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Learning DSLR Photography <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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by Kseniia Shnurova, Design Enterprise Studio Member, March 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hi, my name is Kseniia, and I am currently finishing my Digital Media degree. In this blog post I want to talk to you about starting to learn DSLR photography, its basics and how to choose the right camera. This information will be useful for anyone who wants to try their skills in DSLR photography and already has a passion for it, as well as those who just want to try out something new.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As a soon to be graduate I am always looking for new skills to add to my portfolio. So, when I had some free time during the summer, I thought to myself, why not try something new, something that I like and enjoy? I have always been interested in photography and loved taking photos on my phone, but there is only so much I could do with it, so I decided to expand my knowledge and learn DSLR photography.<\/p>

A lot of people are interested in photography. They enjoy taking pictures of their friends, families, dogs, travels and even their food with their smartphones, but they don\u2019t want to take it further. Some of them think that using a camera is too complicated and is very hard to learn, others just don\u2019t see the reason why they should buy a camera if their phone can already take good photos. At the beginning of my journey, I thought of all of those things as well, but I still decided to give it a try.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is a DSLR Camera and how is it different from using your smartphone?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, anyone can take a photo of anything. Modern smartphones come with a built-in camera, some can even take amazing photos with great resolution and colours. So then, why are people still using those expensive, big, heavy DSLR cameras? Your phone already has a great camera, why should you pay for a DSLR and spend your time learning its basics?<\/p>

The answer is quite simple. DSLR camera gives you more freedom with your photos, better quality, and lots of lens choices. Many of the successful and famous photographers are still using DSLR cameras, even though, I am sure, they have a good smartphone! Read Laura Powell\u2019s \u201c7 Famous Photographers and Their Cameras of Choice<\/a>\u201d to learn about professionals, such as Annie Leibovitz, Dorothea Lange, Sebasti\u00e3o Salgado, Mihaela Noroc<\/em> and many more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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So, what is a DSLR camera?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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DSLR stands for digital single-lens reflex camera, which consists of two parts \u2013 the body and the lens, which can be changed. The light goes through the camera lens to the reflex mirror inside the body, from which it reflects into the viewfinder, where you can see your subject. When the shutter button is pressed (the photo is taken), the mirror moves to allow the light to pass through to the digital image sensor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0After that, your picture is saved on the SD card inside your camera. Now, I will not go into full detail about the sensors, but it is important to note that there are two main ones \u2013 full-frame (which matches the size of a 35 mm film) and APS-C (the \u201ccropped\u201d sensor, which is slightly smaller, thus has a smaller field of view).<\/p>

The Basics<\/h6>

If you use your phone for taking photos, there is not much flexibility, as you cannot experiment with settings such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO. First of all, let me explain what those are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Aperture<\/em><\/strong> is an opening in the lens, which allows the light to go into the camera and is measured in f\/stops (usually represented as numbers such as 1.4, 2.8, 5.6, 11, etc). You can make it bigger or smaller depending on what you want to achieve. Lower f\/stop means a very large aperture, thus a small depth of field = almost nothing is in focus (perfect for blurred background in portraits or if you want to focus on a small detail of something). Higher f\/stop, such as f\/22 is a very small aperture and almost everything in your photo will be in focus.<\/p>

Shutter Speed<\/em><\/strong> is the length of time for which your camera shutter is open and is letting the light onto the sensor. To simply put it, shutter speed is how long your camera is taking a photo after you have pressed the button. It is measured in fractions of a second, such as 1\/4, 1\/250, 1\/1000. I\u2019ll give you an example, so you can better understand this. If you are taking a picture of a running person the quicker the camera takes the picture, the sharper they will look, and the longer your shutter is open the blurrier the picture will be.<\/p>

ISO<\/em><\/strong> is your camera\u2019s sensitivity to light, and it is the setting that will digitally make your photo brighter or darker. The higher your ISO number is, the brighter your photo will look, however, there is a price to pay for that. As your camera will digitally enhance the brightness, noise can occur. Depending on what camera you are using you might be able to set a higher or lower ISO number without getting a noisy image.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Now that you know what a DSLR camera is and the basics of how it works, you might be thinking: how do I find a camera that is right for me? There are many options available on the market, so below I created 3 categories for different budgets and suggest my favourites for each of them:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pros<\/h2>