1. 1. Photography 102
   Mastering Your Camera
   
2. 2. Brought to you by:
   Jason Kirby
   Owner of The Right Light Photography
   Instructor for
   San Diego Photography Classes
   http://www.SanDiegoPhotographyClass.com
   
3. 3. Brought to you by:
   Rob Szajkowski (shy-cows-ski)
   Freelance Commercial Photographer
   http://www.balancedigital.com
   Instructor for
   San Diego Photography Classes
   http://www.SanDiegoPhotographyClass.com
   
4. 4. Introductions
   Whatwould you like to get out of this class?
   What kind of camera do you have?
   What type of photos are you interested in taking?
   
5. 5. Your Camera
   Compact/P n Sor DSLR
   
6. 6. Lets Get Started!
   
7. 7. Exposure Modes
   
8. 8. Camera Dial
   Canon DialNikon Dial
   
9. 9. Programs
   Camera Select Both Shutter & Aperture
   
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16. 16. Shutter priority
    S or TV Mode on your camera
    You Select The Shutter Speed
    Your cameras light meter will evaluate the light and select the aperture
    
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19. 19. Aperturepriority
    A or AV Mode on your camera
    You Select The Aperture
    Your cameras light meter will evaluate the light and select the shutter speed
    
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22. 22. Manual aMode
    You Select The Aperture and
    the Shutter Speed
    Your cameras light meter will evaluate the light and let you know when you got the right exposure
    
23. 23. Understand Exposure
    
24. 24. Four Variable to Consider
    Visualize what you want to shoot
    Brightness of the scene
    How long and how much
    The sensitivity of your sensor
    
25. 25. 1. The brightness of the scene
    Measured by your cameras light meter
    
26. 26. Light Meter
    
27. 27. 2. Combination variables
    HOW LONG
    HOW MUCH
    Shutter speed
    Aperture
    
28. 28. 2. Combination variables
    HOW LONG
    Shutter speed
    Measured in time values
    
29. 29. Fast Shutter Speed = 1/4000th of a second
    (outdoors with lots of sunlight)
    Medium Shutter Speed = 1/250th of a second
    (indoors or outdoors, it is the max shutter speed when using a flash)
    Slow Shutter Speed = 1/10th of a second
    (usually indoors with low light)
    
30. 30. Stoppingorblurring
    
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38. 38. Shutter Speed
    Hands On Activity!
    Lets Go Outside!
    Time For Some Football
    
39. 39. 2. Combination variables
    HOW MUCH
    Aperture
    Measured in aperture values or
    f-stops
    
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47. 47. Aperture
    Hands On Activity!
    Lets Shoot Some Objects!
    Work on Depth of Field
    
48. 48. 3. Sensitivity of the sensor
    Measured in ISO
    
49. 49. The Digital Sensor
    
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52. 52. ISO Comparison
    
53. 53. 100 ISO vs 6400 ISO
    Aperture=f/9
    Shutter Speed = 1/320th
    Aperture=f/2.8
    Shutter Speed = 1/30th
    
54. 54. ISO
    Hands On Activity!
    Stay in Your Seats For This One
    Too Dark? Brighten it up
    
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56. 56. Camera Dial
    
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61. 61. Over & Under Exposure Compensation+/-
    
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68. 68. Changing the cameras metering system
    
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78. 78. Exposure Bracketing
    
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82. 82. Bracketing
    Hands On Activity!
    
83. 83. On Camera Flash
    
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86. 86. On Camera Flash
    Hands On Activity!
    
87. 87. Dont Forget
    Practice, Practice, Practice
    Share, Critique, Enjoy
    
88. 88. Class Picture
    
89. 89. Evaluations
    
90. 90. Post Your Photos
    
91. 91. Questions