PROGRAM
CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAM MODE
●Aperture and shutter speed are set by the camera, but can be
shifted using the control dial, with the exposure staying the same
●Unlocks some other settings in your camera that gives you
more control over the final image : ISO setting, white balance,
exposure compensation
●Great for quickly getting a photograph without having to think
too hard about settings
TV-SHUTTER PRIORITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF TV MODE
● TV means time value
●Shutter priority: set the shutter speed and calculates the
matching aperture
●To photograph moving subjects (sporting action). A faster
shutter speed will freeze the motion
●To capture movement as a blur of a waterfall, choose a slower
shutter speed
AV-APERTURE PRIORITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF AV MODE
●AV means aperture value
●Manually control the aperture while the camera sets the
matching shutter speed
●Particularly useful to control a stationary object where you
don’t need to control the shutter speed
●Choosing a larger aperture (f/stop) means the lens will get
smaller and it will let less light in so a larger depth of field
(more of the area in focus), but your camera will choose a
faster shutter speed and vice versa
MANUAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF MANUAL
MODE
●Full control over camera settings such: shutter speed, aperture,
ISO, white balance and exposure compensation
●Gives you the flexibility to set your shots the way you want them
to be
●Can result in creative and non-traditional exposures
PORTRAIT MODE
CHARACTERISTICS OF PORTRAIT MODE
●An automatic mode with emphasis on settings for a perfect
portrait shot.
●The ability of the camera to detect if there are faces in the
image and to ensure they are all in focus
●Sets a wide aperture of the lens so that the background behind
your subject is softly focused (shallow depth of field)
LANDSCAPE MODE
CHARACTERISTICS OF LANDSCAPE
MODE
●Narrows the aperture, so both the subject and background
stay sharp (deep depth of field)
●Foreground, middle ground, and background are all in focus
●Exposure compensation for entire frame
MACRO/CLOSE-UP MODE
CHARACTERISTICS OF MACRO MODE
●An automatic mode with emphasis on settings for close-up
photography
●Commonly used to photographing flowers, insects and other
small items
●Somecameras may be able to focus when the lens is less than
an inch away from the subject
●Creates a very shallow depth of field
SPORTS MODE
CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION/SPORTS
MODE
●Represented by an icon of a sprinter, this is perfect for taking
pictures of moving objects
●Also good for shooting children or pets in action
●Can give you higher shutter speeds to stop action, along with
a smaller aperture so that more of the action will be in focus
NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE
CHARACTERISTICS OF NIGHT PORTRAIT
MODE
●Usually symbolized by a figure against a dark sky with a star
●Fires the flash to illuminate a nearby subject and then holds the
shutter open long enough for the background to be exposed
FLASH
LOOK IN THE TOOLS SET FOR FLASH
INFORMATION
SLOW SYNC FLASH
*note if your camera does not have
the slow sync flash option use the
night portrait setting
DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE A GOOD
PHOTOGRAPH
●Control exposure
●Aperture
●Shutter speed
●ISO
EXPOSURE TRIANGLE
UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE
●THE WINDOW EXAMPLE
●Imagine your camera is like a window with shutters that open and close.
●Aperture is the size of the window. If it’s bigger more light gets through and the
room is brighter.
●Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the shutters of the window are open. The
longer you leave them open the more that comes in.
●Now imagine that you’re inside the room and are wearing sunglasses. Your eyes
become desensitized to the light that comes in (it’s like a low ISO)
●.There are a number of ways of increasing the amount of light in the room (You
could increase the time that the shutters are open (decrease shutter speed), you
could increase the size of the window (increase aperture) or you could take off your
sunglasses (make the ISO larger)
APERTURE
●The aperture of a lens is the diameter of the lens opening
●The larger the diameter of the aperture, the more light reaches
the film / image sensor
●Aperture is expressed as F-stop, e.g. F2.8 or f/2.8
●The smaller the F-stop number (or f/value), the larger the lens
opening (aperture) (inverse relationship)
●Controls depth of field
APERTURE
F-STOPS
IS THIS SHALLOW D.O.F?
IS THIS?
SHALLOW OR DEEP D.O.F.?
Depth of Field EXERCISE
●Pick a partner
●Stand away from your partner
●Take a photograph of their face only with your lens unzoomed
● Zoom in and shoot but only fill the frame with their entire face
again
●See the difference in depth of field
SHUTTER SPEED
SHUTTER SPEED
●Shutter speed is the amount of time that the shutter is open
●Shutter speed is measured in seconds – or in most cases
fractions of seconds
●It is not in isolation from the other two elements of the Exposure
Triangle (aperture and ISO)
●Long shutter causes blur and fast shutter freezes motion
Shutter speed is used to stop action
1/1000 sec

Camera Mode DSLR Camera mode and its function

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    CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMMODE ●Aperture and shutter speed are set by the camera, but can be shifted using the control dial, with the exposure staying the same ●Unlocks some other settings in your camera that gives you more control over the final image : ISO setting, white balance, exposure compensation ●Great for quickly getting a photograph without having to think too hard about settings
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF TVMODE ● TV means time value ●Shutter priority: set the shutter speed and calculates the matching aperture ●To photograph moving subjects (sporting action). A faster shutter speed will freeze the motion ●To capture movement as a blur of a waterfall, choose a slower shutter speed
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF AVMODE ●AV means aperture value ●Manually control the aperture while the camera sets the matching shutter speed ●Particularly useful to control a stationary object where you don’t need to control the shutter speed ●Choosing a larger aperture (f/stop) means the lens will get smaller and it will let less light in so a larger depth of field (more of the area in focus), but your camera will choose a faster shutter speed and vice versa
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF MANUAL MODE ●Fullcontrol over camera settings such: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance and exposure compensation ●Gives you the flexibility to set your shots the way you want them to be ●Can result in creative and non-traditional exposures
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF PORTRAITMODE ●An automatic mode with emphasis on settings for a perfect portrait shot. ●The ability of the camera to detect if there are faces in the image and to ensure they are all in focus ●Sets a wide aperture of the lens so that the background behind your subject is softly focused (shallow depth of field)
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF LANDSCAPE MODE ●Narrowsthe aperture, so both the subject and background stay sharp (deep depth of field) ●Foreground, middle ground, and background are all in focus ●Exposure compensation for entire frame
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF MACROMODE ●An automatic mode with emphasis on settings for close-up photography ●Commonly used to photographing flowers, insects and other small items ●Somecameras may be able to focus when the lens is less than an inch away from the subject ●Creates a very shallow depth of field
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION/SPORTS MODE ●Representedby an icon of a sprinter, this is perfect for taking pictures of moving objects ●Also good for shooting children or pets in action ●Can give you higher shutter speeds to stop action, along with a smaller aperture so that more of the action will be in focus
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF NIGHTPORTRAIT MODE ●Usually symbolized by a figure against a dark sky with a star ●Fires the flash to illuminate a nearby subject and then holds the shutter open long enough for the background to be exposed
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    LOOK IN THETOOLS SET FOR FLASH INFORMATION
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    SLOW SYNC FLASH *noteif your camera does not have the slow sync flash option use the night portrait setting
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    DIFFERENT WAYS TOMAKE A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH ●Control exposure ●Aperture ●Shutter speed ●ISO
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    UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE ●THE WINDOWEXAMPLE ●Imagine your camera is like a window with shutters that open and close. ●Aperture is the size of the window. If it’s bigger more light gets through and the room is brighter. ●Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the shutters of the window are open. The longer you leave them open the more that comes in. ●Now imagine that you’re inside the room and are wearing sunglasses. Your eyes become desensitized to the light that comes in (it’s like a low ISO) ●.There are a number of ways of increasing the amount of light in the room (You could increase the time that the shutters are open (decrease shutter speed), you could increase the size of the window (increase aperture) or you could take off your sunglasses (make the ISO larger)
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    APERTURE ●The aperture ofa lens is the diameter of the lens opening ●The larger the diameter of the aperture, the more light reaches the film / image sensor ●Aperture is expressed as F-stop, e.g. F2.8 or f/2.8 ●The smaller the F-stop number (or f/value), the larger the lens opening (aperture) (inverse relationship) ●Controls depth of field
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    Depth of FieldEXERCISE ●Pick a partner ●Stand away from your partner ●Take a photograph of their face only with your lens unzoomed ● Zoom in and shoot but only fill the frame with their entire face again ●See the difference in depth of field
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    SHUTTER SPEED ●Shutter speedis the amount of time that the shutter is open ●Shutter speed is measured in seconds – or in most cases fractions of seconds ●It is not in isolation from the other two elements of the Exposure Triangle (aperture and ISO) ●Long shutter causes blur and fast shutter freezes motion
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    Shutter speed isused to stop action 1/1000 sec