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 * What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph?**

Focus is important when trying to capture the focal point of the photo. You can get good focus in a digital slr photograph by holding the camera still, you could use a tripod, and then make sure you focus the camera before taking the photograph.

**Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it's important to understand when shooting photos.**

Depth of field is the distance between the closest and the furthest objects in the shot that are most in focus within an image. It's important to understand what the depth of field is when shooting photos because, a shallow depth of field (where both the foreground and background are extremely out of field) can be a useful tool for a photographer.

**What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos?**

The exposure triangle relates to light and has three elements. The three elements are ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. All three of the exposure triangle's elements are important to making quality photos because, ISO is the measure of a digital camera sensor's sensitivity to light and the Aperture is the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken. As for shutter speed, the amount of time that the shutter is open can contribute to making quality photos.

**What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography?**

The first compositional technique we use in photography are leading lines. Leading lines direct the viewer’s eyes into the image creating a principle of movement. Rule of Thirds is the second technique we use in photography, it divides the image into thirds vertically and horizontally and where the thirds intersect are areas of most interest to the viewer, creates asymmetrical balance. Thirdly, if you fill the frame you have captured the subject in a way that may not even extend the frame. The fourth compositional technique is level horizon, which is when you take a picture and use a level horizon, not a slanting one and the last technique, framing; framing uses elements such as trees to frame the subject.

**Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another?**

One lighting technique that comes from a natural source is the sun and an artificial light source could be a light bulb. You should use light from a natural source when you want your subject to be shaded and you should use light from an artificial source when you want to add effects to your photo later.

**In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain.**

Both Sara and I have taken pictures using natural light and artificial light. We have taken pictures outside, using the sun as our light source and indoors using lamps as the photo's light source. We find that natural light provides a better outcome when taking photographs, because the shadow from the sun draws more interest to the subject.