Mistele-Katelyn

Focus is very important when taking pictures because it determines how clear or fuzzy your picture. You need to know how to focus your camera in order to get what effect you want in your photo. To get a good focus in an slr photograph you have to adjust the aperture and consider depth of focus while shooting a photo.
 * What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph?**

Depth of field is how much of your photo is in focus. Large depth of field is when most of your photo is in focus while small depth means that only part of the image will be in focus the rest will be fuzzy. It's important to know about the depth of field because you have to realize what part of the image you want in focus and then adjust.
 * Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it's important to understand when shooting photos.**

The exposure triangle consists of three components, ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. They are important because all three depends on rely on each other to produce a quality picture. Shutter speeds relates to how long the shutter is open and aperture relates to how large the opening is, and lastly ISO is the cameras sensitivity to light and all of these things contribute to making a quality photo.
 * What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos?**

Rule of thirds: Each photograph is split into thirds, and to make a photo more interesting you can put something interesting at the intersection of each third. Framing: Framing is when you use something that is in the photo to frame the main subject of the photo. Fill the frame: Filling the frame is when you zoom in on the subject to let it fill the whole frame, this is interesting because you can see the details of the subject. Level horizon: Leveling the horizon is when you create a straight line with the horizon in the picture. Using different placement of the horizon creates different meanings, for example a horizon at a diagonal creates confusion. Leading lines: Leading lines are a basic technique but effective at leading the viewer of the picture to the main object. Different objects can be used, like trees or roads, but they have to lead the view directly to the main focal point for it to be a leading line.
 * What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography?**

Natural sources of light provide some different lighting techniques, filtered sunlight can give a picture a certain look, while moonlight can provide a technique that just allows the viewer to see things very minimally. Also candle light, or firelight can give the viewer the impression that the fire is the only light in the room illuminating only what is directly behind it. Artificial light provides many more techniques like dramatic lighting, bounce light, and fill light. If you were trying to make a statement with your picture you would use artificial lighting, more specifically dramatic lighting because that makes a statement by lighting the focal point dramatically. But, if you were trying to showcase that the candle is the only light in the room you would use natural lighting and place the subject accordingly.
 * Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another?**

In terms of lighting I haven't worked with many sources of light besides natural light. I have used natural lighting outside with the sun light or the moon light. I also have utilized artificial lighting by using the flash on a camera or phone. Besides that I haven't had much to any experience with studio lighting.
 * In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain.**