Scovone Star Magazine 2015-2016 | Page 43

Cool Cameras Capture Pictures

Someone taking a picture with their iPhone . cameras built into them . Same with some tablets .
Another type of digital camera is the SLR ( single lens reflex ) camera . The way SLR the camera captures an image is a mirror flips up and lets light onto the recording medium . When you are looking through the eye hole , the light goes off of a main mirror , off of more mirrors , and into the eye hole . That is not how a normal camera works . An example of a normal camera is the Polaroid .
The first instant camera is the Polaroid . The Polaroid produced black and white photos on a special film . When you pressed the button the shutter opens and light comes onto the film . The Polaroid was made in 1947 by Edwin Herbert . Even though other cameras at the time were bigger they still produced the same black and white photos .
The Point and Shoot camera ( a . k . a . The Compact camera ) is designed for a simple operation . It is a digital camera .
Some people use focus free or auto focus lenses . Some have flash units built in .
Cameras work in different ways , all of them cool .
ACCESSORIES A lot of people use camera accessories . Most of them you probably would not think of them as accessories . Some of those are straps , lenses , filters , etc . Also there are things that are obvious that they are accessories , like a camera skin .
The snug-it camera skin is a case that protects your camera . The skin gives you button accessibility . The skins can come in different colors and different shapes to match your camera . There is even a plug-in spot for the remote shutter release .
A remote shutter release is kind of like a selfie stick , but for a camera . There is a spot where you plug a cord into a camera , and on the other side of the cord is a button . If you push the button it takes the picture .
It is a great accessory for taking selfies . If you don ’ t want to shake the camera while taking a picture , you can use this accessory . Also if you want to take even better pictures , use the mini soft box .
The mini softbox is a mini version of the soft box which bounces light off of a second surface ( diffused light ), therefore it is easier to carry around . Mini soft
boxes can clip to the top of some cameras . The mini softbox produces diffused light to eliminate shadows . If you want your pictures to be better , but your camera to be lighter , you might like filters .
There are many different kinds of filters . Four of them are the diffusion filter , the polarizing filter , the natural density filter , and the fog filter .
The diffusion filter blurs the image a little . This makes the picture look softer . However , this filter is the opposite of the natural density filter .
The natural density filter changes the amount of light to remove the blurs . If the picture is too bright it can lower the light . Also , this filter is similar to the polarizing filter .
The polarizing filter removes the washed out or faded effect . So if your pictures look faded , you should use this filter . Now , if you like the faded effect , you will like the fog filter .
The fog filter does exactly what it sounds like , it fogs up the picture . A lot of people do not like the fog filter , but some people do . It changes the light in some parts of the picture .
There are many more accessories than were listed , all of them different .
A camera is like your brain . Once you see something , you don ’ t forget it for a very long time . If you take a picture , it won ’ t fade for a long time .
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