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Taking photographs of animals
Sep 10th
Animal photography is challenging because it’s difficult to get your subjects to do what you’d like them to do. Sure, a well-trained dog is more likely to sit or stay than your average hamster, but even Lassie doesn’t follow directions as well as your average human. But by following just a few helpful tips, you can take animal photographs that say a lot more about your pet than, "Gosh, he’s sure blurry!" Get ready to say cheese A lot of animals, whether the Read More
Taking better landscape pictures
Sep 10th
Take a trip to any museum and you’ll be surrounded by landscapes. For centuries, artists have created paintings, sculptures, and, more recently, photographs of beautiful scenes of nature. Part of the appeal of a landscape to the artist is that it changes so slowly — it’s easier to paint a picture of a mountain range than to paint one of a jogger, because painting takes a long time and the mountain isn’t going anywhere, while the jogger will be gone before you know it. However Read More
Understanding Resolution
Sep 10th
Demystifying Resolution An image’s resolution is determined by the image’s pixel count and the bit depth of each pixel. Learning About Pixels A pixel is the smallest discernible element in an image. Each pixel displays one color. A pixel’s color and brightness range is determined by its bit depth. For more information, see “Learning About Bit Depth” on page 38. Pixels are grouped together to create the illusion of an image. On color displays, three color element Read More
How Digital Images Are Displayed
Sep 10th
The Human Eye’s Subjective View of Color Elements of a good photo include composition, color, and brightness. One of your jobs as a photographer is to capture the colors you see as intentionally as possible. Whether you intend to show the color exactly as you see it or you want to enhance the color by adjusting the color temperature, it is your job to understand your choices and intentionally compose your picture. Unfortunately, human eyes and brains can’t be trusted to se Read More
How Digital Cameras Capture Images 2
Sep 8th
Shutter The shutter is a complicated mechanism that precisely controls the duration of time that light passing through the lens remains in contact with the digital image sensor. The camera’s shutter is activated by the shutter release button. Prior to the digital age, the shutter remained closed to prevent the film from being exposed. Depending on the type of digital image sensor, a mechanical shutter may not be necessary. Rather than a shutter revealing light to initiate a chemical reaction i Read More
How Digital Cameras Capture Images
Sep 8th
If you’ve previously shot film and are new to digital media, this chapter is for you. Here you’ll find basic information about the types of digital cameras, camera components and concepts, and shooting tips. People take photographs for many different reasons. Some take pictures for scientific purposes, some shoot to document the world for the media, some make their living shooting products for advertisements, and others shoot for enjoyment or purely artistic purposes. Whatever your reason fo Read More