Post on 27-Mar-2020
Lesson 3
Light and Exposure
Presented by:
Thomas Woods Course Educator
B.A. (Hons.)
Diploma in PhotographyPart I
@ShawPhotoTom
Lesson 3
Course Agenda
How the camera works
Exposure
Summary
Course Interaction
Lack of understanding of photography on a
fundamental level
Inability to fully utilize the camera
Inability to capture and record light
accurately and as intended
Lack of knowledge to troubleshoot and solve
issues
Why learn about how the camera work??
Poorly lit images that don’t represent the scene
Inconsistent results
Unappealing to the viewer or client
Extensive post production time correcting issues
Lack of creative control
Inability to relax and be creative
Why learn about how the camera work??
How We See
Exposure – Human Vision
Exposure – Human Vision
Exposure – Human Vision
Exposure – Human Vision
The word "photography" was created from the Greek word (phōtos) meaning "light“and (graphé) meaning drawing", together meaning "drawing or painting with light".
What is Photography?
What is the Camera?
Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura
Joseph Nicéphore NiépceView from the Window at Le Gras, 1826–1827
First Recorded Image
Louis-Jacques-Mandé DaguerreBoulevard du Temple 1838
The Daguerreotype
William Henry Fox TalbotLatticed window at Lacock Abbey August 1835
The Calotype
A New History of Photography
By Michel Fritoz
Camera Obscura
Light Sensitive Film
Film Photography
Light Sensitive Sensor Sensor inside Camera Body
Film Photography
Pinhole Room
Pinhole Photography
Pinhole Image
Over exposure
Under exposure
Correct exposure
Exposure
Over Exposed
Under Exposed
Correctly Exposed
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure
Exposure – Shadows and Highlights
Correct Exposure – Highlight Detail
Highlight Detail
Over Exposure – Highlight Detail
Over Exposure – Highlight Detail
Correct Exposure Over Exposure
Over Exposure – Highlight Detail
Correct Exposure – Shadow Detail
Correct Exposure – Shadow Detail
Under Exposure – Shadow Detail
Under Exposure – Shadow Detail
Correct Exposure Over Exposure
Under Exposure – Shadow Detail
Exposure and Printing
Exposure and Printing
The importance of light in vision and photography How light is captured and recorded The importance of understanding Exposure The importance of learning to control Exposure The effect exposure has on high light and shadow detail The effect of exposure in print
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Summary
• The next session is “Motion and Depth”• Understanding how motion is captured in your images
• Controlling motion using semi automatic functions
• Understanding how depth is captured in your images
• Controlling depth using semi automatic functions
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