DDC

DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY

COURSE
CONTENTS
01 Introduction to Digital Photography

02 The Camera

03 Types of Lens

04 Most Important Features in

Photography
CONTENTS
05 Lighting in Photography

06 Exposure in Photography

07 Cleaning and Maintenance

08
LETS KNOW
OURSELVES
OMOLEWA DANIEL
PHOTOGRAPHER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, VIDEOGRAPHER
PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY
PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY
 Introduction to Digital Photography
What is Photography?

Its an art Photography gives you

an idea of what the
things that you haven’t
A B seen looks like.

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Photography is a part Photography is all

of man about writing with light
“ PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE STORY I FAIL TO
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PUT IN WORDS

Destin Sparks
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Digital Photography

• Digital Photography gives you the ability to

optimize and/or manipulate images.

• With digital imaging, there are tremendous

choices for image enhancement and control.
Image editing program such as Adobe
Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, offers the
opportunity to explore creative options quickly
and at little material cost.

LEWA - DSLR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE - @thisislewa_

 Cont’d – What is Photography?

Digital Photography

• A professional photographer has the picture in

his mind before he carries it out.

• Photography is all about being creative and

understanding the features of your camera
which is your tool.

• Before you take a photograph, you need to

focus on what photograph you want to take. You
need to be creative before and when taking a
photograph.
BEWARE

CREATIVITY IS NEVER TAUGHT

THE CAMERA
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What is a
camera?
• The Camera is called a Black
Box (it’s totally dark inside)

• Your camera is a tool. It’s call

ed the Photographers tool.

• The camera is a box that cont

rols the amount of light that re
aches a piece of light sensitiv
e film or other surface inside e
.g. for Digital its called Sensor
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What is a
camera?
• The first cameras used a tiny hole in the front
of the box to allow in light and to focus the ima
ge onto the viewing surface

• It’s a light proof device meaning light cannot e

nter the camera, until it’s allowed and controll
ed
 PARTS OF A CAMERA

THE BODY THE LENS

01 04
THE CAMERA

The Body
• It is the box that holds the film/Sen
sor and the camera controls.

• The lens is either built-into the bod

y or attaches to the body
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The lens
• The lens is the part of the camera (
or an attachment for the camera) t
hat focuses light into the body and
onto the film

• The lens is either built-into the bod

y or attaches to the body
 TYPES OF CAMERA

Point & Shoot DSLR or SLR Phone Mirrorless

 TYPES OF LENS

Wide Angle Lens Prime Lens Kit lens Telephoto zoom Macro Lens
(<28mm) (100-300+mm)
 Most Important Features in Photography

APERTURE SHUTTER SPEED

APERTURE
. It controls and regulates the amount of light that enters the
camera at a GIVEN TIME
SHUTTER SPEED
The Shutter determines the TIME for which light is allowed to stay
on the sensor (digital cameras) or film (Analog
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
LETS ALL TRY IT
 RULE OF
THUMB
The slowest shutter speed you can use with a particular lens,
without using a tripod, is to use the number of the lens size

• For example, a 300 mm lens can be hand held at shutter speeds of 1/300t
h of a second and faster.
• Note that the minimum hand held speed should never be below
1/60th of a second without image stabilization assistance from y
our camera or lens.
LIGHTING IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Light
• Photography is all about light

• Light is what makes us see, it mak

es us have meaning to sight

• Our photographs are recorded with

light

• How we control the available light a

nd add additional light when neede
d is basis for all photography.
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Light
• Your camera's light meter is your
link to understanding how your c
amera sees light.

• The first step to understanding p

hotography lighting is to understa
nd this tool for measuring light.
LETS ALL TRY IT
LIGHTING IN PHOTOGRAPHY
ASSOCIATED ITEMS

Fill Flash
01 Fill flash is used when there is actually enough light
in a scene but it is in the wrong place in relation to
the subject.
Reflectors
02 Reflectors are often used to create dramatic lighting
effects outdoors or in situations when flash can not
be used
Studio Lighting
03 Lights used in the studio. E.g Softbox Lights, Umbrella
Lights, Stable Light, Model Light or Day Light

Day Light
04 Using Natural Light. E.g Sun Light, Moon.
 CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

Damaging a sensor is expensive

Your gear has a life span

Thank you
QUESTIONS?