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Photography 101 - The Basics       

1.5 hours 

John Soulé

Photography 101 - The Basics

This intro Workshop, part classroom, part hands-on, has been designed to help the student elevate their skills in the capture of an image by being introduced to the  key components of photography and certain techniques used by professional photographers.  The student will also be given a few tricks to help them get more "keeper" images right away and then be able to put what they have learned into practice in a real-time environment.

Overview - Art is Subjective
Subject(s)
Preparation
  Composition
  • POV
  • Rule of Thirds
  • Background / DOF
  • Bokeh
  • Shooting Wide
Exposure Triangle: Shutter Speed - Aperture - ISO
  Lighting (high importance)
  • Natural vs Artificial
  • White Balance Considerations
  • Flash vs Strobe vs LED vs Continuous
  • Position (Red Eye)
  • Direct vs Reflected
  • Traditional vs Creative (High Speed Shutter/ Snoot)
  • Reflectors / Defusers (Softbox • Umbrella)
  • TTL vs Manual
  • Triggering
  • ISO (Fixed / Auto - Noise)
 
  Shutter speed settings
  • Stationary Subject
  • Moving (People/Photojournalism)
  • Hi-Shutter Sync
  • VR (Nikon) / IS (Canon)
  • 1/FL rule
   
  Aperture settings
  • DOF (focal plane)
  • IQ ratings of lens
   
Focus
  • Singe Point
  • Continuous
  • Back-Button
Metering Exposure
  • Matrix vs Center vs Spot
  • Camera vs Handheld
Color
  • White Balance Card (18% Gray)
  • Reflections
  • Color vs B&W
Modes: Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual
Equipment - Tools of the Trade

Camera bodies 

  • P-N-S

  • DSLR

  • Full Frame vs Crop Sensor

  • MegaPixels

 

Lenses

  • IQ

  • Calibration

Filters

Post Processing
Hands On ... The Best Teacher
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