Beginning Digital Photography

Dorothy Dean

White Balance

● White balance is removing the color casts created by different temperatures of light so the people and objects in your photos are the right color

Light temperature

● Different temperatures of light have different colors.

● Measured on the Kelvin scale● Different light sources create different

temperatures based on their components● Different times of day will have different

temperatures

White Balance Examples

As Shot

Daylight Cloudy Shade

Tungsten Fluorescent Flash

How to Adjust It In Camera

HANDS ON! Pull out your cameras!

File Formats

● RAW- The raw file; digital negatives● JPG- Joint Experts Photographic Group● TIFF- Tagged Image File Format

File Formats

● RAW- The raw file; digital negatives● Most flexible, has most information● Requires special software to read and

process● NOT a finished file format● Very large files

Original RAW file After editing

File Formats

● JPG- Joint Experts Photographic Group● Final image format● Can make prints, share on the internet, etc. ● Compressed file● Not good for editing● All images in this slideshow are JPG

File Formats

● TIFF- Tagged Image File Format● Midway between RAW and JPG● Best for Photoshop● Finished file format● NOT compressed, no information lost when editing● Larger files than JPG, smaller than RAW● Files get very large when layered

File Formats

● Which do you use?● RAW is most flexible, but large file sizes and need

for editing program can make it cost prohibitive● JPG is finished, but you can't over edit● TIFF is not available on all cameras

● Recommend shooting in RAW when you can

Editing Programs

● Not required for JPG, but they make your images pop

● Must use for RAW● Think of them like a digital darkroom● Most famous is Photoshop● Also available are Photoshop Elements,

Lightroom● Free programs include GIMP and Picasa

Editing Programs

● Photoshop/PS Elements/Lightroom● All prices RAW images● Photoshop/PSE used for image manipulation● Lightroom is a powerful RAW editor, light on

image manipulation● Expensive- Creative Cloud $20/mo● PSE is stand alone; around $100

Editing Programs

● Picasa● Google Program● Downloadable, easy to use● Will not process RAW files

● GIMP● Also free● Will not process RAW files

Let's take a look at the programs....

Homework!

Let's practice Depth of Field● 2 images at shallow DOF● 2 Images at deep DOF