Learn Basic Photography Concepts with Innovative Flash Tool
If you’re a beginner still struggling with some of the basic photography concepts, then you may find this new flash tool helpful. It comes from Penn State, and its official announcement can be found here. The announcement states in part:
“Using Flash, Zidik, a multimedia developer with TLT, has created a way for students in John Beale’s Communication 269 Photojournalism course to learn about the basics of photography such as focal length, depth of field, white balance, shutter speed, exposure, and ISO. ‘(Beale) wanted us to create something that conveyed basic concepts of photography,’ Zidik said. ‘He was looking for something that enabled him to show what happens when you change camera settings to the photo you are taking by using actual images.’
“For example, say you want to see what happens when you adjust focal length, or the zoom part of a telephoto lens. By turning the lens on an actual model of a digital SLR camera onscreen from 14 mm up to 400 mm, you can ‘zoom in’ on a photograph right next to the camera image that demonstrates what the photo would look like at that focal length. In addition, you can also click on arrows to adjust the focal length.
“‘It simulates how you would make the adjustments on a real camera, then you see what would happen to the photograph if you take one using that setting,’ Zidik said.”
You can play with this learning aid by going to http://photo.comm.psu.edu.
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That's neat, but I think this online camera simulator is even better, because it lets you play with more than one control at a time.