Camera Types

Lesson Info

Camera Types

Okay, it is time be begin our official first section, which is on the camera. This is where photography starts, so we're gonna look at the camera and what is involved in it. We'll talk about the different camera types that are out there. We're gonna get into the shutter speeds. And then we'll talk about the other camera settings that you need to worry about in there. Now cameras are a funny bunch of things because there's a lot of different ways to describe what type of camera you have. In fact, there are four different ways to describe different categories of cameras. One is the image area, how large of sensor or how large of film might've been in that camera. The viewing system, how do you view your subject with this particular type of system. Then, of course, there's different lens systems. These are the different manufacturers who make cameras and lenses, there's this system and that system. And then finally there's different types of shutter units. And so we might talk about a lea...

f shutter camera. Well, that means a whole particular category of camera. And so we have four different ways, and the industry has not specifically said this is how we're gonna choose to talk about all our cameras. And so sometimes they use one and sometimes they use the other. And for the person who's new to photography, this can be very, very confusing. One of the things that's talked about quite a bit these days is the sensor size. And there's a lot of different cameras out there, and phones, gotta throw those in these days, that have different size sensors. And it's one of the most important differences. At this point it's really the heart of the camera. And so understanding the sensor size is very important. One of the most common sizes is based off of 35 millimeter film. Now 35 millimeter film, I'm guessing that a lot of you have never even shot a roll of 35 millimeter film. Why are we basing photography on some old standard that old fogies like me used to shoot with back in the day? Well, granted there's a lot of people who still shoot it now. But it was the most popular film for quite some time. It was the goldilocks film. It was small enough, but it could produce large enough results. It was just that right medium size. And so that was a very popular size. But there's a lot of other good choices, and that's not the end all, be all of photography. So we are gonna talk about these different sensors in more detail a little bit later on. So these go by kinda funny names, and they have different sizes. And obviously the smaller size sensors can be put into smaller size cameras. And so with photography there's a lot of trade-offs. And there's not a lot of things that are absolutely definitive as to what is the best camera. So when you're looking for a camera, there is no answer for that definitive what is the best camera. It's kinda what is the camera that's gonna work best for my needs? Because there's a lot of different options out there. And so we're gonna be spending the entire section two on the sensor, because there's a lot of things going on and involved with the sensor size. So more for that to come. We're just gonna kinda put a pin in it and come back later.

Class Description

Lessons

1. Class Introduction
2. Photographic Characteristics
3. Camera Types
4. Viewing System
5. Lens System
6. Shutter System
7. Shutter Speed Basics
8. Shutter Speed Effects
9. Camera & Lens Stabilization
10. Quiz: Shutter Speeds
11. Camera Settings Overview
12. Drive Mode & Buffer
13. Camera Settings - Details
14. Sensor Size: Basics
15. Sensor Sizes: Compared
16. The Sensor - Pixels
17. Sensor Size - ISO
18. Focal Length
19. Angle of View
20. Practicing Angle of View
21. Quiz: Focal Length
22. Fisheye Lens
23. Tilt & Shift Lens
24. Subject Zone
25. Lens Speed
26. Aperture
27. Depth of Field (DOF)
28. Quiz: Apertures
29. Lens Quality
30. Light Meter Basics
31. Histogram
32. Quiz: Histogram
33. Dynamic Range
34. Exposure Modes
35. Sunny 16 Rule
36. Exposure Bracketing
37. Exposure Values
38. Quiz: Exposure
39. Focusing Basics
40. Auto Focus (AF)
41. Focus Points
42. Focus Tracking
43. Focusing Q&A
44. Manual Focus
45. Digital Focus Assistance
46. Shutter Speeds & Depth of Field (DOF)
47. Quiz: Depth of Field
48. DOF Preview & Focusing Screens
49. Lens Sharpness
50. Camera Movement
51. Advanced Techniques
52. Quiz: Hyperfocal Distance
53. Auto Focus Calibration
54. Focus Stacking
55. Quiz: Focus Problems
56. Camera Accessories
57. Lens Accessories
58. Lens Adaptors & Cleaning
59. Macro
60. Flash & Lighting
61. Tripods
62. Cases
63. Being a Photographer
64. Natural Light: Direct Sunlight
65. Natural Light: Indirect Sunlight
66. Natural Light: Mixed
67. Twilight: Sunrise & Sunset Light
68. Cloud & Color Pop: Sunrise & Sunset Light
69. Silhouette & Starburst: Sunrise & Sunset Light
70. Golden Hour: Sunrise & Sunset Light
71. Quiz: Lighting
72. Light Management
73. Flash Fundamentals
74. Speedlights
75. Built-In & Add-On Flash
76. Off-Camera Flash
77. Off-Camera Flash For Portraits
78. Advanced Flash Techniques
79. Editing Assessments & Goals
80. Editing Set-Up
81. Importing Images
82. Organizing Your Images
83. Culling Images
84. Categories of Development
85. Adjusting Exposure
86. Remove Distractions
87. Cropping Your Images
88. Composition Basics
89. Point of View
90. Angle of View
91. Subject Placement
92. Framing Your Shot
93. Foreground & Background & Scale
94. Rule of Odds
95. Bad Composition
96. Multi-Shot Techniques
97. Pixel Shift, Time Lapse, Selective Cloning & Noise Reduction
98. Human Vision vs The Camera
99. Visual Perception
100. Quiz: Visual Balance
101. Visual Drama
102. Elements of Design
103. Texture & Negative Space
104. Black & White & Color
105. The Photographic Process
106. Working the Shot
107. What Makes a Great Photograph?