Pintrest Link Nikon 3200
CTE Review: Camera parts, elements and principals, histogram, lenses and focal length, matrix metering, studio lighting, HDR, Resolution DPI and PPI, review shutter, ISO and Aperture, S, A, P, M; Focus: AFS single point focus and recompose; AFC: continuous servo for moving subjects, and manual focus. RAW vs Jpeg, History: camera obscure, pinhole, Niece 1st photo in camera obscure 1814, Daguerre: fixed image didn't fade 1837, Talbot: Calotype negative positive process produced many prints 1841, 1880-1888 George Eastman Kodak roll film camera, 1900 Brownie goes on sale, 1st digital image 1957 Kirsch baby; copyright laws.
Histogram Notes:
-image in graph form
-Histograms for Luminance and Color
-Luminance or brightness graph represents a tonal range. Left black, right white. Height and peak represent pixels that contain those levels.
-A histogram that has a spike or peak riding up on the far left or right side means you are clipping data and will be over or underexposed. If you are taking a pic of something with the sun or with something that contains black, OK to to have clipping.
-image in graph form
-Histograms for Luminance and Color
-Luminance or brightness graph represents a tonal range. Left black, right white. Height and peak represent pixels that contain those levels.
-A histogram that has a spike or peak riding up on the far left or right side means you are clipping data and will be over or underexposed. If you are taking a pic of something with the sun or with something that contains black, OK to to have clipping.
Flash Notes:
When using Automatic Modes, the flash will automatically be used if needed.
When using Professional Modes... press the button to use the flash. When it is up, it will go off.
Flash Off on the mode dial (ambient lighting... birthday candles, etc...)
The camera's flash on the camera for portraits look flat and unflattering. Light should come from the side. If you lower the intensity of your flash (with flash compensation), it can fill in dark shadows under eyes from the sun shining overhead or with someone wearing a ball cap. It will also add some catch light to their eyes.
HOT SHOE: is the small bracket on top of the camera and a more powerful flash can connect to it.
When using Automatic Modes, the flash will automatically be used if needed.
When using Professional Modes... press the button to use the flash. When it is up, it will go off.
Flash Off on the mode dial (ambient lighting... birthday candles, etc...)
The camera's flash on the camera for portraits look flat and unflattering. Light should come from the side. If you lower the intensity of your flash (with flash compensation), it can fill in dark shadows under eyes from the sun shining overhead or with someone wearing a ball cap. It will also add some catch light to their eyes.
HOT SHOE: is the small bracket on top of the camera and a more powerful flash can connect to it.
Link to "Composition" and "Rule of Thirds" http://willkempartschool.com/the-secret-of-good-composition/
link to video on The Golden Mean
more on The Golden Mean... (link)
Rule of thirds in relation to landscape painting video link.
Quote about Pat Ohara- nature photographer...Throughout his career, a constant has been the precision of his composition. "Precise composition has always been a goal of mine," he says, adding with a laugh, "It's probably one of the few areas of my life where I have any precision." (link to his pictures)
Centered composition... it is tricky to get away with. Look at this link to see how a famous photographer pulls it off.
What is exposure? Nikon link
P program mode on Nikon 3200 link
Understanding Focal Length (Nikon Link)
Color... Mrs. Moore's art teacher: Karl Benjamin... a true colorist. (link)
Before considering color theory, ask yourself how the colors make you feel.
Link to a lot of information about color in relation to digital photography...
Information covered on Color:
Ellsworth Kelly... Milwaukee art Museum. 82X189 inch. Acrylic on Canvas. Red, Yellow, Blue II.
Ellsworth Kelly was a pioneer in exploring fundamental issues concerning the visual experience of a work of art. Reducing the pictorial elements to basic shapes and fields of uninflected color, he eliminated aspects such as representation, narrative, modeling and brushwork. The viewer is left to ponder purely visual considerations of color and scale and sometimes shape. With so few extraneous contextual elements, the experience of the work of art becomes exclusively optical. In this example, simple rectangles of the three bold primary colors presented with straightforward clarity take on an iconic effect. Each flat panel reads as a sculptural object – not as a wall – and together they form a triptych filled with a rainbow of potential.
Ellsworth Kelly... Milwaukee art Museum. 82X189 inch. Acrylic on Canvas. Red, Yellow, Blue II.
Ellsworth Kelly was a pioneer in exploring fundamental issues concerning the visual experience of a work of art. Reducing the pictorial elements to basic shapes and fields of uninflected color, he eliminated aspects such as representation, narrative, modeling and brushwork. The viewer is left to ponder purely visual considerations of color and scale and sometimes shape. With so few extraneous contextual elements, the experience of the work of art becomes exclusively optical. In this example, simple rectangles of the three bold primary colors presented with straightforward clarity take on an iconic effect. Each flat panel reads as a sculptural object – not as a wall – and together they form a triptych filled with a rainbow of potential.
Metering Modes: A light meter measures the amount of light being reflected off your subject and then renders a suggested exposure value based on the brightness of the subject and the ISO setting of the sensor.
Matrix Metering for most situations is ideal. It measures light values from all portions of the viewfinder and establishes a proper exposure for the scene.
Center Weighted metering mode concentrates on the center area of the viewfinder to get its exposure information. This is great to use when the subject is strongly backlit.
Spot Metering will use the center spot in the viewfinder. You would use it if a person was standing in front of a very light wall, snow or beach environments where the meter could be fooled, cases where the overall feel of a photo is too light or too dark.
To change the exposure, you could also use the exposure compensation buttons.
Matrix Metering for most situations is ideal. It measures light values from all portions of the viewfinder and establishes a proper exposure for the scene.
Center Weighted metering mode concentrates on the center area of the viewfinder to get its exposure information. This is great to use when the subject is strongly backlit.
Spot Metering will use the center spot in the viewfinder. You would use it if a person was standing in front of a very light wall, snow or beach environments where the meter could be fooled, cases where the overall feel of a photo is too light or too dark.
To change the exposure, you could also use the exposure compensation buttons.