Part - I

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL

FOR ECCA COUNSELLORS
ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPS FOR CONSERVATION AWARENESS
Tutor- NIYAM RAJ SHRESTHA
17 JUNE 2013

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 Equipment

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 CAMERA

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Choosing the best camera

• Choosing the
best camera
• The Learning
Curve: Camera
Function
• SLR or
Compact?
• Digital or Film?
• Which brand?
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 • How Many Pixels?
– postcard size or A5 -consider 6
to 10 million pixels
– A4 size -10 million pixel camera
and 18 million pixel camera
– More pixels is being able to
shoot at faster ISO settings and
still get decent definition
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 LENSES

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 Choosing Lenses for your DSLR
• Prime Lens or
Zoom?
• Focal Length
• What focal
lengths do you
need?
• Apertures
• Coverage-full
frame...
• Image Stabilizer
• What to Buy

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Lens Conversion Factor:
• The 35mm film surface area = 36mm x 24mm = a
standard lens=focal length of 50mm.
• Bottom line:
 Number to remember is 1.6 if you are a Canon owner
or 1.5 for Nikon.
 If you have a different brand, look it up in your manual.
Then apply these conversions to the focal length you
think you need to arrive at what you really need.
 If you're converting from 'old money' to new, divide by
1.6, to get back to the old days from the new focal
length, multiply by 1.6.
 Old 200mm lens would be 200/1.6 = 125mm on a new
APS-C camera.
 New 200mm lens would be 200 x 1.6 = 320mm in old
35mm thinking.
 Choosing a Flashgun
• Guide Number
• how powerful does it need to be?
• Will I still be able to do close-ups
with a powerful flash?
• Will I still be able to do close-ups
with a powerful flash?
• Tilt and Swivel
• why do I need swivel?
• What Else do I need to look for?-
light meter,
• Anything Else?
 Tripods
Using a Tripod
• Shoot a series of
frames that will join up
into a panorama more
accurately.
• Shoot a series of
frames at different
exposures to create a
montage
• Layers

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 Using a Tripod contd..

• Take pictures at
slow shutter speeds
without getting the
dreaded camera
shake
• Use much smaller
apertures giving
you greater depth
of field.

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 Tripods contd..
• What to look for when
buying a tripod
• Using your tripod
• Always spread the
legs fully Use the
minimum height you
need.
• Extend the legs rather
than the central
column.
• Adjust the height of
the legs before
spreading them.

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 END OF PART – 1

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