Marshall's Camera

Auburndale, Florida

Basic Photography Course - Class One

A. Camera Types - Point & Shoot, Single Lens Reflex (SLR)

B. Lens - Diaphragm, Aperture, f/number or f/stop

C. Relation between f-number and aperture size

D. Shutter, shutter speed control

E. Capturing the Image - Sensor Size

    1. Pixel count, pixel size, pixel light sensitivity

F. ISO Rating -Noise Considerations

G. Exposure

     1. Relation between aperture, shutter speed and ISO value

     2. Exposure Steps

     3. Reciprocity - Exposure Value (EV numbers)

     4. 18% Reflection Standard, Use of Gray Card

     5. Use of Histogram

     6. Meter Types - Reflection, Incident, Spot, Flash

     7. In-camera metering - Evaluative, centerweighted,selected area or spot

     8. Exposure Compensation Controls