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Mastering Photography: A Guide for Beginners Who Want to Capture Amazing Shots

Dive into the world of photography with our comprehensive guide designed for beginners! Discover essential techniques for taking stunning photos, from understanding equipment and exposure to mastering composition and viewpoint. Learn how to creatively use zoom, aperture, and shutter speed, and tackle low-light scenarios with confidence. This talk emphasizes experimentation and fun, encouraging you to explore various shooting techniques and settings while minimizing reliance on auto modes. Join us, and unleash your photographic potential!

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Mastering Photography: A Guide for Beginners Who Want to Capture Amazing Shots

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  1. Benjamin Cecchetto Ben Cecchetto Talk For People Who Can't Take Pictures Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too

  2. Stay a while and listen... Overview • Equipment • Take Pictures Good • What Makes a “Good” Shot • Composition • Cropping • Viewpoint • Zoom • Aperture • Shutter Speed • Low Light Shots • Exposure • Selection • Flash • What Makes an “interesting” shot • Do Other Stuff Good Too • Photo shoots • Experimenting • Doing interesting fun things • More... Position 3DOFRotation 3DOF Zoom 1DOF Focus 1DOF Aperture 1DOF Shutter Speed 1DOF ISO 1DOF = 11 DOF (without flash/lighting/lenses/etc!)

  3. Photos turn out better not on P/Auto mode The Camera • Consists of.. • Lens • Body • Film (of sorts) • Should haves • (ISO/Film speed) control • Full Manual Control • Aperture Priority • Shutter Speed Priority

  4. A Tripod is needed for long exposures... The Tripod • Rules of stability • Extend legs in folded position first • Extend thicker legs first • Raise/Lower center bar last

  5. Compose the frame to lure the eye... Composition • Rule of Thirds • Partition image into thirds • Draws eye from the center to the subject

  6. Composition • Diagonalization

  7. Use those pixels! Composition • Generally • Fill the frame, get the most of the film!

  8. Avoid cropping if you can to keep resolution! Cropping • Post-shot composition • Same rules apply!

  9. Viewpoint • Angle at which you take the shot matters greatly • Intentional roll of the shot adds a silly dimension

  10. Zoom • Fisheye (10-15mm) • WILL distort image • Wide angle (15-24) • May distort image • Standard zoom(24-70) • Telephoto(70-400) • Super-Telephoto(400+)

  11. Proper exposure lets you play with it after. Exposure • Related to shutter speed/aperture combo • Distribution of light

  12. Priority Settings • Aperture (A, Av) • Adjusts shutter speed to correct exposure • Shutter Speed (S,Sv) • Adjusts aperture to correct exposure • Exposure Bias • Can adjust exposure to be darker/lighter in priority modes

  13. Aperture – High Fstop • Adds a lot ofdepth to the image • Lets less light in

  14. Aperture – Low Fstop • Lets tons of light in • Low depth of field

  15. Shutter Speed - Slow • Set a timeof how longyou wantshutter open • More noise

  16. Shutter Speed - Fast • Can get one tiny instant in time • Need a lot of light for this to work (or high ISO)

  17. Low Light Shots • More ISO = More noise • More ISO = More sensitivity to light • More ISO = Can take photos in ridiculously low light situations (i.e. Pubs) • For even more ridiculous low light shooting use pub lens

  18. Only release your good shots. No matter what. Selection • Idea is to reduce boringness in your shots • If you have 20 of the same shot trying to get a certain emotion, no point showing all 20 • Principles • Less is more • Makes great shots stand out • Less to distribute (easier) • Imagine if movies didn’t cut stuff out...

  19. #1 Reason for bad photos: The On-Camera Flash Flash • Never use on-camera flash if you can help it. • Bounce it or diffuse it, but never use it on its own. • 1 Flash =8 DOF

  20. Summary of a “Good” Shot • Properly exposed • Minimize over/underexposure • Have a clear identifiable subject • Subject in focus • Subject composed properly in frame • Depth of field matches subject’s depth • More of a science than an art... • But wait, there’s more.

  21. Rules were made to be broken! Interestingness • An interesting photo is one you don’t usually see

  22. A narcissist is a photographer’s best friend Doing other good stuff too • Photo shoots • Get your subject comfortable • Offer booze • Play music (silent photo shoots are very awkward) • Do a dry run beforehand to not waste model’s time

  23. Stop using auto. Start trying new stuff. Practice! Doing other good stuff too • Experimenting • For months, take your camera EVERYWHERE and RTFM • Use it whenever you “see a shot”

  24. Doing other good stuff too • Doing interesting fun things • Be creative • Get Messy • Make Mistakes

  25. *hic* Deckard Cain Can go to the .. Zoo... Brains.. *hic* Doing other good stuff too • Getting drunk! • Questions/Koerners?

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