PHOTOGRAPHY:
The art of making seconds last forever
NAIDA HODZIC & LUKA PERIC
WHAT WE'RE
GONNA LEARN
TODAY?
1. What is photography?
2. History of photography
3. Camera types and camera body
4. Practical photography
5. How to pose: do and don't do
6. Telling stories with photography
7. ...
The word "photography" comes from two old Greek words:
"phos" meaning "light"
&
"graph" meaning "to draw"
THE BASIC CONCEPT OF
PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN
AROUND SINCE ABOUT THE 5TH
CENTURY B.C.E.
It wasn't until an Iraqi scientist developed something
called the camera obscura in the 11th century that
the art was born.
IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 17TH
CENTURY THAT THE CAMERA
OBSCURA BECAME SMALL
ENOUGH TO BE PORTABLE.
Basic lenses to focus the light were also introduced
around this time.
The First Permanent
Images
Photography, as we
know it today, began in
the late 1830s in France.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce used a
portable camera obscura to expose a
pewter plate coated with bitumen to
light.
Indeed, it was in Paris that
the first picture of a human
being has been taken. A
work that we owe to Louis
Daguerre, taken in Paris in
1838.
One of the oldest
photographic portraits
known, 1839 or 1840,[30]
made by John William
Draper of his sister,
Dorothy Catherine Draper
Beyond the many stories that have built the
Presentations are communication tools that
legend of Paris, the capital also contributed
to scientific innovations.
can be used as demonstrations.
Cameras for everyone!
Steven J. Sasson, inventor of the first digital camera,
comparing his device with today's digital cameras.
SMART CAMERAS &
DIGITAL AGE
Introducing Smart Cameras
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, compact cameras that were
capable of making image control decisions on their own were
introduced.
The Digital Age
In the 1980s and 1990s, numerous manufacturers worked on
cameras that stored images electronically. The first of these were
point-and-shoot cameras that used digital media instead of film.
There are four main types of
digital camera: compact,
bridge, DSLR and mirrorless
cameras. DSLRs and mirrorless
models have interchangeable
lenses.
The type you go for will depend on a number of factors,
including what you want to photograph or film, how
portable you want it to be and the image quality you're
looking for.
Compact camera
Bridge camera
Mirrorless camera
HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT
CAMERA LENS TO FIT YOUR
NEEDS?
What Are the Different Parts of a Camera Body?
Practical photography guide
How do you actually take good
photos?
GRID
LINES
Parallel lines have so much in
common. It's a shame they will
never meet.
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The rule of thirds is one of the most powerful techniques, to help you
position different elements in the photo.
Most modern smartphone cameras now can overlay the lines over the
screen before taking the photo. These are referred to as either grids or
gridlines - and they do not appear on the photo!
Alternatively you can use the Golden ratio. The golden ratio is extraordinary
because it can be visualized in every aspect of life, from the human body to
famous works of art and everything in between. Although this mathematical
existed independently of humankind long before recorded history, artists
started using it as a basis for compositions in the 1500s. Renaissance
artists began calling it the golden ratio or the divine proportion because of
its ability to achieve balance and beauty.
DON'T
CUT
(always)
There was a guy who got his
entire left side cut off. Don’t
worry, he is all right now.
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A great photo is a combination of factors that work together to produce
a great final image. The subject, lighting, composition, focus, and
timing are all key to capturing a great image. However, one aspect that
is often overlooked is how the image is cropped, as this can have a
huge impact on the final photo.
BREATHING
SPACE
What do you call two dogs
breathing heavily?
A pair of pants.
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Breathing room or negative space photography is the area surrounding
the main subject in a photo that is left unoccupied. Put simply, it is the
space around the object itself that helps define the positive space (or
main focus). In other words, subject in the image in this type of
composition is sometimes referred to as positive space photography.
Light
balance
Light doesn't have any mass. If
it did, then it would've been
called heavy.
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Leading
lines
I don't have a joke for this
section 😁
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Leading lines are lines that appear in a photograph that have been
framed and positioned by the photographer to draw the viewer's eye
towards a specific point of interest. These lines often draw the
viewer’s eye in a specific direction or towards a designated portion of
the photograph.
Be
creative!
How many photographers does
it take to change a light bulb?
50. One to change the bulb, and
forty-nine to say, “I could have
done that!”
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To sum up...
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GRID LINES
DON'T CUT (always)
BREATHING SPACE
LIGHT BALANCE
LEADING LINES
BE CREATIVE