Chapter 1: The Camera

After reading the first chapter of A Short Course in Digital Photography I learned a lot about the camera that to be honest thought I already had the hang of, but after reading this I am second guessing myself. I always thought that taking a picture in automatic is the same as taking a picture on manual but I read that there are better pictures when not on automatic. I began to think about it and I think it is right, I have more manipulation of what I do to the photograph, such as the white balance, focus, iso, and the obvious aperture and shutter speed. By working all of these components together it creates a more spectacular picture, that is well rounded.

Reading this chapter has also cleared up some things that were kind of fuzzy for me. Such as how the ISO controls the sensitivity and this is curtail when getting the correct exposure, . As well as how I was always confused about how to know that my photographs are in focus because they might seem in focus but sometimes they look clear in the camera but not when I upload them. I learned that there is a way to see it through the viewfinder you are able to see the sharpest parts of the scene. Also learning that there is an average subjects for indoors, such as the ISO should be around 100 and the shutter around 1/250 then the aperture f/11 or f/16 depending on the shadows. I found that to be interesting as well as helpful.