TECH-BASED

ART
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY

TUTORIAL

POINT-AND-SHOOT
CAMERA
OR
DIGITAL SINGLE LENS
REFLEX (DSLR)

MATERIALS

BASIC TIPS FOR

TAKING GOOD
PHOTOGRAPHS

Choose a good location.

An interesting location
can sometimes make the
difference between a
good and a great photo.

Check that the

available background is
relatively simple and
not too cluttered, so
that the focus will be on
your chosen subject.

Natural light in the

outdoors or near a window is
usually the most flattering or
effective for any kind of
subject. Ideally, the best
light for photos is within the
first hour after sunrise and
the last hour before sunset.

Avoid taking shots

facing the light, as this
would make your
subject back-lit and
most of the details
would be lost in
shadow.

If you intend to take a

posed shot, position
your subject where you
want in relation to the
location, background,
and source of light.

If you intend to take a

candid shot, position
yourself where you can
capture the most
interesting, amusing,
touching, or engaging
moment or expression.

Take a variety of shotsranging

from far shots showing the
surroundings, to medium-distance
shots concentrating on the main
subject, to tight or close-up shots
that focus on details of the
subject. You can then choose
from among all these for the best
photo or photos.

Prior to the development of digital

photography, cameras were essentially
sealed boxes that would allow a splitsecond entry of light to strike a section
of light- sensitive film inside it. The
result was that whatever was in front of
the camera at the precise instant that
the light entered it would be imprinted
on that exposed section of

CHARACTERISTICS

The multi-step
process has since been
overtaken by the magic
of digital photography.

CHARACTERISTICS

POINT-AND-SHOOT CAMERA
-automatically makes all the adjustments

in lighting, focus, zoom-in and zoom-out,

even removal of red eye with the user
being given some leeway for slight
adjustments
-It offers image enhancement features
like adjusting color and brightness
imbalances, as well as sharpening or blurring
the image.

CHARACTERISTICS

POINT-AND-SHOOT CAMERA
- It may even offer unique effects like fish

eye or filters that allow pre-setting of the photo

to be taken with a colored tint or a special
texture
-It allows the user to immediately review the
photos taken without waiting for a complex
developing processand to delete any
unsatisfactory images while storing the good ones
for future needs.

CHARACTERISTICS

DIGITAL SINGLE LENS REFLEX (DSLR)

CAMERA
- This also provides the film-less and instant

review features of a point-and-shoot type of

digital camera, but gives the photographer much
more artistic freedom and control to select the
camera settings to create the desired final image
with the preferred visual effects.

CHARACTERISTICS

1. What is digital photography?

2. Briefly describe the basic
technology behind the earliest
cameras.
3. In place of the previous lightsensitive film, how are todays digital
images?

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4. What are the two main types of digital

photography in use today?
5. Why is one of them called point-andshoot photography?
6. What does the acronym DSLR stand for?
7.Cite two or three differences between
these forms of digital photography.

WHAT TO KNOW