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utqtbry — Photography Tutorial: Lesson 1

Published: 2008-07-20 16:35:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 16920; Favourites: 407; Downloads: 637
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Description LESSON # 1

Here it is guys! Here is the first lesson I promised ya'll, written for the members of *PhotographersClub , and of course any one else who finds it helpful! (Lesson 2 hopefully coming out next month!)

This tutorial is meant to help you understand 2 of the most important mechanisms on your camera...the shutter and aperture.

Also, sorry its not written all serious like. After I wrote it I sent it off to =silber-englein for proofing, and she pointed out that my personality managed to shine through...what can I say? I'm untamable!

Credits listed in order as they appear in the tutorial:
(All pieces were deviations submitted to *PhotographersClub by our members! Also, I have received permission from each deviant to reproduce their images as a part of this tutorial.)

Water is Made of Diamonds by ~AcceptedOutcast
Fixation by ~jemtman
Elizabeth by =Asilwen
Ferris Wheel by *GramMoo
The Milky Fall by =Top4
Cardiophobia by ~rokrgirly
Not Tonight by ~gemenes
What You Did By by ~mylifeisasong
Red Indian by ~grenaten
Spiral by ~Gundross
Natalia by ~sokoolka
Spring Blossoms by ~xXautumn-dreamsXx

Aperture diagram from Wikipedia [link]

The awesome =ftpaddict did a great example of different f-stops and how the focus looks!! ---> CHECK IT OUT!!! <---

Also, I think I caught all the typos but you never know...and if you do find one I am totally claiming to have gone blind
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Comments: 108

ProSI [2008-07-22 15:46:09 +0000 UTC]

Informative. great guide for beginners.

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utqtbry In reply to ProSI [2008-07-22 15:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Sam! I'm just glad it came across as understandable!

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ProSI In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-22 16:08:50 +0000 UTC]

Sam?

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utqtbry In reply to ProSI [2008-07-22 20:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Wrong reply My bad

That's what I get for trying to answer to many things at once.

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ProSI In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-23 07:24:05 +0000 UTC]

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utqtbry In reply to ProSI [2008-07-23 17:13:30 +0000 UTC]

It was a long day

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longlivecarl [2008-07-22 03:35:20 +0000 UTC]

ty!
i was confused about the two..
:]

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utqtbry In reply to longlivecarl [2008-07-22 15:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Glad it was of some help to ya!

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pap911 [2008-07-21 10:12:19 +0000 UTC]

Nice for everyone new to photography

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utqtbry In reply to pap911 [2008-07-21 18:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you liked it, and I hope it was a bit helpful!

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pap911 In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-21 19:50:48 +0000 UTC]

It's full of colorfull images so everyone should understand As You mentioned it's a Lesson 1, so nothing new to me (I hope so ) but I always like to read such simple in understanding text, just to remind that rules That water photos are great in tutorial

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utqtbry In reply to pap911 [2008-07-21 19:59:31 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I went through a couple of ideas before I could think of a good similie for the water!

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NanaPHOTOGRAPHY [2008-07-21 09:24:44 +0000 UTC]

really good instructions
easy to follow and to understand.

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utqtbry In reply to NanaPHOTOGRAPHY [2008-07-21 18:24:11 +0000 UTC]

I was worried it was all gonna sound like gibberish!

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NanaPHOTOGRAPHY In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-22 08:05:58 +0000 UTC]

not at all

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AdamsWife [2008-07-21 08:28:04 +0000 UTC]

Very well done

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utqtbry In reply to AdamsWife [2008-07-21 18:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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eskimoblueboy [2008-07-21 08:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice. I enjoyed reading this.

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utqtbry In reply to eskimoblueboy [2008-07-21 18:25:24 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear it!

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ftpaddict [2008-07-21 07:27:23 +0000 UTC]

You should probably mention all your sources.

I know for a fact you took the aperture diagram from wikipedia.

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utqtbry In reply to ftpaddict [2008-07-21 18:25:10 +0000 UTC]

Totally did. I should add that. There were some stock pictures of apertures here on dA but they weren't exactly what I was looking for.

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ftpaddict In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-22 07:38:52 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. It's quite hard to find some stock photos.


Need any help in that photographers club?

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utqtbry In reply to ftpaddict [2008-07-22 15:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, and I searched for like 2 hours. What I had in my head just couldn't be found, and I didn't have a way to make it.

Help like how? You wanna do a tutorial or something??

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ftpaddict In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-22 17:07:28 +0000 UTC]

You could have asked me. I can give you very detailed pictures of diaphragms. I have plenty around here.

Help, yes. Maybe make a tutorial or somesuch.

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utqtbry In reply to ftpaddict [2008-07-23 00:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, never thought about it!

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ftpaddict In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-23 07:40:32 +0000 UTC]

Well fink about it and tell me how I can help! :U

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utqtbry In reply to ftpaddict [2008-07-23 22:05:44 +0000 UTC]

I will!

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ftpaddict In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-24 07:33:06 +0000 UTC]

[link] I made a totally unrelated animation at work cos I was bored.

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utqtbry In reply to ftpaddict [2008-07-25 18:05:00 +0000 UTC]

Wow that's awesome!

Do you care if I link that in the artist comments?

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ftpaddict In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-26 07:49:09 +0000 UTC]

Knock yourself out.

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Thebuild [2008-07-21 05:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Very nice and informative, I think tutorials are very hard to write well.

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utqtbry In reply to Thebuild [2008-07-21 18:25:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh god, it was hard to write!

I was terrified it was all gonna sound like complete gibberish!

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Thebuild In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-21 21:07:57 +0000 UTC]

No, no, I understood it.

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utqtbry In reply to Thebuild [2008-07-21 21:13:40 +0000 UTC]

Yay! It should come in handy when you get a certain coconut garment

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Thebuild In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-21 21:19:03 +0000 UTC]

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utqtbry In reply to Thebuild [2008-07-21 21:41:31 +0000 UTC]

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KatiesPhotography [2008-07-21 00:20:39 +0000 UTC]

Very nice, much help!

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utqtbry In reply to KatiesPhotography [2008-07-21 05:16:42 +0000 UTC]

Glad it was useful for you!

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FramedByNature In reply to ??? [2008-07-20 23:45:38 +0000 UTC]

"... like a kid without their riddlin"
Very well written, makes perfect sense now *looks to the ceiling for angels*

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utqtbry In reply to FramedByNature [2008-07-21 05:16:32 +0000 UTC]

That's kinda what I meant about my personality in the artist comments I wrote it and then a friend was worried people might get offended!


HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!

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MrMushroomMan In reply to ??? [2008-07-20 23:07:13 +0000 UTC]

I think you forgot an aperture....f/128 [although very few go that small ] and you didn't show them a picture with a tiny aperture!

But very good for someone starting out

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utqtbry In reply to MrMushroomMan [2008-07-20 23:10:23 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I focused mainly on the sizes a majority of cameras have. Like my slr doesn't go down to 128 so I didn't worry about it.

I know! I was trying to not completely freak everyone out, so I tried to give examples of the most common things I though people would be trying to accomplish. Does that sound like it makes sense? It was just so long already!

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MrMushroomMan In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-20 23:18:35 +0000 UTC]

only a few older cameras go down to f/32, f/64, and f/128 and I really haven't seen it that much on newer ones either .....you're more likely to find them on large format cameras because of how much you can enlarge a print from one of those

It does but in subsequent tuts you'll have to explain that your light meter lies to you [link]

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utqtbry In reply to MrMushroomMan [2008-07-20 23:23:30 +0000 UTC]

God knows thats true. Mine is a pathological liar

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atiratha [2008-07-20 22:25:15 +0000 UTC]

Very useful and well explained, I shall point all my amateur/beginner friends here.

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utqtbry In reply to atiratha [2008-07-20 23:00:08 +0000 UTC]

Glad it was easy to understand! I was a bit worried about that!

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DarkApple [2008-07-20 22:03:37 +0000 UTC]

Amazing and very informative. Learned more here than I did in 7 years of half-assed amateur photography

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utqtbry In reply to DarkApple [2008-07-20 23:00:54 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you get it then! I was terrified it was all just gonna sound like gibberish!

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DarkApple In reply to utqtbry [2008-07-21 06:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Definitely not, it was very well made!

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utqtbry In reply to DarkApple [2008-07-21 18:30:05 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Thanks Bob! I think you are always going to Bob in my head now!

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