Sam Wormley's Digital Photography - Point & Shoot Basics

Digital Photography - Point & Shoot Basics http://edu-observatory.org/olli/DP1/Week5.html LIGHTING Light creates shadow and shadow in return, enhances the appearance of the subject. The interaction of the two is fascinating. Light can make the subject feisty or dull while shadows can make it mysterious or terrifying. Shadows add facet and meaning to an image. Without shadows the object may appear plain and boring. Lights and shadows establish the correlation of one object to another and their place in the full scene. The position and strength of the lights and shadows also set the general mood of the subject. Digital camera lighting techniques http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/introduction/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/working-with-light/varying-light/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/shoot-like-a-pro/golden/ Exposure Compensation http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/advanced-settings/ec/ http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/995/EXPOSURE/EV-compensation.html http://www.shortcourses.com/use/using3-4.html LIGHTING TUTORIALS Light - a detailed tutorial (in four parts) http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/tutorials/light01.htm Advanced Lighting Tutorial http://www.warpedspace.org/lightingT/part1.htm From the book "Lighting & Rendering" http://www.3drender.com/light/3point.html HOW TO SET WHITE BALANCE http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/whitebalance.htm http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/advanced-techniques/custom/ IN CLASS EXERCISE Open the doors of the Reinman Ballroom so there is strong light coming from the back. Try turning your subject at different angles with respect to this light source. Use reflectors to change the fill light on the shadow side. Play with the light--Take control! WANT TO SHARE YOUR IMAGES WITH EACH OTHER? If so, here's how: 1. Goto http://picasaweb.google.com/olli.dp1 2. Click on the image with your name 3. Click on "Sign In", and sign in as olli.dp1@gmail.com and use the password ____________ Now you can click on "Add photos" to upload images from your computer. If that is to complicated, email your images to me swormley2@gmail.com and I'll put them online for you. BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY: A SET OF EXERCISES http://teeksaphoto.org/Writing/BasicPhotoExercises.html PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIALS http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorials.htm BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS John Berger About Looking Pantheon (1980) ISBN: 0679736557 Ansel Adams The Camera Publisher: Bulfinch (June 1, 1995) ISBN-10: 0821221841 Leslie D Stroebel, Hollis Todd & Richard Zakia Visual concepts for photographers Publisher: Focal Press (1980) ISBN-10: 0240510259 Beaumont Newhall History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present (Paperback) Publisher: Bulfinch; Revised edition (October 30, 1982) ISBN-10: 0870703811 Scott Kelby The Digital Photography Book This book truly has a brilliant premise, and here's how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'When I use my flash, the background behind the person I'm shooting turns black. How do I fix that?' I wouldn't give you a lecture on flash ratios, or start a discussion on flash synchronization and rear curtain sync. I'd just say "Lower your shutter speed to 1/60 of a second. That should do it" Well, that's what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend--without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak." swormley1@gmail.com