Pre-Project 9: Photography Techniques

FEATURE	FUNCTION: How do you use it?	IMPORTANCE:  Why do you use it?
Histogram	graph of tonal distribution - what's light and what's dark;Lighter images move the graph to the right. Darker ones move it to the left.	A good image often has a histogram spread all over.
Camera Metering Mode	the way in which a camera determines the exposure	it puts in your hands more control in how your camera approaches capturing a particular scene.
Exposure Compensation

Pre-Project 10: Studio Shots

Nina

Michael

Pre-Project 8: Photography Techniques (Using Manual)

Lighting

Composition

Night Photography

Rule of Thirds

Motion Shots

Landscapes

Close-ups

Pre-Project 7: Image File Formats

	JPEG	GIF	BMP	TIFF	PNG
Sample Image
Acronym Meaning	Joint Photographic Experts Group	Graphics Interchange Format	Windows Bitmap	Tagged Image File Format	Portable Network Graphics
PROS	24-bit color, with up to 16 million colors rich colors for photographs that need fine attention to color detail most used & widely accepted image format compatible in most OS (Mac, PC, Linux)	can support transparency can do small animation effects "Lossless" quality–they contain the same amount of quality as the original, except it now only has 256 colors Great for images with limited colors, or with flat regions of color	Works well with most Windows programs and OS, you can use it as a Windows wallpaper	very flexible format, supports several typed of compression like JPEG, LZW, ZIP or no compression at all high quality image format, all color and data info are stored can now be saved with layers	"lossless", so it doesn't lose quality and detail after image compression creates smaller file sizes than GIF supports transparency better than GIF
CONS	tends to discard a lot of data tends to create artifacts after compression can't be animated doesn't support transparency	only supports 256 colors oldest format on the web, having existed since 1989. It hasn't been updated since, and sometimes, the file size is larger than PNG.	does not scale or compress well huge image file, not web friendly no real advantage over other formats	very large file size - long transfer time, huge disk space consumption, and slow loading time	not good for large images bc they tend to generate a very large file unlike GIF, cannot be animated not supported by all web browsers
Best to Use in...	web images	animated graphics and logos	Windows wallpaper	web images	logos and transparents

Pre-Project 6: Camera Dial Mode

AUTOMATIC	PIC1	PIC2
PROGRAM
SHUTTER PRIORITY
APERTURE PRIORITY
LOW ISO
MEDIUM ISO
HIGH ISO
PORTRAIT
MACRO
SPORTS
LANDSCAPE

Pre-Project 5: Digital Photography - Camera Basics

                             

How can you use the Shutter Button in order to get the best focus of your picture?

Press the shutter button halfway before taking your picture to focus on the object(s).

When do you or do you NOT use your flash?

Flash is for when your picture is too dark or when you don't want shadows in your picture. Flash should be turned off when you are trying to conserve battery power.

What is the fastest way to delete ALL your pictures?

Formatting your camera or memory card wipes it clean of ALL images (even protected ones).

How do you manage or take care of your LCD screen?

• Turn off your LCD when not in use to conserve battery.
• Don't use just anything to clean your LCD! Buy a cheap microfiber cloth and store it in your case when not in use

Explain the difference and use of Optical and Digital Zoom? Give an example of a camera that has the best digital and optical zoom. 

Optical zoom uses the lens of your camera to get a closer view of your subject. Your quality shoudl still be excellent when using Optical zoom. Digital zoom uses the processor inside the camera to crop the center of the picture and then increase the size of the pixels in that area. This causes a slight drop in the quality of your image.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40
is an example of a camera with optical zoom.








What is the best battery to use for cameras? Give an example and show the price of this kind of battery currently sold in the market.
The NiMH Rechargeable and Lithium Rechargeable are the best choices for batteries.

2 3.7V 18650 3000mah Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with a Charger are $7.10 on Amazon.

What is RESOLUTION? Explain how you can use it. Give an example of a camera that has the highest megapixel and name its price.
The resolution of a picture determines how large it can print.
The Nikon D810 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body has the highest megapixel and costs around $3,000.

What do you mean by Compression Rates?
Compression Rates basically determine how nice your picture will be when you print.

How does resolution and  quality affect memory?  What are the best memory camera cards currently in the market (insert picture)? 
Pictures taken at a high Resolution and at a high Quality will take up more memory than pictures taken at a low Resolution and low Quality. The 32 GB SanDisk Extreme Plus is the best SD card for most people because it's reasonably priced, fast, and comes with a lifetime warranty.

Pre-Project 4: Windows Movie Maker