The Basics of Photography You Should Know: A Checklist

The Checklist

I know photography learning can get a bit overwhelming, so lastly, I wanted to give you a checklist of the knowledge you should have to cover the basics.

The basics of photography checklist:

• Exposure and how to control it: Shutter speed, how to control it in-camera, and how it affects your image

• Aperture, F stops, how they modify your image and proper settings for focus control

• ISO, how it affects the quality of your image, and how to use it

• Lenses: different types, focal length, quality, and how they modify the look and feel of your image

• Lighting: quantity, quality, direction, and type of lighting (natural light, studio lights, and flash photography)

• Focusing: how to properly use autofocus and make sure your images are sharp

• Framing: the rule of thirds and other principles

• Composition and angle: how to use the space and your tools to turn a three-dimensional situation, into a flat image that still tells a story and has depth

• Posing: how to direct models, actors, and non- performers, plus how to pose families, couples, and co- workers

• Colour: how to use rules of colour to create pleasing images

• Technical: the difference between camera types, sensor sizes, resolution, raw images, and proper workflow from shooting to editing.

• Post-production: importing, editing, and exporting your images with Lightroom, and advanced editing with photoshop.

Hope you found this post helpful and inspiring on your journey. I know starting a photography business can be quite overwhelming, but setting clear goals and pacing yourself with structure and direction can get you really far.