This photographer could be a model working both sides of the camera.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
High End Point and Shoot Digital Cameras
High End Point and Shoot Digital Cameras take Point and Shoot to a higher level, almost as good as the DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras, the latest models have fantastic features like:
(1 ) Face detection technology where the camera detects faces in an image, focuses on those areas of the frame ensuring sharpness and best exposure.
(2) 20x Optical Zoom lenses equivatent to 28mm-560mm(35mm photography) this lens is great for Sports.
(3) Many Scene and Situation modes sch as Landscape, Action and Portraiture.
(4) Pop-up flash plus a hot shoe for auxiliary flash units.
(5) Optical Image Stabilization to prevent camera shake which makes the image blurry.
(6) HD Video shooting capability.
(7) Bracketing,where you set the camera to take one photo at regular settings then one lighter and one darker than the first, you can then choose the exposure you think is best.
The main difference between these cameras and the DSLR is, the DSLR lens is interchangeable and you may have thirty or forty lenses available for your brand and model.
See:The DSLR Camera, Posted 8/21/09
(1 ) Face detection technology where the camera detects faces in an image, focuses on those areas of the frame ensuring sharpness and best exposure.
(2) 20x Optical Zoom lenses equivatent to 28mm-560mm(35mm photography) this lens is great for Sports.
(3) Many Scene and Situation modes sch as Landscape, Action and Portraiture.
(4) Pop-up flash plus a hot shoe for auxiliary flash units.
(5) Optical Image Stabilization to prevent camera shake which makes the image blurry.
(6) HD Video shooting capability.
(7) Bracketing,where you set the camera to take one photo at regular settings then one lighter and one darker than the first, you can then choose the exposure you think is best.
The main difference between these cameras and the DSLR is, the DSLR lens is interchangeable and you may have thirty or forty lenses available for your brand and model.
See:The DSLR Camera, Posted 8/21/09
Saturday, September 12, 2009
New Template
I am sure you noticed the new look, which I think is easy on the eyes. All posts are as they were before, let me know how you like the new look.
Friday, August 21, 2009
THE DSLR CAMERA
With this camera possibilities are limitless, light enters the lens and is reflected off a mirror in the camera body to the optical viewfinder, when you look through the viewfinder you are looking through the lens (TTL). What you see is what you will get in the final print.
A DSLR has all the usual exposure modes, Programed Mode, Aperture Priority Mode, Shutter Priority Mode and all the usual Situation Modes, Night Portraiture, Landscape Photography, Action-Sports Photography (etc) the fun really begins when you select Manual Exposure. You can decide what to do with the background in your picture, make it sharp or blur it.
The shutter speeds are unbelievable, up to 1/4000 of a second for fast action shots and as slow as 30 seconds for pictures of multiple bursts of lightning or fireworks plus some DSLR cameras have a bulb setting so you can leave the shutter open for several minutes.
You can take a picture by candlelight with no flash by manually selecting a wide aperture and slow shutter speed to capture low light situations, (Available Light Photography). If you take pictures of large groups of people your pop-up flash may not be adequate, most DSLR cameras have a hot shoe for accessory flash units so you can purchase a powerful flash unit , slip it into the hot shoe and light up the night.
Most DSLR cameras are upgradable, they have interchangeable lenses, you can buy longer lenses to photograph subjects in the distance or wider lenses for panorama landscape shots. There are many accessories available, lens hoods, remote shutter releases, filters, devices to enable off-camera Flash operation (etc), the most important thing is you will take amazing pictures.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
THE CAMERA'S MODE DIAL
The Camera's Mode Dial is usually on the top of the Camera next to the shutter release button, it can also be located on the rear of the Camera next to the LCD display. The latest Mode Dials control three categories: Exposure Modes, Scene or Situation Modes and Movie Mode.
The Exposure Modes:
(1) Program (P): The camera selects the aperture, the shutter speed, and focuses the lens as the shutter release button is depressed.
(2) Aperture Priority (A)or (AV): You select the Aperture the Camera selects the shutter speed and focuses the lens as the shutter release button is depressed
(3) Shutter Priority (S) or (TV): You select the shutter speed, the Camera selects the matching Aperture and focuses the lens as the shutter release button is depressed.
(4) Manual (M): The photographer is in full control of Exposure, selecting Aperture and Shutter speed manually.
See the Post on Exposure dated 12/26/2008.
The Scene or Situation Modes:(Full automatic Modes)
(1)Portrait: The Icon shows the head and shoulder of a person, in this Mode the Camera selects a Aperture that makes the subject sharp but renders the background out of focus.
(2) Landscape: The Icon shows two pointy mountains with a small cloud over the shorter mountain. In this Mode the Camera selects a small aperture so the picture is in sharp focus, foreground and background.
(3) Action: The Icon shows a figure running, in this Mode the Camera selects a fast shutter speed to freeze the action of fast moving subjects.
(4) Night Portrait: The Icon shows the head and shoulders of a person in the foreground, the background is black with a star at the top. In this Mode the Camera selects a slow shutter speed to expose the background while using the flash unit to expose the foreground.
Friday, March 6, 2009
DIGITAL TERMINOLOGY
Digital Camera: A camera that takes still photographs/videos digitally, recording the image on a light sensitive sensor.
Digital picture frame: An electronic picture frame that displays digital photographs stored on a memory card. Some digital frames have internal memory.
Digital Zoom: You select a section of an image the camera enlarges that area making it the final image, this usually results in a loss of image quality.
Flash Memory: Memory that can be erased and reprogrammed and needs no power to maintain storage of data.
Image Sensor: Digital cameras have Image Sensors which convert optical images to electric signals.
Internal Memory: Memory built into the camera, you can store 10-30 images depending on the amount of available memory.
LCD: An acronym for Liquid Crystal Display.
Megapixel: One million pixels, the term is used to express the number of image sensor elements in a digital camera and the number of pixels in a digital image or digital display.
Memory: Storage space where images can be stored untill you are ready to view them.
Memory Card: Card that fits into a slot on your digital camera or frame and expands your storage space. A one gigabyte SD card can store One thousand images.
Memory Card Types: Compact Flash (CF), Memory Stick (MS), Secure Digital (SD) and xD.
Optical Zoom: the lens is used to zoom in on a section of the subject, that section becomes the final image. there is no loss of image quality.
Pixel: Based on two words "Pix" from Pictures and "El" from Element. A pixel is the smallest piece of information in an image, it takes many pixels to provide a accurate representation of the original images.
Digital picture frame: An electronic picture frame that displays digital photographs stored on a memory card. Some digital frames have internal memory.
Digital Zoom: You select a section of an image the camera enlarges that area making it the final image, this usually results in a loss of image quality.
Flash Memory: Memory that can be erased and reprogrammed and needs no power to maintain storage of data.
Image Sensor: Digital cameras have Image Sensors which convert optical images to electric signals.
Internal Memory: Memory built into the camera, you can store 10-30 images depending on the amount of available memory.
LCD: An acronym for Liquid Crystal Display.
Megapixel: One million pixels, the term is used to express the number of image sensor elements in a digital camera and the number of pixels in a digital image or digital display.
Memory: Storage space where images can be stored untill you are ready to view them.
Memory Card: Card that fits into a slot on your digital camera or frame and expands your storage space. A one gigabyte SD card can store One thousand images.
Memory Card Types: Compact Flash (CF), Memory Stick (MS), Secure Digital (SD) and xD.
Optical Zoom: the lens is used to zoom in on a section of the subject, that section becomes the final image. there is no loss of image quality.
Pixel: Based on two words "Pix" from Pictures and "El" from Element. A pixel is the smallest piece of information in an image, it takes many pixels to provide a accurate representation of the original images.
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