Photography basics by Bidhan Rajkarnikar

BASICS OF PHOTOGRAPH

YBidhan Rajkarnikar

#photobidhan

How DSLR works?

http://withmanish.com/what-is-digital-slr-dslr-camera/

Exposure Triangle

■Aperture (F-number)■Shutter Speed■ISO (Sensitivity of Sensor)

http://www.candidtown.com/exposure-triangle-how-to-achieve-correct-exposure/

Exposure Triangle

CAMERA SETTINGS

Camera Settings

■Aperture Priority (Canon-Av, Nikon-A)

■Shutter Priority (Canon-Tv, Nikon-S)

■Manual (M)■Program Mode (P)

Depth of Field (DOF)

http://vclick.photography/for-beginners/understanding-aperture-dof/

http://www.picture-power.com/depth-of-field.html

http://richardsnotes.org/tag/aperture/

f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 320, 50mm

f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 1600, 185mm

f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 320, 185mm

f/22, 1/1600, ISO 1600, 18 mm

Shutter Speed

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/05/17/what-is-shutter-speed-everything-you-need-to-know-in-less-than-500-words/

Photo by Dristy (Ummid)1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, 500mmwww.facebook.com/ummidsdristy

1/8 sec, f/7.1, ISO 160, 20mm

1/5 sec, f/29, ISO 100, 28 mm

30 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18 mm

10 sec, f/14, ISO 100, 55 mm

Photo by PhotoKhichuwa 1/3 sec, f/8, ISO 200, 50 mmwww.facebook.com/PhotoKhichuwa

1/15 sec, f/14, ISO 100, 18 mm

1/20 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18 mm

ISO (Sensitivity of Sensor)

Photo by Bkrmadtya KarkiISO 3200, f/3.5, 20 sec, 18 mmwww.facebook.com/merophotos

http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/what-is-iso-camera-settings-explained/

How to create a good photo?

Composition■Good exposure■Story telling composition■Proper use of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO■Focus point selection■Use of compositional elements/rules

– Rule of thirds– Rule of odds– Lines– Patterns/textures– Framing

Rule of Thirds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

Rule of Odds

Lines

Patterns/Textures

Photo by PhotoKhichuwa

Framing

Color Composition/Details

Photo by Sabeena Shrestha

How to improve your skills?

■Practice, practice and practice – put effort on techniques + composition

■Learn from others – inspirations, photowalk, workshops■Tutorials, videos, books – youtube, photography sites

(Digital Photography School, Petapixel)■Ask for feedback/criticism■Social networking – facebook, 500px, flickr

Thank you !!! धन्यवाद !!!

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