Solomon+Riley

= Solomon, Riley =

What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph?
== It is important to take your time to adjust the focus on your camera so that you can get quality photos and it is important to make sure that you aren't too close to your subject because if you are too close it won't focus unless you have a macro lens which is for extreme close-ups. To get good focus in a slr photograph you should always stay an arms length away from your subject unless you are using a macro lens for extreme close-ups. == == Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it's important to understand when shooting photos. == == In my own words depth of field is when the camera focuses more on either the foreground, middle ground, or background. It is important to understand when shooting photos because if you wanted to put more emphasis on one part of the image you could use depth of field to do that. == == What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? (HINT...there are 3 parts to the Triangle make sure you explain all three and how they relate to each other and making a good photo.) == == The exposure triangle is the team work of three different parts to taking a photo that if one happens to be altered everything else could be thrown off so they have to work together. The first part to the exposure triangle is ISO and that measures how sensitive the digital camera is to light. The second part to the exposure triangle is aperture and that is how much the camera lens opens when taking a photo. The last part to the exposure triangle is shuttle speed and that is the amount of time that the shutter is open for. ==  **What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? EXPLAIN don't just list.** == The 5 compositional techniques are rule of thirds, framing, fill the fame, level horizon, and leading lines. The rule of thirds is when you divide an image into thirds vertically and horizontally leaving you with six different sections, at each of the intersections there should be something of interest. Framing is using subjects in the image to create a frame or boarder to the picture. Fill the frame is when you fill the majority of your frame with your subject leaving little to no background. Level the horizon is when you make sure the the horizon is a going all the way across the picture but try not to put it in the center. Lastly, leading lines is when you have some sort of lined image directing you to look at a certain part. ==  **Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another?** == A few natural lighting techniques are if you were outside you could include the sun light or moon light and if you were inside you could include light from a window, glass door, or skylight or a flame from a fire place or candle. A few artificial lighting techniques are if you were to include a flash, a spot light, a computer screen, bounce light, fill light. If you wanted you photo to look more natural you would use natural lighting and if you wanted your photo to look more like a photography and modeled you would use artificial lighting. ==

In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain.
==I have used both artificial and natural lighting before. I used artificial lighting when my friends and I took pictures in a dark room with spot lights on us. I used natural lighting when my friends and I took pictures out in nature. ==