White balance explained: how cameras correct the color of different types of light The White Balance setting you choose will change the colour balance in your pictures, making it warmer or cooler depending on how the sort of light you’re shooting in affects things. Using Auto White Balance is the simple option, but your camera’s White Balance presets give you more control over colour. In this tutorial we’ll explain exactly how these work and how to fine-tune your white balance settings to ensure the most accurate colours possible. Click on the infographic to see the larger version, or drag and drop to your desktop to save. The colour of the light will affect the colours in your photographs. The camera is less forgiving, and records colours exactly as they are. Digital cameras have ‘White Balance’ controls to correct these colour shifts. For example, if you take a picture under incandescent lighting, the camera can reduce the amount of orange in the colours and boost the blue to produce more neutral colours. Auto or presets? Even so, they’re not foolproof.
Where to Focus When Taking a Photo Most beginner photographers don’t know where to focus when taking a photo, and worse still, they don’t seem to know why it’s a problem either. You may think that because you’re shooting a landscape photo, and your horizon is miles away, it’s best to focus to infinity. Wrong. Let me show you the error of your ways. Hyperfocal Distance You don’t need to fully understand how the following works, but you do need to understand the concept. The depth of field is largely dependant on your aperture, as well as your distance from the subject. Half of the distance between the hyperfocal length and the lens will also remain acceptably sharp too. Working out your hyperfocal distance involves complicated maths which involves your distance from a subject, your f/stop, your focal length, and the size of your sensor. I’ll go into this in further detail in another post, but for now, this is what you need to know: Don’t focus to infinity, unless you’re trying to focus on a single subject, located at infinity.
Digital Photography Tutorials Learn how to take and edit digital photographs using visual tutorials that emphasize concept over procedure, independent of specific digital camera or lens. This is a complete listing of all tutorials on this site; click the drop-down links in the top menu to see particular topics. Photography is going through an exciting transition period as many film photographers are beginning to explore the new capabilities of digital cameras. These tutorials are rarely influenced by changes in image editing software and camera equipment — due to their unique concept-based approach. View in other languages: Português Русский Deutsch Français Italiano Como interpretar um histograma na fotografia | O Meu Olhar Uma bela foto é capaz de encantar e de traduzir sentimentos e impressões de quem fotografou. Na hora de aproveitar o melhor ângulo, bem como a melhor luz, fotógrafos profissionais, e até mesmo amadores, têm a possibilidade de utilizar diversas ferramentas, uma vez que a atividade da fotografia foi facilitada com a chegada das câmaras digitais. Na hora de controlar os efeitos de luz e sombra, a tonalidade das cores e a sua luminância, uma ótima ferramenta é o histograma, que pode ser consultado diretamente na máquina fotográfica, caso ela possua esse recurso ou, em alternativa, num programa de edição de imagens, como o Photoshop. E, ao contrário do que possa parecer, interpretar um histograma é mais fácil do que se imagina. O que é um histograma e para que serve? O histograma é um gráfico que poderá aparecer de várias formas diferentes, dependendo de como a foto foi tirada e o tipo de histograma a ser analisado. Como interpretar um histograma? Histograma RGB Histograma de luminância
The Path to Better Photography Ed Verosky is a professional photographer and author based in New York. In this article, Ed presents his recommended path to learning photography. If you’ve ever wanted a little guidance when it comes to learning photography from top to bottom, this DPS post is for you! There’s a lot of information out there, and tons of books, tutorials, workshops, etc. to learn from. But it’s not always easy to know where to start, or where you should focus your efforts when it comes to really improving your knowledge of the art and craft of photography. Getting Started First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to read this. Photography means something special to you; it’s a kind of magic that allows you to express yourself. How to Use this Post as a Guide Print this post out. I’m very excited about this journey you’re on, and it’s my goal to do everything in my power to help you get everything you want out of your photography. The Camera Raw and JPEG. Lighting How light actually behaves.
50 Incredible Photography Techniques and Tutorials Advertisement Over the recent months we’ve been presenting various showcases of photography – while many readers hated the showcases, most readers found them inspirational and perfect for a lousy workday’s morning. However, what we should have done in the inspirational posts is not just provide you with some inspiration for your work, but also present useful photographic techniques which can help you to achieve optimal pictures for your designs. In this post we present useful photographic techniques, tutorials and resources for various kinds of photography. Among other things, we cover high-speed photography, tilt-shift photography, black and white photography, motion blur, infrared, night, smoke photography, macro photography, HDR, panoramic photography, RAW processing and others. 1. Celebration Of High-Speed PhotographyThis post is supposed to provide you with some inspiration of what can be done with high-speed photography. 2. 50 Beautiful Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography 3. 4. 5.
Enquadramento, Plano, Tipos de Plano e Montagem | Cinema e Vídeo no CJA Linguagem Cinematográfica O cinema comunica, ele é uma linguagem. Se na escrita os autores utilizam as palavras, frases, parágrafos, acentos e pontuações, no cinema também temos elementos que organizam a “fala”. É o que chamamos de sintaxe. Segundo André Setaro (2003): É necessário, para uma melhor compreensão de um filme, aprender a reconhecer a linguagem do cinema. SETARO, André. EnquadramentoRefere-se a onde e como posicionar a câmera durante as gravações. Câmera alta e câmera baixa. Plano e Tipos de Plano O plano cinematográfico diz respeito à proporção que os personagens (objetos ou pessoas) são enquadrados. 1. Tipos de Plano. Montagem É o resultado da sequência de diferentes planos. Vídeo Exemplo 1: Conceito de Montagem Vídeo Exemplo 2: Pouca exploração da linguagem cinematográfica (planos, câmera em movimento, …) Vídeo Exemplo 3: Montagem que explora a linguagem cinematográfica com diferentes tipos de planos, câmera em movimento, … Curtir isso: Curtir Carregando...
How to use lens flare to create atmospheric photos Jason Parnell-Brookes reveals how to use lens flare to your advantage to create atmospheric, summery scenes. Usually photographers work hard to avoid lens flare. It can be distracting, causing metering issues and introducing specular highlights. For this technique to work, the sun needs to be near the edges of the frame, so check the forecast before you head out, and shoot early or late in the day when the sun is close to the horizon. Position your model between the camera and the sun; the low sun will backlight the subject and give you some great flare. Most manuals tell you to “keep your lens free from dust” – well, break the rules this time! Just take care when taking any dust off, particularly if it’s on the front element of your lens rather than a filter. SEE MORE: 7 Questions photographers must ask before buying their next piece of glass Step by step: How to shoot into the sun SEE MORE: 11 common lens errors and how you can avoid them SEE MORE: A layman’s guide to reflectors Top tips
Luz: Aprenda a dominar esse conceito básico na fotografia e melhore as suas imagens! Um conceito de fotografia que deve ser entendido logo de inicio, pois sem ele bem esclarecido, não se faz fotografia: É o conceito de quantidade de luz. São dois os componentes de uma câmera que servem para controlar a quantidade de luz, um é o diafragma e o outro é o obturador. Obturador é algo presente em câmeras de filme e SLR, as câmeras compactas digitais não tem obturador do jeito tradicional, mas sim um circuito que permite a captura para armazenamento da informação que está sensibilizando o sensor, mas isso é outra história e a explicação de um obturador tradicional é didática. O diafragma regula o tamanho da abertura que deixará passar a luz passar, seria um furo por onde passa menos ou mais luz dependendo do diâmetro do furo. Uma mesma sensibilização do sensor (ou do filme) pode ser conseguida aumentando a abertura de diafragma e diminuindo o tempo de exposição ou diminuindo a abertura e aumentando o tempo de exposição. Podemos fazer uma analogia com encher um balde de água.
Getting Sharper Images - an Understanding of Focus Modes The longer you shoot, the larger the repertoire of subjects and assignments you photograph becomes. You start off photographing flowers in the garden, your neighbour’s dog, your sister’s kids, your friend’s wedding and then before you know it you’re doing product shots for your friend’s new company. All this happens over time and there is one pretty fundamental skill that must remain paramount throughout out your process, properly focused images. Sure we’ve all been there, we’ve all taken that shot once in while which is slightly soft (a polite photographer’s term to describe out-of-focus images). In focus images have been one of the most fundamental rules of photography right from the dawn of the craft. So, bringing autofocus up-to-date you have a few options to choose from in your modern DSLR. This image above was shot utilizing the AF-S (Nikon) or One Shot (Canon) autofocus mode on the camera. Single Shot Mode Active or Continuous Focus Modes Auto Modes Manual Focus Mode Good Luck!