Introduction to Digital Photography

A short introduction for my colleagues at Athega,

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1. Introduction to
   Digital Photography
   

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2. @peterhellberg
   

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3. basics
   Back to
   

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4. · Shutter Speed
   · Aperture
   · ISO
   basics
   There are really only three things that you
   need to learn to understand photography.
   

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5. Shutter Speed
   The duration the shutter is open directly
   corresponds to how much light is hitting the
   sensor.
   

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6. Aperture
   The larger the hole, the more light gets
   through to the sensor.
   

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7. ISO
   How sensitive your camera is to the light that
   managed to get through to the sensor.
   (Yes, it is the same ISO you are thinking about… )
   

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8. Your camera
   does not matter
   

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9. Until it
   does.
   

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10. techniques
    Compositional
    

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11. timing
    It’s all about the
    

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12. Time
    of the day
    

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15. right
    Just the
    light
    

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19. moment
    Capturing that
    

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26. Symmetry
    & Pattern
    

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29. & lines
    Angles
    

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32. Simplicity
    & isolation
    

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39. Shallow
    depth of field
    

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43. Rule o thirds
    

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46. BREAK
    ALL THE RULES…
    

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47. Going
    DIGITAL
    

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48. Mega
    pixels
    

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49. Image sensor formats
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format
    

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50. JPEG
    versus
    RAW
    

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51. When possible,
    shoot in RAW
    

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52. Gear
    camera
    

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55. Just about
    any camera
    will do.
    

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56. Economy
    

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57. Buy good
    glass.
    

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58. Lenses
    

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60. Zoom lens
    A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens
    elements for which the focal length (and thus
    angle of view) can be varied, as opposed to a
    prime lens.
    

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61. Prime lens
    A prime lens is a photographic lens whose
    focal length is fixed, as opposed to a zoom
    lens.
    

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62. Flashes
    

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63. Don’t
    

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64. Strobist
    if you must
    

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65. Processing
    Post-
    

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66. Lightroom
    Aperture
    

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67. X100 [Lr] presets
    github.com/peterhellberg/photography
    

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68. VSCO FILM
    vsco.co
    

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69. Analog
    faux
    

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70. Old Film
    LOOK
    

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71. Fuji 160C
    

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72. Fuji 800Z ++
    

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73. Kodak Porta 160
    

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74. Kodak Porta 800 ++
    

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75. Fuji 400H -
    

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76. black &
    white
    

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81. #iPhoneography
    

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82. Instagram
    

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83. VSCO
    CAM
    

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84. Hosting
    

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85. Flickr
    

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86. 500px
    

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87. Cheat sheet
    Exposure
    Aperture
    Aperture
    Shutter
    Shutter
    ISO
    ISO
    Try to keep your light meter at 0
    Shallow depth of field Brighter
    Deep depth of field Darker
    Longer exposure Brighter
    Shorter exposure Darker
    Low, higher quality (smooth) Day
    High, lower quality (noisy) Night
    

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88. instagr.am/peterhellberg
    flickr.com/peterhellberg
    500px.com/peterhellberg
    

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