Concepts of Photography

 

Photography Concepts

Many photography enthusiasts are creatively inclined to get the perfect picture. If you are one too, you must understand that merely getting a picture without the subject closing his or her eyes is not enough. 

Many aspects go into getting the perfect picture. Some of them include basic photography aspects such as camera controls and capturing images to advanced aspects such as lighting and composition techniques.

1.1 The Camera

 Digital cameras come in different sizes and configurations, from pocket sized to larger professional cameras. 

Following are some of the common types for digital cameras:

 Point and shoot: These are pocket-sized cameras and have fewer controls and features than bigger cameras. These cameras capture very good quality images and due to its size, many are likely to have it. Point and shoot cameras are used in mobile phones, but the problem with them is that they cannot match the quality of dedicated cameras.

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Fixed lens cameras: These cameras have a high quality fixed zoom lens and shares many exposure and focus control features of the SLR cameras.

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Digital Single-lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras: DSLR cameras are the most popular amongst professionals.. These are full-feature cameras and are expensive. They have the following advantages over other camera types:

 You can change the camera lens.

 They have quick focus and click images with less noise.

 You have the feature to scene through the lens to adjust the fine details of the image.

 There is a wide variety of accessories to choose from, including lens, external flashes, and so on.

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 Video Cameras: Video cameras are primarily used for recording long and continuous videos. Many of the previously mentioned cameras have the feature to capture video but the length is short (couple of minutes) and not many video features are available on them.