Darkroom to Digital

In this module, we will discuss what it takes to have a career as a photographic artist and what’s involved in taking and making digital photographs.

To begin, let’s find out what makes a good digital camera.

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In this module, we will study the following topics:

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Full Frame: Refers to a digital camera sensor that is the same size as a piece of 35mm film
Megapixel: One million pixels
Aspect Ratio: The ratio of height to width. This is used to describe the crop of a printed photograph, the size of a negative, and the size of a digital camera sensor.
Burst mode: a camera setting that will continue taking photos as long as the shutter button is pressed.
Digital zoom: the zoom effect is achieved through software not physical parts of the camera. Optical is always better than digital.
File format: How your camera lens will record the image file. Raw files contain more information than JPGs and are more suitable for editing.
Noise: Flecks in an image similar to grain. Images taken at high ISOs have a lot of noise.
RAW: Considered a digital negative and gives the photographer more control over photo editing. Special software is required to open RAW files.
Pixel: one dot of information in a digital photograph.

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