Basic Photography
Basic Photography
Photography is the art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light by means of an image sensor. Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. The result in an electronic image sensor is an electrical charge at each pixel, which is electronically processed and stored in a digital image file for subsequent display or processing.
Photography came from the word fotos (light) and graphos (to draw). It is like painting with light.
Photography is more than just taking a photograph with a camera… … it is an active engagement with science, technology & society and art…
Basics of Photography: Understanding How Your Digital Camera Works
The Parts
Your camera is made up of many parts, but there are a few in particular that we want to look at as they are the most important. We'll go into much more detail in a bit, but here's a basic overview of the parts we're going to look at: * The body is the housing for your camera. While it has little effect on the quality of your photos, it does affect things like ease of use and comfort. * The lens is the eye of the camera, and it's a very complex instrument. Different lenses can provide many different features, so it's important to know the differences between them. In future lessons, we'll also discuss how lenses work and how that affects your photographs. * The sensor is basically the digital equivalent of film, in the sense that—like film—the sensor is exposed to light that comes through the lens and it records that exposure. The exposure is then processed and saved to flash memory (generally an SD or Compact Flash card). The caliber and size of the sensor are also very important, as these things significantly impact the quality of your photos. * The flash card is where you save your images, and it's a component most people don't think about too
Photography is the art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light by means of an image sensor. Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. The result in an electronic image sensor is an electrical charge at each pixel, which is electronically processed and stored in a digital image file for subsequent display or processing.
Photography came from the word fotos (light) and graphos (to draw). It is like painting with light.
Photography is more than just taking a photograph with a camera… … it is an active engagement with science, technology & society and art…
Basics of Photography: Understanding How Your Digital Camera Works
The Parts
Your camera is made up of many parts, but there are a few in particular that we want to look at as they are the most important. We'll go into much more detail in a bit, but here's a basic overview of the parts we're going to look at: * The body is the housing for your camera. While it has little effect on the quality of your photos, it does affect things like ease of use and comfort. * The lens is the eye of the camera, and it's a very complex instrument. Different lenses can provide many different features, so it's important to know the differences between them. In future lessons, we'll also discuss how lenses work and how that affects your photographs. * The sensor is basically the digital equivalent of film, in the sense that—like film—the sensor is exposed to light that comes through the lens and it records that exposure. The exposure is then processed and saved to flash memory (generally an SD or Compact Flash card). The caliber and size of the sensor are also very important, as these things significantly impact the quality of your photos. * The flash card is where you save your images, and it's a component most people don't think about too