Photography

Resources for making photographs for technical documentation.

Table of contents

1. Basic Photography Information
2. Making Photographs for Technical Documentation

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Basic Photography Information

The Internet has abundant information. Someday I may include a curated set of links.

Here are lecture slides on how to take photos of homework. The main points in the slides are

1. Keep the camera parallel to the page
2. Provide good light
3. Hold the camera steady

Making Photographs for Technical Documentation

After reading reports that included bad or unhelpful photographs, I created these lecture slides on making photos for engineering documentation. The slides address the following topics, with an emphasis on using the camera on a mobile phone

1. Usage of compositional framing consistent with the purpose of the photo
   • Add context
   • Explain a complex process
   • Show details
2. Parameters affecting a photo
   • Aperture (fixed for most mobile phones)
   • Shutter speed
   • ISO
3. Using light
   • Soft versus hard light and the appearance of shadows
4. Depth of field