This course creates the foundation for your Photography journey. Establishing a strong foundation with the basics will help you to feel confident operating your camera in manual mode so that you can level up your photography.
Camera basics covered in this course:
- Aperture
- ISO
- Shutter Speed
- Color Temperature
- Raw vs Jpeg
- Lens Filters
Throughout the course Rebecca provides insights into her preferred camera settings for both sports and portraits. Take everything you learn in this course and learn by doing with the course project.
Camera Basics: The Foundation of Photography and what you’ll learn
Introduction – Rebecca Cabage will go over the basics of both film and digital cameras breaking everything down into digestible bite size bits of knowledge to help make a complex piece of machinery very simple and easy to understand.
Aperture – This section explains in detail how the aperture controls the quantity of light that gets through your lens and determines what is in focus in the foreground and the background.
ISO – In this section you’ll learn about how the ISO refers to the sensitivity to light for both film and digital.
Shutter Speed – Rebecca discuses how the shutter speed determines whether your moving subject is frozen in frame or blurry and also shares her preferred shutter speed for sports.
Color Temperature – Learn how to set the color temperature manually in your camera as well as using color temperature as a creative tool.
Raw Vs Jpeg – Have you ever wondered which file type is best? In this section you’ll learn which file type is Rebecca’s “go-to” and the benefits and draw back for each.
Lens Filters – Rebecca shares the three most important lens filters to always have in your camera bag.
Bonus – If your camera has a diopter, you’ll see where it is located on most cameras and why it’s important to know what a diopter i
