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August 29 : What is a Camera?

NO CELL PHONE DAY!

(That means put them away!)

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)

H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

YOU WILL NEED A NOTEBOOK/PENCIL!

Get to know your camera!

What is a DSLR?

Canon EOS R50

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: About Digital Cameras

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Cameras are an intricate piece of expensive equipment. If you can get to know your camera so well that you don't have to consciously think every time you want to change a setting, you will have more energy to focus on your subject and the creative aspects of picture making.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will take notes on the parts and functionality of our cameras and soon will be quizzed!

WHY???

Why learn about these when I have my phone???

So you can take pictures that your camera phone can’t. (and YES there are some things your PHONE CAN'T do!)
To document the adventures of your life.
As a possible occupation?
To hang on your wall.
To pick up chicks.
Because.

PARTS OF A CAMERA

Select a page in your NOTEBOOK (separate from other pages)

On the TOP WRITE TERMS!

SLR/DSLR

Exposure

Depth of Field (DOF)

Shutter

F-Stop

Stop

Shutter Speed

Aperture

ISO

Sensor

Memory Card

Viewing System

Exposure Triangle

Basic Cameras throughout the DECADES...

Vintage Cameras throughout the decades.mp4

Camera Evolution.mp4

Where did Photography begin?

Camera = Room / Camera Obscura = Dark Room

A 14th Century rendering of a camera obscura

A camera obscura in New York City.

The original concept of photography started in the 14th century with the invention of the camera obscura.

Essentially, a camera obscura is a room with all light blocked out and a small opening in one side of the room to let in light.

As light passed through the hole, it created an image inside the camera obscura of the scene outside the room- but upside down and backwards. The modern camera as we know it today still creates images this way.

Basic TYPES of Cameras...

Twin Lens Reflex (TLR): Two lenses- one for viewing and one for taking the photograph

Single Lens Reflex (SLR/DSLR): Movable mirror placed between the lens and the film to project the image seen through the lens to a focusing screen, uses 35mm film or the digital equivalent

Medium Format: Film size between 35mm and 4x5

Large Format/Field Camera: 4x5 negative plates or larger

HOW TRADITIONAL CAMERAS WORK (SLR)

Traditional or film cameras operate with a CHEMICAL reaction.

When you take a photo with a film camera, light enters the camera through the lens. The lens focuses this light, capturing a sharp image and directing it onto the film which is housed inside the camera.

This film is coated with light-sensitive chemicals. The light hitting the film triggers a change in the chemicals, recording the image onto the film. However, this image remains hidden until the film undergoes a development process.

Unlike digital cameras which provide instant photos, traditional cameras require a meticulous development process.

The film is treated with various chemicals in a darkroom to reveal the latent (or ‘invisible’) images and turn them into visible photographs. Each step in this process, from exposure to development, requires careful handling and precise timing, which is why many people choose to have their film sent away to be developed by professionals.

SLR (traditional FILM cameras)

Single Lens Reflex

HOW DIGITAL CAMERAS WORK (DSLR...D is for Digital)

Digital cameras replaced film with high-tech image sensors.

Unlike traditional cameras, digital cameras capture images as data using these sensors, as millions of tiny light-sensitive elements called pixels.

When a photographer presses the shutter button, the lens directs light onto the sensor, which converts the light into an electrical signal. This signal is then processed and digitized to create an image.

A huge benefit of digital cameras is that they offer immediate feedback, displaying the captured image directly on a screen. This feature makes it easy to review and adjust your photos on the spot. It also allows you to take multiple shots without waiting for film development.

The captured images are stored on a MEMORY CARD, for easy storage and transfer to other devices.

Digital cameras also are equipped with features like automatic settings, making it easier for users to snap a photo without worrying about focus, exposure, or aperture. Now, photography is more accessible and versatile than ever before.

DSLR (Digital cameras)

Digital Single Lens Reflex

MEMORY CARD

Removable storage devices. Used in digital cameras to record the photos you capture.

How does Photography (in general) work?

PHOTOGRAPHY

The word Photography literally means 'drawing with light', which derives from the Greek photo, meaning light and graph, meaning to draw.

Photography is the process of recording an image – a photograph – on lightsensitive film or, in the case of digital photography, via a digital electronic or magnetic memory.

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