Personal presentation

PHOTOGRAPHYBy: Daniel Lam

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams

What is Photography? The art or process of producing images of

objects on photosensitive surfaces

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph” – Matt Hardy

Basic Terminology Aperture – The size of the

opening of the lens which the amount of light that enters the camera by size

• Small Aperture = Bigger number (F/16)• Big Aperture = Smaller number (F/1.8)

Shutter – Determines the amount of light that enters the camera by time

• Fast Shutter = Smaller number (1/500 second)• Slow Shutter = Bigger number (1/60 second)

f/16

f/5.6

f/2.8

Basic Terminology cont. ISO – How sensitive the sensor is to light Focal Length – How far the lens can zoom

in/out Contrast – The range of dark values, light

values and mid tones in a photo

Common Misconceptions You need an expensive camera to take

amazing pictures More megapixels = Better images Nikon is better than Canon, and vice versa

Misconception #1 You don’t need an expensive camera to take

good pictures You can produce amazing pictures using a

toy camera, simple everyday camera, or even an iPhone

“It’s not the camera, but the person behind the camera.”

Misconception #2 To an extent megapixels matter, but it

doesn’t mean a camera takes better pictures or is higher quality

More megapixels = Larger prints

Misconception #3 Nikon is not better than Canon, and vice

versa It’s personal preference

What do I use? Nikon D80 50mm f/1.8 SB 600

Parts Of A Camera

Ansel Adams American photographer

best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American west, especially in Yosemite National Park

The pictures that were hand printed by him range from over $5,000 to over $50,000 in value

Ansel Adams Quotes “There are always two people in every

picture: the photographer and the viewer.”

“A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.”

“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”

Dave Hill Famous commercial photographer His pictures have a unique look to it, called the

“Dave Hill” effect Has worked with various famous people Davehillphoto.com

Video http://www.davehillphoto.com/bts/

Joey Lawrence Also a famous commercial

photographer Has worked with various

famous people as well Took pictures for the cover

of movie Twilight JoeyL.com

Connor Surdi Lives in Seattle One of the main people

who inspired me to pursue photography

Connorsurdi.com Flickr.com/connorsurdi Highly recommend

checking out his website

Photoshop It’s not a necessity but it certainly is useful

at times You are able to manipulate a lot of different

aspects of your photo: Brightness, contrast, color

My Experience 4 years Taken classes at Kentridge Currently in Photo IV Finalist in the WA State High School

Photography Competition during my Freshmen year

5th place at Skills USA Flickr.com/daniellam1580

What I like about Photography Basically anybody can do it It helps me take my mind off things

sometimes Gives me a way to express myself, similar to

a person who plays an instrument or draws I like the feeling of satisfaction when I see a

perfect image appear on the back of my camera

Future? At the moment, I’m only planning on

pursuing Photography as a hobby Maybe a possible 2nd job I was contemplating The Art Institute of

Seattle but I’m still unsure

Senior Pictures

Questions? :D