Define composition: the pleasing selection and arrangement of subjects within the picture area.
What are the 6 Guidelines for better pictures: Simplicity, lines, balance, avoiding mergers, framing, lines.
What is the rule of thirds? Can you diagram it if asked? You can use the rule of thirds as a guide in the off-center placement of your subjects. Yes you can diagram it.
What are the most dynamic lines? Diagonal lines are the most dynamic.
What are the most common and graceful lines? The S curve.
What are the two types of balance? Which is more dynamic? Symmetrical balacance and non symmetrical. Non symmetrical is more dynamic.
What are two types of mergers? Border and near merger.
How do you avoid mergers? Use 6 ways for better Compostion. Wide the frame.
What are the 6 Guidelines for better pictures: Simplicity, lines, balance, avoiding mergers, framing, lines.
What is the rule of thirds? Can you diagram it if asked? You can use the rule of thirds as a guide in the off-center placement of your subjects. Yes you can diagram it.
What are the most dynamic lines? Diagonal lines are the most dynamic.
What are the most common and graceful lines? The S curve.
What are the two types of balance? Which is more dynamic? Symmetrical balacance and non symmetrical. Non symmetrical is more dynamic.
What are two types of mergers? Border and near merger.
How do you avoid mergers? Use 6 ways for better Compostion. Wide the frame.
Light Techniques
1. Front lighting illustrates the portion of the subject facing the picture taker. The cameras flash is the most common type of front lighting.
2. Light that comes from behind the thing you're taking a picture of is the hardest type of light techniques. Simplifies the scene by emphasizing the subject. it provides an outline of light in portraits, and adds strong shadows in landscapes.
3. Side lighting is the technique you should use to emphasize texture, dimension, shapes, or patterns,
4. Bokem is from the Japanese word 'broke'. in photography, bokeh defines the quality of blurred lights presented in a light.
5. Shadow play is when you take a picture of a shadow that is made by someone to create an image. Almost anything can be used in shadow play, including: people, animals, food, and different objects.
Notes
Defining Composition:
1. The six guidelines for better pictures: Simplicity, Lines, Framing, The Rule of Thirds, Balance, Avoiding Mergers.
2. The rule of thirds is splitting the picture up into three sections and the subject of the picture lies in one of the end sections.
3. The most dynamic lines are diagonal lines.
4. The most common lines are horizontal lines.
5. The two types of balance are formal and informal. Formal is more dynamic.
6. The two types of mergers are border and near.
7. Mergers can be avoided by solid backgrounds.
Lighting Techniques:
Aperture:
1. The aperture is the opening at the rear of the lens that determines how much light travels through the lens and falls on the image sensor.
2. The aperture works like the pupil of an eye: it can be enlarged or contracted to control light. This is done with an aperture adjustment.
3.The size of the aperture’s opening is measured in f-stops
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5.(f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, and f/22)
6. Depth of Field (DOF) is the front-to-back zone of a photograph in which the image is razor sharp.
7.f2.8
8. f22
9. The longer the shutter stays open the more light it allows in and vice versa, this affecting the aperture.
ISO Webquest1. ISO is an acronym, what do the letters ISO stand for? International Standard Organization
2. What is ISO? The level of sensitivity of your camera to available light
3. What does it do? The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to the light, while a higher ISOnumber increases the sensitivity of your camera. The component within your camera that can change sensitivity is called image sensor or simply sensor.
4. What are the most common camera speed ISO settings (from fast to slow)? 100, 400, 800-1600
5. The lower the ISO number, the ___slower_____ the speed. The higher the ISO number, for example 1600 the ___faster______ the speed.
6. When do you use a low ISO speed? you should always use the lowest ISO, to retain the most detail and to have the highest image quality.
7. When do you use a high ISO speed? You should increase the ISO when there is not enough light for the camera to be able to quickly capture an image.
8. What are the recommended methods for landscape night photography (identify 2)? A high ISO like 800.
9. What is the sunny 16 rule? The Sunny 16 Rule is a way to meter for correct exposure during daylight without using the camera's meter. So for example, if your ISO is 200 at f/16, then your shutter speed will be 1/200 seconds. If your ISO is 100, then your shutter speed will be 1/100 seconds.
10. 100 ISO is generally accepted as ‘normal’ and will give you lovely _____crisp__ shots with little ___noise__ /___grain___.
11. What four factors need to be considered when choosing an ISO setting? Light, clearness, time of day, grain.
12. Identify two situations where you might have to push the ISO to a higher setting? Identify why you have to make this choice. If you are next to much unnatural light or the sun, than you may have to change the ISO to a higher mode.