Free Photography Lessons, Part 1: Introduction

I gladly offer this basic, 5-part series of photography lessons FOR FREE! Our world has become increasingly visual in the way we communicate. We not only take more pictures, we show them, send them and display them to more eyes than ever before. Wouldn't it be nice to capture and show better pictures?

In this series, I get us thinking about...

1. How to tell a story with our photographs by understanding the 4 dimensions associated with the art.

2. The basic elements of "composing" our photographic story. How do we put things in our viewfinders so people get the essence of that moment that inspired us.

3. Understanding exposure, light and color and how they combine to say what we want.

4. How lens choice and operation effects focus and how focus effects what we show in our photos

5. The people in our photographs and the people we are showing them to.

Please enjoy these lessons. They're not meant to be comprehensive and their not meant to be exhaustive or advanced. That doesn't mean I don't encourage any questions you might want to post for either me to try to answer or anyone else who comes along.

Please, be kind, helpful and enjoy.

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[ExNihiloJimmy]

my nikon D90 will be at my door soon!!

thanks for the video lesson dude

[Jimbacsi]

@ExNihiloJimmy Shoot some shots and let me see them!

[manpreetsingh9243]

hmmmmmm wt r u saying , no body will get u untill u show them practically how to do this all, ur examples are good to listen but no body will understand it until u show them how ot do that

[Jimbacsi]

nobody? Well, I can see how some things here require a basic knowledge of one's own camera, however, based on the comments, I'd say MOST get it. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to help (or anyone else here who is commenting).

[MrsLola73]

thanx Jim for all your trouble you have gone through to do this. I will use your tips!!!! Ginette

[Jimbacsi]

It was my pleasure!  Use it for good! :)

[xtelevisionset]

These are wayyy better than expert village.

[loncify]

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[Drybones01]

This is very helpful, I take photography at school, and my teacher seriously makes no sense and this here makes a lot more sene to me, Thanks!

[sindarapos]

time nor gravity are dimensions ...

[lartamax1]

Thhanks for the tips I have added all 5 to my favourites folder

[slikazn]

this feels i am going to uni on the holidays. exactly what it is! I am here to learn ;)

[Tolerantoba]

weird dude

[blksable777]

Thank you Jim, for your tips and inspiration.

[Gail940]

Not Bad Lecture Though, Excellent Delivery

[Gail940]

Relatively boring picture, now becomes a moment of disaster Looming, technically speaking though there is a 6th Dimension but you cannot percieve it, only it effects ( Gravity ) 6th D as the man is thrown into the air, on car contact, and drops to the ground, but there again technically speaking ( Time Space Gravity ) TSG are the same & cannot be split, but we percieve them as seperate events, the amount of time it took for the man to move through space & be pulled to ground TSG 4 5 6 th D

[Gail940]

Your right about the 4 Dimensions ( Height - Width - Depth ) = 3D & Adding the 4th Dimension of ( Time ) Time of exposure, CORRECT, however you failed to mention ( 5th Dimension of photography ) 5th D being of course ( Space ) Relative space around your composition, is relative to what surrounds your composition, e.g. body shot (man walking across the road) step back 10 paces now you see the car about to run him over, which you could not see before, 5th Dimension ( Spatial Awarness ) Relativity