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Lesson 2: Using the Camera

Camera Practice and Discussion

Make sure you have watched the two video tutorials on using the camera with both the basic app and Lightroom. Then follow these guidelines to prepare for the Camera Practice Discussion.

Take a photo of something in your life—it can be a person or some object that you think looks visually interesting.

Whatever you photograph, have it off to the side, or near the top or bottom, and close to the camera. Use the apps to control the focus, and perhaps the exposure, so that the person or object is in focus.

Camera focus defaults to the center
Figure 2.1. Without setting the focus, the camera defaults to the center.
Bird is very sharp and background is blurry
Figure 2.2. Selecting the bird makes it very sharp, while the background is blurry.

Both are examples of shallow depth of field—limiting what is in focus, whether it’s the foreground or background.

In the next discussion, post your photo and two questions or comments you have about using the camera apps. What doesn’t make sense? What tricks do you have that work for you?

 

 


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