Introduction To Digital Photography
By: Michael Alan Bielat
www.inLIGHTinWorkshop.com
{ About Me }
Michael Alan Bielat
27 Years Old
Professional Photographer
Over 13 Years Experience
Owner of Paramour Photography in Buffalo
Founder of The inLIGHTin Workshop
Family: Wife Rebecca and Our Son Cameron



{ Overview }
About Me
Camera Types
Features
Photography Basics
Post-Processing
Prints & Products
Composition
Q&A


{ Camera Types }
Point &Shoot
Hybrid
Digital SLR
{ Brands }
Canon
Nikon
Sony
Panasonic
{ Features }
Focal Length
Zoom (Optical vs. Digital)
Resolution
Low Light (ISO)
Battery
Screen



{Bells &Whistles}
Swivel Screen
Video Mode (HD)
Face Recognition
Panorama Mode
Retouching
Projector!

{Continued... }
Size and Weight
Ease of Use
Image Stabilization
Shutter Lag
Shooting Modes (RAWvs. JPEG)





{Photography 101 }
ISO
Aperture
Shutter Speed
{ ISO }
AKA Film Speed
Low ISO # For Bright Conditions
High ISO # For Dark Conditions 
Higher ISO = More Noise
{ Aperture }
Controls Depth of Field
Measured in f-stops
Rule of Thumb: Aperture needs
to be equal to or greater than the # of subjects in the picture 
yuck!
{ Shutter Speed }
Records Time
Freezes or Blurs Motion
Low # = Blur
High # = Freeze

{ Composition }
{ Get Close! }
{ Rule of Thirds }
{Get Low }
{ Questions? }
www.inLIGHTinWorkshop.com
www.inLIGHTinWorkshop.com/forum
Thank You!
{ Post-Processing }
Photoshop CS5 ($600!!!)
Photoshop Elements 8 ($70)
Picasa
iPhoto (Apple Only)

Apple Aperture 
Adobe Lightroom ($200)
Free Software w/ Camera?
Crop / Straighten
Lighten / Darken
Color Enhance
Clone
Brush Tool
Layer Masks
Red Eye Reduction
Actions / Effects
{ Common Tools }
{ Prints & Products}
Do Something, ANYTHING, with your images after you 
take them!
{ Prints }
Shutterfly.com
mpix.com
{ Products }
www.ParamourPhoto.com
www.ParamourPhoto.net
{Camera Settings }
(M) Manual Mode
(A) Aperture Priority
(S) Shutter Priority
(P) Program Mode
Full Auto
Presets