The Beginner's Guide to Photography
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Are you interested in learning more about photography or perhaps even becoming a photographer but don't know where to start? Then this is the book for you!
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The Beginners
Guide to
Photography
Dami Anandbazar
The Beginners
Guide to
Photography
Dami Anandbazar
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The Beginners Guide to
Photography
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The Beginners Guide to
Photography
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The camera used in the examples in this guidebook is a
Canon 5D Mark II. Most Canon cameras will have
similar designs. The instructions may differ with other
brands and models.
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The camera used in the examples in this guidebook is a
Canon 5D Mark II. Most Canon cameras will have
similar designs. The instructions may differ with other
brands and models.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Aperture
3. Shutter Speed
4. ISO
5. Aperture Priority
6. Shutter Priority
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Aperture
3. Shutter Speed
4. ISO
5. Aperture Priority
6. Shutter Priority
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10
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19
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7. Program Mode
8. Metering Modes
9. AF Points
10. Photo Composition
11. Rules of Thumb
12. Tips for Beginners
13. Index
14. Acknowledgements
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7. Program Mode
8. Metering Modes
9. AF Points
10. Photo Composition
11. Rules of Thumb
12. Tips for Beginners
13. Index
14. Acknowledgements
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34
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Introduction Simply having an expensive camera
does not necessarily make you a
good photographer. The process of
learning how to take creative
pictures is very much a process of
trial and error, and this guide will
ease you through that process.
Essentially, there are 3 major pillars
of photography; Aperture, which
dictates the size of the opening in
the lens, Shutter Speed, which
changes the speed of the cameras
shutter, and ISO, which controls the
sensitivity of the camera to light.
Those 3 settings determine the
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Introduction Simply having an expensive camera
does not necessarily make you a
good photographer. The process of
learning how to take creative
pictures is very much a process of
trial and error, and this guide will
ease you through that process.
Essentially, there are 3 major pillars
of photography; Aperture, which
dictates the size of the opening in
the lens, Shutter Speed, which
changes the speed of the cameras
shutter, and ISO, which controls the
sensitivity of the camera to light.
Those 3 settings determine the
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exposure of the photo, which
controls how dark or light the photo
will appear1. Along with the three
pillars of photography, there are
several things to keep at the back of
your mind as you familiarize
yourself with the concepts of
photography. The Rule of Thirds
helps you to take a more
aesthetically pleasing photo,
dictating how the image should be
composed by dividing it into 9 equal
rectangles.1
Focus is very important in
photography. Before taking a
picture, you should always have an
idea of which parts of your photo
you want to focus on, and which
parts will be blurry. Know whether
or not your background will be in
focus, or if it will be blurry, how
blurry will it be? Nailing your focus
will make your photo look much
better, and this guidebook will show 1Josh, Expert Photography, http://expertphotography.com/a-beginners-guide-to-photography/ (accessed 06 Dec, 2015).
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exposure of the photo, which
controls how dark or light the photo
will appear1. Along with the three
pillars of photography, there are
several things to keep at the back of
your mind as you familiarize
yourself with the concepts of
photography. The Rule of Thirds
helps you to take a more
aesthetically pleasing photo,
dictating how the image should be
composed by dividing it into 9 equal
rectangles.1
Focus is very important in
photography. Before taking a
picture, you should always have an
idea of which parts of your photo
you want to focus on, and which
parts will be blurry. Know whether
or not your background will be in
focus, or if it will be blurry, how
blurry will it be? Nailing your focus
will make your photo look much
better, and this guidebook will show 1Josh, Expert Photography, http://expertphotography.com/a-beginners-guide-to-photography/ (accessed 06 Dec, 2015).
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Lighting is one of the most vital
aspects of photography. Always be
aware of your lighting and
surroundings, as you must adjust
your cameras settings accordingly.
Some useful tips for lighting include;
avoid bright light behind your
subject, look out for dark shadows,
and beware of things that glare in
the light. In essence, photography is
lighting, as photography is the art of
capturing light reflected from
objects into the cameras lenses.
The success of a photo will usually
come down to photo composition,
which is what you include and leave
out of the shot, and how you
2Josh, Expert Photography, http://expertphotography.com/a-beginners-guide-to-photography/ (accessed 06 Dec, 2015).
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Lighting is one of the most vital
aspects of photography. Always be
aware of your lighting and
surroundings, as you must adjust
your cameras settings accordingly.
Some useful tips for lighting include;
avoid bright light behind your
subject, look out for dark shadows,
and beware of things that glare in
the light. In essence, photography is
lighting, as photography is the art of
capturing light reflected from
objects into the cameras lenses.
The success of a photo will usually
come down to photo composition,
which is what you include and leave
out of the shot, and how you
2Josh, Expert Photography, http://expertphotography.com/a-beginners-guide-to-photography/ (accessed 06 Dec, 2015).
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It will also be helpful to keep in
mind the color within your photos.
If the main subject of focus is the
same color as the background, it
can make it difficult for viewers to
see the subject, which can be
All the pictures in this guidebook are the
works of the author, with the exception of
the diagram on page 10.
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It will also be helpful to keep in
mind the color within your photos.
If the main subject of focus is the
same color as the background, it
can make it difficult for viewers to
see the subject, which can be
All the pictures in this guidebook are the
works of the author, with the exception of
the diagram on page 10.
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Aperture Simply put, aperture is the size of
the opening in the lens3. When you
press on the shutter release button
to take a picture, a hole opens in
the cameras lens which allows light
to enter, giving the image sensor a
look at the scene which you are
about to shoot. The aperture setting
controls the size of that hole. The
larger the hole, the more light that
enters; the smaller the hole, the
less light entering the lens. Aperture
is measured in f-stops. The diagram
above shows how increasing the f-
stop number affects the size of the
hole.3
3Darren Rose, Digital Photography School, http://digital-photography-school.com/aperture/ (accessed 15 Nov, 2015).
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Aperture Simply put, aperture is the size of
the opening in the lens3. When you
press on the shutter release button
to take a picture, a hole opens in
the cameras lens which allows light
to enter, giving the image sensor a
look at the scene which you are
about to shoot. The aperture setting
controls the size of that hole. The
larger the hole, the more light that
enters; the smaller the hole, the
less light entering the lens. Aperture
is measured in f-stops. The diagram
above shows how increasing the f-
stop number affects the size of the
hole.3
3Darren Rose, Digital Photography School, http://digital-photography-school.com/aperture/ (accessed 15 Nov, 2015).
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Switching from one f-stop to the
next doubles or halves the size of
the aperture. The smaller the
number of the f-stop, the bigger
the aperture and vice versa4. When
you change between apertures, you
will see a change in depth of field of
the image. Depth of Field, or DOF, is
the term for how much of your
photo will be in focus. Larger depth
of field means most of the shot will
be in focus, whereas shallow depth
of field means only a small part of
the shot will be in focus. Larger
apertures result in a shallower
depth of field; smaller apertures
result in a larger depth of field.4
4Darren Rose, Digital Photogra
