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Lesson 23 – DoF Calculator and Hyperfocal Distance

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In this photography lesson we will be learning about Depth of Field (DoF) and how to calculate it knowing aperture, focal length of the lens and distance to the subject. We will also talk about Hyperfocal Distance.   DETAILS FROM THE VIDEO: Depth of field Calculator: Depth of Field Calculator Depth of Field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear sharp/in focus in an image Depth of Field depends on Aperture, focal length of the lens, distance to the subject and also size of camera sensor Hyperfocal Distance If you focuse on … Continue reading →

Lesson14 – Raw vs Jpeg

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In this photography lesson we will be compering raw and jpeg files, their pros and cons, situations to use one or another.     SOME INFO FROM THE VIDEO:   RAW processing software : – Adobe Lightroom – Adobe Camera Raw (Comes with Photoshop) – Capture One – Picasa – Nikon Capture NX – Canon’s Digital Photo Professional (DPP) _____________________________________________ RAW in different cameras: NEF ( Nikon) CR2, CRW (Canon) SRF, SR2 (Sony) ORF (Olympus) PEF (Pentax) RW2 (Panasonic) MEF (Mamiya) _____________________________________________ JPEG files: PROS: 1. File size is much smaller 2. No need for postprocessing 3. Files are ready … Continue reading →

Lesson 11 – Night Photography

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This is a tutorial about night photography. I will show you how to take a long exposures during the night. Find out what camera settings are better is which situation. A lot of examples! Part 1:     Part 2: TAKE A QUIZ TO TEST THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THIS LESSON.

Lesson 9 – Composition in Photography

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In this photography lesson we will be talking about composition in photography including rule of thirds, symmetry, lines, patterns, curves, DoF, depth, framing… A lot of visual examples! TAKE A QUIZ TO TEST THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THIS LESSON.

Lesson 8 – White Balance in the Camera

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In this lesson we will be talking about white balance (color balance) and learning how to set different white balance modes including a custom white balance using grey card.  We also will be testing a different white balance modes under different light. Part 1:   Part 2:   VISUALS FROM THE VIDEOS: TAKE A QUIZ TO TEST THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THIS LESSON.