All digital cameras have different user interfaces. The following items are elements you might be able to control when making a photograph. You can preview your image immediately as it is saved on a memory card.The shutter will close based on the duration of time indicated by the shutter speed settings.Light will be recorded on the digital sensor.The shutter will open, and the aperture will enlarge or decrease according to the f-stop settings.Hold the camera tightly and try to eliminate body movement. Do you want the camera to control the amount of light on the sensor, or do you want to control it by balancing the relationship between the f-stop (the diameter of the aperture) and the shutter speed (the quickness of the shutter release)? You’ll learn more about f-stop and shutter speed settings in the next step.
(Your camera might not allow you to control some of these settings.)įrame a scene by placing your eye to the viewfinder or by peering at the LCD screen on the back of the camera. Or, just let the camera do that work for you.
In the following exercises, you’ll learn how to rename a folder of files, label (or rate) your files, and generate a contact sheet in a PDF, all at the click of a button.
FIGURE 4.8 Completed PDF contact sheet created in Chapter 4 exercises.