Set-Up the Camera! Set Image quality to Small (Fine) You will be ing these so you won’t be blowing them up to a large photos
AV Setting Set Mode to AV Zoom all the way out Set camera on desk and place a small object about 12” in front of lens Focus in on the object. Take a photo in the Highest AV setting and Lowest AV Setting Small AV number Large AV number What do you notice between the two photos? When might you use this setting? When taking portrait pictures so you can focus more on the person in the picture than the background. Small AV numbers have a more blurred background than the large AV number.
TV Setting Set Mode to TV Set TV setting at 1” Take a photo of the water fountain/someone waving Set TV setting at 80 Take a photo of the water fountain/someone waving Set TV setting at 500 Take a photo of the water fountain/someone waving 1” What number was flashing when you tried to take a photo at 500? When might you use this setting? What do you notice between 1 sec and 80 th of a sec? th of a second is more clear than 1 sec. To take pictures at a sporting event.
White Balance Take a photo of the same thing (put on a desk) Take 1 photo from each White Balance setting SunlightShadeCloudy TungstenFluorescent No Flash Which WB is bluish and reddish in tint? When might you have to use these settings? Florescent When your in the type of light the White Balance is named after.
Lens Take 2 photos of the same thing from each lens (4 lens) (8 photos) Zoom all the way in, take a photo Zoom all the way out, take a photo Use tripod when using the lens Zoom in Zoom out Zoom in Zoom out Zoom in Zoom out Semi Fisheye Zoom in Semi Fisheye Zoom out Which lens do you like the most and why? because you can zoom in close and still have a lot of clear detail in you r photo.
AE Lock Put Mode on AV setting at about 10 Have someone stand by the back door looking outside Take a photo (should be dark) Hit the AE lock as the camera points to the floor in front of you. Look back at the person and take a photo (should be in great color) Without AE Lock (Dark) AE Lock (Great color)
Go Vertical!!! Turn your camera and take a few portrait style shots 1 Portrait Shot 2 nd Portrait Shot
Zoom Full Body Waist to Head Head Chin to Eyes with background What type of photography style, listed above, do you think you will focus in on? Waist to Head
Plain Background 1 Portrait Shot 2 nd Portrait Shot
Rule of Thirds Remember the Rule of Thirds??? Keep subject on left What type of photography style, listed above, do you think you will focus in on? I’m going to focus on taking pictures to the left. Keep subject on right
Leave something for the imagination Take a partial picture of something, that we can guess what it is. Turkey Feather’s
Take LOTS of photos Take 10 photos of the same thing. Zoom in, Zoom out, tilt the camera, take photos from different angles, etc… Snap, Snap, Snap Put your favorite photo in the center and tell me why you like it so much? I like this photo because the background is plain and I like the position I was in to take this picture. Rather than standing I was laying on the ground.