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Lily What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph? Focus is important because you need to focus the camera by keeping it very still so the photo is not fuzzy or blurred in any places in the photo you are taking. To get good focus you need to either hold the camera still and not move or put in on a tripod if possible.

Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it’s important to understand when shooting photos. depth of a field is how far away you can capture a picture. How good the picture will be.

what is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? The Triangle is the three elements. three objects in the frame you are shooting. The three things you are focusing on and are making it clear to see.

what are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? EXPLAIN Framing:  //Using elements in the shot to frame the subject of the shot, i.e. tree branches framing up a softly lit portrait.//

leading lines Line is one of the most basic elements of design. Use it to create interest in your image and lead people into the picture. Roads, trees, lines of a building can all lead the viewers eye into your image and point them toward what you want them to see.

rule of thirds //imagine the image area divided into thirds horizontally and vertically. Having something of interest at the points where the thirds intersect will make for a more interesting image. Composing within the thirds will also help. If shooting a landscape put the horizon in the top third of the image to capture most of the land in the image. If there is a dramatic sky, change it up and put the horizon in the bottom third of the picture with the sky filling most of the space.//

level horizon Hold the camera steady and make sure the horizon line makes a straight line across the frame. Diagonal horizon lines will create tension and confusion making the viewer uncertain what they are looking at.

Fill the space: Let your subject fill the whole frame. Move closer and zoom in on the subject. It will be more interesting to see the subject without a lot of extraneous details. Make sure you’re not cutting off any vital parts when you zoom in.

which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? when would you use on vs another? The sun is natural, shaded spots are natural, light from the outside coming in threw windows or doors. Artificial lighting is florescent lighting, studio lighting, flash on a camera.

In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain I have experience with natural light, florescent lights, flash from a camera, studio lights.