Here is where your

presentation begins
● Why do people take photos?
● Do you think nude photography is a
sensual expressions or an artistic
expression? Why or why not?
 ● Do you believe in the expression
“A photo is worth a thousand words? Why
or why not?
Photography is a way of feeling, of touching,
of loving. What you have caught on film is
captured forever.. It remembers little things,
long after you have forgotten every inch

-Aaron Siskin
Learning Outcomes
01 Recognize the history and importance of photography;

02 Appreciate the rule of third in photography

03 Discuss the types of photography

Demonstrate an understanding of the essential components and features

04 of a camera; and

05 Display an ability to do photography

➢ The word photography is from two Greek words photos or
phos, for “light” and graphe, for “lines” or “drawing”.
➢ Therefore, photography is described as the art in creating
or drawing durable images by recording light using either
photograph in film or image sensor.
Importance of Photography
➢ Human photographs share so much meaning about who we
are as individuals. It tells what we find beautiful, fascinating,
funny, delicious, meaningful and inspiring.
➢ It allows showcasing our style, interests, relationships, and
adventures to mark the passage of time.
➢ Photography has been used in advertising, books,
magazines, newspapers, television, and in research to convey
information and advertise products and services.
The Digital Era
of Photography
➢ Until the present times, photography was quite a problematic type
of art to maintain. One may have cameras with different lenses,
manual focus, and complicated settings. However, with the advent
of digital cameras, all this complexity vanished. Digital cameras
have a different way of saving images. Instead of using film, it uses
a sensor in to save images onto a digital memory card or internal
storage ((Tolmachev, 2010; Ma, 2017).
➢ Digital photography is the art of manipulating and producing
digital pictures. It uses electronic photodetectors to capture the
image focused by the lens. The captured image is stored as a
computer file ready for digital processing, viewing, and publishing.
Rule of Thirds
Composition
➢ The Rule of Thirds is a great compositional technique for making photos
more dynamic and exciting. It is also a compositional rule for painting and
photography.
➢ The Rule of Thirds is also known as the guideline which applies to the
process of composing visual images like in painting, designs, and
photographs (Meech, 1991).
➢ The instruction proposes that the picture is visualized as divided into nine
equal parts by two equally- spaced horizontal lines and two equally-
spaced vertical lines, and those essential compositional elements should
place along these lines.
Types of Photography
Photography
➢ Photography is one of the best
favorite pastimes that many of us
craved.
➢ A photograph is worth a thousand
words and has the power to convey a
whole new meaning of a particular
condition.
 Aerial
Photography
➢ It refers to the taking of photographs
of the ground from an elevated
position.
➢ It is acquired through the use of a
specialized camera mounted such as
fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters,
drones, balloons, kites, parachutes,
etc.
Astrophotography
➢ It focuses entirely on taking
images from space. This type
could vary from the planets to
the stars or any other exciting
configurations.
 Commercial
Photography
➢ It is a photographic work done

for commercial purposes, such

as corporate brochures and
leaflets, menus in cafes and
restaurants, magazine
advertising, merchandising, and
product placement. It has
various types such as:
a. Advertising photography- This type of photography is
used to highlight a product, service, brand or an individual,
in print advertising (such as magazines, newspapers,
leaflet, etc).
b. Architecture and interior photography- This photography
is used in capturing images of structures and beauty of an
interior space in which photographers use lightning
techniques to attract clients.
c. Automotive photography- This photography is utilized by car or
automobile companies and dealerships to promote brand new or
existing cars, driving awareness about a car's features and benefits
to potential clientele.
d. Food photography- This photography is a specialized category of
commercial photography which is used to capture the pictures of
various cuisines and menus in an attractive style.
e. Jewelry photographs- This photography is used in highlighting
beautiful images of bracelets, necklace, ring, and other jewelry
items.
f. Journalism photography- This photography is the art of taking
photographs which are considered as attractive and goes along with
news topics, to substantiate the news story or report.
g. Product photography- This photography is used in capturing
excellent images to attractively represents a product in advertising.
It sometimes includes people as part of the product. It attracts
people to see someone they know or a face that is likable to a
product.
h. Sports photography- It is a type of photography which is utilized to
write sports news, using excellent cameras that take sharp pictures
of players in action.
Fine Photography
➢ It refers to highly creative images

that have an abstract influence.

These photographs can be equal
to an artist's expression on
painting.
 Forensic
Photography
➢ It is also known as crime
scene photography wherein
the work of the photographer
is mainly to capture images
for an accurate
representation of the scene of
the crime.
 Headshot
Photography
➢ This type of photography focuses
mainly on the person's face. This
is also known as mug shots.
 Macro
Photography
➢ This type of photography is
about close-up images of a
specific topic. It is commonly
applied mainly to capture
details of organisms or
nature that may not be
visible to the naked eye.
 Nature
Photography
➢ It encompasses all forms of
photography where the main
subject has something to do
with nature. It focuses on
landscapes, wildlife,
underwater, and plants life
as they are in their natural
environment.
Nude Photography
➢ It is about the portrayal of
the human body in the
naked form.
 Portrait
Photography
➢ It is all about capturing the
mood of a person, with an
emphasis on the face and
expression of a person.
 Still life
Photography
➢ It is all about capturing
objects on camera that are
deliberately grouped to
create a particular
composition. This requires
the photographer to have an
excellent lighting technique.
 Street
Photography
➢ It is all about capturing
candid images of public
places or even people in their
natural element. It requires
the photographer the skill to
mingle with people and
achieve the best frames.
 Travel
Photography
➢ It involves capturing images
of a particular landscape,
traditions, and customs or
even people from different
places.
 Basic
Components and
Features of a
Camera
Aperture- it is an opening in a camera in which light travels
through and can be adjusted to control the amount of light that
reached the image sensor.
Data display- it is used to display the menu for adjusting the
different camera operations.
Electronic sensor- it is a sensor that transmits and detects
information used to make an image.
Lens- it is the eye of the camera used in conjunction with a
camera body and mechanism to capture images of objects.
Shutter release button- it is the button found on camera used to
take photos.
Viewfinder- it is used to view the captured image of the subject
 Campus Photo Tour
Instructions: The class will have a photo tour
capturing the vibrant life around the campus (students
in the library deeply engrossed in books, the lively buzz
in the cafeteria, the beautiful greenery around the
school gardens.
What kind of scenes or activities would you want to
highlight in the photo tour?
Thanks!
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