Martinson-Krumenacher

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

Focus is important because you don’t want a blurry picture, if you need the focal point to be nice and crisp then focusing is important. With a digital slr photograph you get good focus by using something stable to rest on.

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

In our own words we think that depth of field means what the length is between the farthest object and the closest objects. There is a depth between objects and that is a term to explain it.

3.) What is the exposure triangle and why it is important to making quality photos?

The exposure triangle is the sensitivity to light. A metaphor for an exposure triangle is that the camera is like a window with shutters that open and close. Aperture is the size of the window, if it’s bigger more light gets through and the room is brighter.

4.) What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography?

The 5 compositional techniques that we use are, Rule of Thirds which is imagine that the image is divided into thirds horizontally and vertically. This helps with you not placing your subject right in the middle of the photo. Next is Level Horizon line, holding the camera steady and making sure that there is a straight line across your picture assures you that you have a level horizon line. Another one is Leading Lines, since line is a basic element you can use it to create interesting pictures.

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

A natural source would be the light from the sun, they outdoors. Whereas a artificial light would be from a lightbulb or any man-made light.

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

We have had experience shooting photos with light such as: natural light and minimal natural light, artificial light, and flash light.