photography exposure basics
Should I take a Beginning Photography class, or Intermediate?
I am going to take a photography class next semester. I don’t know which to take because I don’t want to be bored because the class talks about everything I already know, but don’t want to miss out on beginning stuff I might not know yet. So here’s where I’m at. I have a dslr, I know about shutter speed, aperture, iso, white balance, etc. I can usually shoot in Manual mode and get the exposure right within a couple of pictures. I don’t know how to edit photos beyond the basics such as cropping and saturation etc. I know about rule of thirds, using a foreground in landscapes and being level with portraits. Let me know what I should take, beginning or intermediate class?
In the first class you will learn much more than just what shutter speed, aperture, white balance and that.
Do you know about the inverse square law?
Reciprocity and its possible failure?
How to determine the best exposure under different lighting conditions?
How to determine the lighting ratio in a scene?
Lens selection?
Creative use of selective depth of field?
Finding the sharpest aperture on various lenses?
Using EV adjustments under difficult lighting situations?
How to determine over and under exposure by viewing negatives?
Picking the best image to print while viewing your negatives on a light table and comparing them to your contact prints?
How to develop film properly?
How to print an image properly?
How to use dual filters when printing?
How to nail your exposure each an every time
How to reduce your good to great image ratio down to about 4:1
The above list is a short one of what you learn in the first class in photography. By the end of that class, you will be getting perfect exposures, EVERY time. You will be using your camera intuitively and concentrating on the image, not the technical aspects because all the technical issues will have become second nature.
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