is probably all you need!)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 – professional gold
standard
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Sharing Your Photos
Print
Desktop printers
Commercial printing services
Shutterfly, Ofoto, etc.
Costco
Web
Online services
Shutterfly, Ofoto, etc.
Web pages (72 dpi)
Email
Good for small files only! (72 dpi)
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Printing Tips
Set the correct printer and paper (including size,
orientation, fit on paper)
Your software gives you options, then your printer
gives you options – can be confusing
– either let your software manage the
colors, or let the printer do it, but not both!
Set the color profile of the paper you’re using
Do a nozzle check beforehand. (Keep scrap plain
paper around!)
.
Use third-party inks and paper at your own peril!
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Web Tips
If you have already enhanced your
photos, make sure your service
(Shutterfly, Ofoto, etc.) doesn’t
enhance them again!
If you manage your own web pages,
use small files (72 dpi)
Software available to create galleries
Adobe Photoshop
CompuPic
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Sharpening
In digital terms, adding adjacent light and dark
pixels to enhance contrast
Amount – how much (gas pedal)
Halo (Radius) – how many pixels affected
Threshold – how many surrounding pixels considered
“edge”
Different needs
Print: inkjet, laser, offset, etc.
Web/email (screen)
After resizing
Schools of thought
For output only
Workflow (artistic) sharpening
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Photography
The Digital Photography Book Scott Kelby
Digital photography: expert techniques Ken Milburn
The Adobe Photoshop CS5 Book for Digital Photographers
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers Scott
Kelby
The Photoshop Elements 7 Book for Digital Photographers Scott Kelby
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Books, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, EPub
Photoshop on the Web
Adobe Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/overview.html)
National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
(http://www.photoshopuser.com/)
a blog/Photoshop site made to house and showcase some of the best Photoshop
tutorials (http://psd.tutsplus.com/)
Scott founded KelbyTraining.com (http://www.scottkelby.com/)
Web Blog for Knowledge about Photography (http://www.digitalpixels.net/)
Photoshop News (http://photoshopnews.com/)
Photoshop Café (http://www.photoshopcafe.com/)
Adobe Evangelists (http://www.adobeevangelists.com/)rujroadk@msn.com Rujroadk- Digital Photography