The Role Of Camera In Photography
According to online Oxford dictionary camera is “a device for recording visual images in the from of a photographs, films, or video signals. ” Camera is a mechanical unit of photography which had stayed constant along all the development of the field of photography. It is an integral part of the activity. Camera is the bridge which leads us to photographs or images. Camera captures the reality in the from of a tangible photograph. It is one of the most precious tools to save the past. The cameras were fairly limited in terms of the technology and their capabilities in past.
The old fashioned cameras were slow and clumsy, and there could be high chances of missing a shot while we mess around with the buttons and knobs. But photographer experiences a unique attachment and achieves satisfaction in knowing exactly the doing of a camera. Optimising it to attain the effect they wish for. But rapidly evolving technology made cameras much more efficient, sleeker and accessible for people to use. The function of camera in the past and present is still the same i. e. create an mage. They are evolving with the developing visual technology. Everyone cannot be happy with the same types of tools, whether the tool is paint, paint brush or camera. Everyone needs something according to their likings and preferences. Choosing a camera could be a tedious job. Some photographers prefers high-tech cameras and others would prefer to use classics. The author have noted,“Like any tool, each camera has a "personality" —a mixture of opportunities and limitations that you control to express your personal vision. ” Finding a camera with a personality that matches their own is the main target. There is a huge variety of cameras available for specific genre of photography. Camera would have some important technical properties that would help the photographer to create a beautiful picture.
One of the most important is unit of a modern day digital camera is a lens. Lens is like a human eye. But it is not natural like human eye, it needs human help. That is what makes it interesting, because it is one unit which can be controlled to create a desired effect for the image. Lens controls the amount of light entering inside the camera. There are multiple types of sense to choose from ultra wide angle to telephoto lens. Choice of lens would make the photograph seem and feel different. While capturing an a photograph, controlling other functions of lens and camera like aperture and shutter speed respectively, would also be important. As discussed above, it would be very important to learn the technical features to have correctly perfectly exposed images and correct depth of field.
