To What Extent do Film Concepts Carry Over to Digital?

I'm a total newbie to photography in general, never having done anything other than land-based point-and-shoot automatic 35 mm compact blah blah blah shooting. To edumacate myself, I've picked up a couple books on basic photography -- one being a film-based photography book, the other being Digital Photography for Dummies.

To what extent will the concepts in the film-based world carry over to digital domain. E.g., interplay between f stop, shutter speed, focal length, depth of field, film sensitivity, etc.

Thanks.

All the concepts you mention, carry over just fine.

The other thing to think about, is the 2 exposures going to make up most shots - one set by aperture and shutter speed, and ambient light, the other set only by aperture and strobe light strength.

Welcome.

Don

All the concepts you mention, carry over just fine.

 

The other thing to think about, is the 2 exposures going to make up most shots - one set by aperture and shutter speed, and ambient light, the other set only by aperture and strobe light strength.

 

Welcome.

 

Don

Thanks for the reply, Don. I'm not sure I follow what you're saying re keeping in mind re two exposurs. Are you referring to different different "sets" of parameters to keep in mind on any given shot?

Thanks.

Ken.

The concepts of film and digital are pretty much the same. The real difference is between land and underwater.

On land you only need a strobe if you need more light to expose the picture.

Underwater you need a strobe to light the picture AND to bring out the colors at depth.

Furthermore, underwater strobes are normally only effective up to 3 to 5 feet so they only light the foreground. Thus Don's comment on needing to pay attention to what controls the exposure of the foreground and background.

For more on exposure considerations underwater, see the following page.

http://www.splashdowndivers.com/photo_gall...gs_exposure.htm