How Does a Camera Work? | Photography Masterclass

To start off this Photography Masterclass, you need to learn how does a camera work. This probably isn't a question you've thought about too much. With digital cameras, you just press a button and the picture appears, right? Well we aren't going to dive into a long history of photography, it's important to understand the parts of the camera and how it actually works before moving on. Nowadays, cameras are everywhere from the street corner to your pocket and while bigger more professional cameras like DSLR or mirrorless may look quite different than a smartphone, they work very similarly. At its core Photography is about capturing light. Your camera can tell if there's bright light or if there's an absence of light, it can see colors too. Light goes into your camera through the lens which has an aperture inside, an opening that lets light inside. The light passes through the camera shutter, which in many cameras opens when you press the shutter release button to let light in and the light hits your camera's sensor, where it is digitally captured and saved as an image. While digital photography is a lot easier than photographing with film, the way the cameras work are still similar. And as one of the most important inventions of all time, we're excited to have you in this class to learn even more. So thank you for being here and let's learn how to take better photos.