Photography Field Trips - Review of Basics
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Introduction Just about any camera, regardless of how good or bad it is, can be used to create outstanding photographs for magazine covers, winning photo contests and hanging in art galleries. The quality of a lens or camera has almost nothing do with the quality of images you can produce. Smart iPhone Photography Whether or not you take pictures for pleasure or for pay, you should always strive to do your best -- and show your best. Great photography is not necessarily about equipment. No matter what camera you use, your images can stand above all the rest; there's just something about your photos that compels your viewer to linger just a little bit longer when examining them. You can achieve this level by attaining a basic understanding of photographic principles, learning to use some of the great photo apps available to you, and nurture a passion to succeed as a photographer and artist. Additionally, it never hurts to occasionally have thrown at you a handful of iPhone Photography tips and tricks. Tips for Mastering iPhone Photography http://osxdaily.com/2014/05/21/iphone-camera-tips-better-photos/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/25-tips-for-mastering-iphone-photography http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/25-more-tips-for-mastering-iphone-photography http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/yet-another-25-tips-for-mastering-iphone-photography iPhoneography 101: Essential iPhone Camera Apps http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/iphoneography-101-essential-iphone-camera-apps http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/iphoneography-101-photo-tip-qa http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/iphoneography-101-photo-post-processing-on-your-iphone Best iPhoneography of the week http://www.imore.com/tag/iphoneography http://www.imore.com/best-iphoneography-week-2 Review of Basics The Science of Photography - Controlling the Image http://www.ted.photographer.org.uk/photoscience_control.htm http://camerasim.com/apps/camera-simulator/ Getting off Auto - Manual, Aperture and Shutter Priority modes explained http://digital-photography-school.com/getting-off-auto-manual-aperture-and-shutter-priority-modes-explained http://digital-photography-school.com/aperture-and-shutter-priority-modes Focusing Using the shutter-release button on a digital camera is quite different than using one on a film camera. The difference is important to understand. If you don't press the button in the right sequence, photos will be improperly exposed and focused. Pressing the shutter button down correctly helps prevent camera shake. Even the slightest movement during the record time of a shot can cause blurred images. Manual vs Auto Focusing http://www.digital-photography-school.com/when-is-manual-focus-better-than-auto-focus http://www.digital-photography-school.com/5-situations-when-manual-focus-is-better-than-auto-focus The Shutter Button and Focus http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/basic-techniques/shutter-button/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/toptips/digital-camera-shutter-button-use-it-correctly/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-modes/focus-modes/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/toptips/focus-tips/ Autofocus problems and solutions http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/basic-techniques/autofocus-problems-and-solutions/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-modes/focus-modes/ http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-logs/canon-xsi-450d/compose-then-focus/ Camera Manuals in general have a bad reputation. The problem isn't the manual, it's the way a lot of people read it--or don't read it. It's a lot of information, and like a manual for any product that involves a degree of technology, a camera manual can be confusing simply because it's hard to digest in one shot. Canon Camera Manuals http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup Nikon dSLR Camera Manuals http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13948 http://www.nikonusa.com/Service-And-Support/Download-Center.page Basic Photography: A Set of Exercises http://teeksaphoto.org/Writing/BasicPhotoExercises.html Photography Tutorials http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorials.htm Book Recommendations John Berger About Looking Pantheon (1980) ISBN: 0679736557 As a novelist, art critic, and cultural historian, John Berger is a writer of dazzling eloquence and arresting insight whose work amounts to a subtle, powerful critique of the canons of our civilization. In About Looking he explores our role as observers to reveal new layers of meaning in what we see. How do the animals we look at in zoos remind us of a relationship between man and beast all but lost in the twentieth century? What is it about looking at war photographs that doubles their already potent violence? How do the nudes of Rodin betray the threats to his authority and potency posed by clay and flesh? And how does solitude inform the art of Giacometti? In asking these and other questions, Berger quietly -- but fundamentally -- alters the vision of anyone who reads his work. Leslie Stroebel, Hollis Todd, Richard Zakia Visual Concepts for Photographers Focal Press Limited (1980) ISBN: 0240510259 sam.wormley@gmail.com