A short presentation to introduce about basics of Photography. Its suitable for photo enthusiast and beginners. I have tried to design it in a simplified and example based presentation. Hope its helpful to you!

1. BASICS OF
PHOTOGRAPHY
Bidhan Rajkarnikar
#photobidhan

2. How DSLR works?

3. Exposure Triangle
■ Aperture (F-number)
■ Shutter Speed
■ ISO (Sensitivity of Sensor)

5. Exposure Triangle

6. CAMERA SETTINGS

7. Camera Settings
■ Aperture Priority (Canon-Av, Nikon-
A)
■ Shutter Priority (Canon-Tv, Nikon-S)
■ Manual (M)
■ Program Mode (P)

8. Depth of Field (DOF)

12. f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 320, 50mm

13. f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 1600, 185mm

14. f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 320, 185mm

15. f/22, 1/1600, ISO 1600, 18 mm

16. Shutter Speed

17. Photo by Dristy (Ummid)
1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, 500mm
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18. 1/8 sec, f/7.1, ISO 160, 20mm

19. 1/5 sec, f/29, ISO 100, 28 mm

20. 30 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18 mm

21. 10 sec, f/14, ISO 100, 55 mm

22. Photo by PhotoKhichuwa
1/3 sec, f/8, ISO 200, 50 mm
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23. 1/15 sec, f/14, ISO 100, 18 mm

24. 1/20 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18 mm

25. ISO (Sensitivity of Sensor)

26. Photo by Bkrmadtya Karki
ISO 3200, f/3.5, 20 sec, 18 mm
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28. How to create a good photo?

29. Composition
■ Good exposure
■ Story telling composition
■ Proper use of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
■ Focus point selection
■ Use of compositional elements/rules
– Rule of thirds
– Rule of odds
– Lines
– Patterns/textures
– Framing

30. Rule of Thirds

36. Rule of Odds

38. Lines

45. Patterns/Textures

52. Photo by PhotoKhichuwa

53. Framing

60. Color Composition/Details

64. Photo by Sabeena Shrestha

67. How to improve your skills?
■ Practice, practice and practice – put effort on techniques +
composition
■ Learn from others – inspirations, photowalk, workshops
■ Tutorials, videos, books – youtube, photography sites (Digital
Photography School, Petapixel)
■ Ask for feedback/criticism
■ Social networking – facebook, 500px, flickr

68. Thank you !!! धन्यवाद !!!
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