Photography: First Steps In Getting To Know Your Camera

First Steps in Getting to Know your Camera

What you'll learn

Understanding the way a camera works.

Understanding the parameters of the camera and being able to shoot in manual mode.

Understanding the focal length, the different types of lenses and the type of photography they are used for.

Understanding the use of different camera modes, the camera's autofocus system, white balance and metering modes.

Requirements

This course is designed for amateur photographer and anyone interested or passionate about photography.

Description

This course is aimed at people who have just discovered their passion for photography, aimed at amateur photographers who are making their first steps in this domain. Along the lectures, you will learn about the basics of photography by focusing on the tool you will be working with, the camera. Understanding and learning how to use your camera is a critical step in becoming a good photographer, a step one cannot skip. Many people consider photography an art, and it probably is, to some extent, but that doesn't mean that we are born with the talent of taking photos. It's a bit more than that because it's an art that requires work and knowledge. We need to know how to set up a camera, how to properly focus a photo, and many other things. Only by mastering these pieces of information will we be able to obtain the best results.Photography is about continuous learning because things are evolving, cameras are evolving, and, fortunately, they tend to make things easier for the photographer.My course's main goal is to introduce you to the world of photography, to help you learn to ''talk'' to your camera and use its functionalities so that you get the results you want from it. Let's take these first steps into photography together!

Overview

Section 1: Intro

Lecture 1 Intro

Section 2: A Short History of Photography

Lecture 2 Intro - The history of Photography

Section 3: Types of Cameras

Lecture 3 Types of Cameras

Section 4: The DSLR

Lecture 4 The DSLR

Lecture 5 The Lens

Section 5: Camera Parameters

Lecture 6 How to set up your camera?

Lecture 7 Exposure and Camera's Light Meter

Lecture 8 The Aperture

Lecture 9 How to change the aperture on Canon and Nikon?

Lecture 10 Depth of Field

Lecture 11 Shutter Speed

Lecture 12 How to change shutter speed on Canon and Nikon?

Lecture 13 Using Shutter Speed for Artistic Outcome

Lecture 14 ISO

Lecture 15 How to change the ISO on Canon and Nikon?

Lecture 16 Auto ISO

Lecture 17 How do we set up all these parameters? A bit of math.

Lecture 18 Exposure Compensation

Section 6: Camera's Autofocus System

Lecture 19 Camera's Autofocus System

Lecture 20 AF Modes and When to Use Them

Section 7: Camera Modes, Metering Modes and White Balance

Lecture 21 Camera Modes

Lecture 22 Metering Modes

Lecture 23 White Balance

Section 8: Final test

Section 9: Conclusion

Lecture 24 Conclusion

The course is designed for people interested in learning more about photography.