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The document provides a tutorial on basic photography for environmental camp counselors. It discusses choosing cameras and lenses, including factors like pixels, focal lengths, and apertures. It also covers flashes, tripods, and how to use them for techniques like panoramas and slow shutter speeds.

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Basicphotographytutorial Part1

The document provides a tutorial on basic photography for environmental camp counselors. It discusses choosing cameras and lenses, including factors like pixels, focal lengths, and apertures. It also covers flashes, tripods, and how to use them for techniques like panoramas and slow shutter speeds.

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Part - I

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL


FOR ECCA COUNSELLORS
ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPS FOR CONSERVATION AWARENESS
Tutor- NIYAM RAJ SHRESTHA
17 JUNE 2013

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Equipment

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CAMERA

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Choosing the best camera

• Choosing the
best camera
• The Learning
Curve: Camera
Function
• SLR or
Compact?
• Digital or Film?
• Which brand?
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• How Many Pixels?
– postcard size or A5 -consider 6
to 10 million pixels
– A4 size -10 million pixel camera
and 18 million pixel camera
– More pixels is being able to
shoot at faster ISO settings and
still get decent definition
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LENSES

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Choosing Lenses for your DSLR
• Prime Lens or
Zoom?
• Focal Length
• What focal
lengths do you
need?
• Apertures
• Coverage-full
frame...
• Image Stabilizer
• What to Buy

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Lens Conversion Factor:
• The 35mm film surface area = 36mm x 24mm = a
standard lens=focal length of 50mm.
• Bottom line:
 Number to remember is 1.6 if you are a Canon owner
or 1.5 for Nikon.
 If you have a different brand, look it up in your manual.
Then apply these conversions to the focal length you
think you need to arrive at what you really need.
 If you're converting from 'old money' to new, divide by
1.6, to get back to the old days from the new focal
length, multiply by 1.6.
 Old 200mm lens would be 200/1.6 = 125mm on a new
APS-C camera.
 New 200mm lens would be 200 x 1.6 = 320mm in old
35mm thinking.
Choosing a Flashgun
• Guide Number
• how powerful does it need to be?
• Will I still be able to do close-ups
with a powerful flash?
• Will I still be able to do close-ups
with a powerful flash?
• Tilt and Swivel
• why do I need swivel?
• What Else do I need to look for?-
light meter,
• Anything Else?
Tripods
Using a Tripod
• Shoot a series of
frames that will join up
into a panorama more
accurately.
• Shoot a series of
frames at different
exposures to create a
montage
• Layers

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Using a Tripod contd..

• Take pictures at
slow shutter speeds
without getting the
dreaded camera
shake
• Use much smaller
apertures giving
you greater depth
of field.

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Tripods contd..
• What to look for when
buying a tripod
• Using your tripod
• Always spread the
legs fully Use the
minimum height you
need.
• Extend the legs rather
than the central
column.
• Adjust the height of
the legs before
spreading them.

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END OF PART – 1

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