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Photography
writing with light
Image chain
A manner of considering the steps required for image formation
where the individual locations identified in the sequence of
events/equipment required to create and view photographs.
Need for photography - equipment selection - illumination/spectrum - subject characteristics........
Key Concepts:
- work flow
- best practices
- operates on many different level
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Camera:
A light recording device that often uses a lens to form a highly focused image onto a light sensitive material.
Types: DSLR, range finder, compact digital camera cell phone camera, scanner
CCD or CMOS Sensor characteristics:
Area or linear array
Single shot or multiple shot capture
Scanning capture
Number of Pixels - resolution
Bayer pattern
ISO
Noise reduction
Color space - use Adobe 1998; Never - sRGB
Image processing e.g. image sharpening, color saturation
Contrast or gamma
White balance of Sensor:
Auto
Custom
Daylight - 5500 K
Tungsten - 3200K
Fluorescent
Degrees Kelvin
Shutter:
focal plane
leaf
capping
operation - manual or automatic
Lenses:
focal length
aperture
fixed focal length
angle of view - horizontal vs vertical
stabilizing
degree of correction
Image characteristic strategies:
Composition
Point of view
Choice of aperture - DOF
Choice if shutter speed
Choice of aperture
File Formats:
JPEG - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG
TIFF - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format
RAW - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAW_file
Terminology:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/glossary/default.mspx
http://www.digitalexposure.ca/sub1.html
http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/arts-culture/photography.asp
http://www.ephotozine.com/learn/glossary/c
Applications:
Photojournalism
Advertising photographer
Narrative documentary
Portrait photographer
School photographer
Military photographer
Medical photographer
Forensic photographer
Snapshot photographer
Editorial photographer
Astronomical photographer
Photomicrographer
Fine art Photographer
Fashion photographer
Architectural photographer
ORB photographer
Aura photographer
Identifcation photographer
Event photographes
Papparazzi photographers
Nature photographer
Landscape photographer
Pet photographer
Photofinish photographer
Sports photographer
Civil evidence photographer
Illumination:
Incident or reflected
Direction
Brightness
Quality
Color
Exposure:
E = Illuminance x Time
reciprocal exposures
Light meters
Incident light
Reflected light
18% gray
Exposure compensation