Essay On Digital Photography

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The Basics Of Digital Photography
Photography is a form of art achieved through human skill with a machine. To master the art of photography one has to understand the machine and the properties of the shifting elements around them. It is important that a photographer not just learn the basics of a camera and the right time to take a photograph. A good photographer also understands that there are different types of photography with different rules for composition. These types of photography are landscape, portrait, and street photography. Photography is a large subject and it can be difficult to know where to begin. The first place is with the terminology and definition of what each tool does.
Exposure is the brightness or dimness level of a photograph. The pieces that make up exposure are aperture, depth-of-field, shutter speed, and International Organization for Standardization, (ISO). Aperture determines how much light is allowed to enter a camera and it is controlled by small blades in the lenses. Depth-of-field determines the sharpness or …show more content…

As stated in the introduction, the shutter is like a small curtain. The shutter speed is measured in fractions of a second. For example, ½ a second is a slower shutter speed while 1/200 of a second is a quicker shutter speed. A longer shutter time allows more light to enter the aperture making the photograph brighter.
Depth-of-field is all about the distance at which a photograph will stay in focus. The closer a subject is, the shallower the depth-of-field. The further the subject, the deeper the depth-of-field. Having a shallow depth-of-field while taking a picture of a person will cause the background to become blurry. According to Bruce Wunderlich, a professional photographer, shallow depth is best for capturing sports and wildlife while a deeper depth is best to capture landscapes. To be able to control the depth-of-field a photographer has to have the correct

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