Harms-Rebholz

=Composition, Focus And Lighting=


 * Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another?**
 * Natural Lighting
 * Outside
 * Sun light or filtered sunlight (ex: sun on a cloudy day)
 * Moonlight
 * Firelight
 * Inside
 * Natural light shining through windows or glass doors
 * Fire light
 * Artificial Lighting
 * Flash from a camera
 * Studio light like a spot light or strobe light
 * Light in the room
 * Types of studio artificial lights
 * available artificial light ( the only light in the space)
 * Bounce light (using another white object to reflect the light on the subject)
 * Fill light (where you use two different sources of light so you don’t have shadows)
 * Dramatic lighting (one source of light that makes extreme shadows) usually uses a spotlight for it.
 * Natural lighting is usually used because of the abundance of light you have with minimal equipment. While artificial light may offer you more control over the light, it requires more equipment.


 * In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with?**
 * Over the years of taking photos, I have had to adapt to and use many different types of light. The Type that I mostly use is Natural light inside and outside. The outside light allows me to get a more natural feel to the photo, while inside light helps me achieve more of a warm feel to my photos. I also have experience with using artificial lights. I use artificial lights more often than not to create a darker feel to the photos since there isn’t as much of the glowing feeling you get when using natural light.


 * What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph?**
 * Focus is the center of attention in a photo, to get this in a photo you need to let the camera get focused on the subject and make sure to be at a good distance no too close but not to far away from the subject you want to focus on. You do not want to be closer than an arms length.


 * Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it's important to understand when shooting photos.**
 * Depth of field is how much of the photo you have in focus. Which is important to understand so you know whether most of your photo will be in focus or if very little of your photo will be in focus.


 * What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos?**
 * The exposure triangle is made up of three parts, ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. All three elements are crucial to creating a quality photo. ISO is how the sensor of your camera reacts to light. Aperture is how large or small your front lense is when taking a photograph. And shutter speed is how long the shutter is open, that is measured in seconds. All three elements help by reacting to how light and how it interacts with the camera.


 * What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography?**
 * In photography there are 5 compositional techniques. The first technique is the rule of thirds, this is when you avoid putting the subject of your picture in the middle of a photo in order to create more interest to the photo. The second technique is framing, that's when you use other elements in a shot to frame the main subject of it. The third technique is to fill the frame; this is as simple as it sounds, just make sure that your subject is taking up the whole photo so that you are not leaving blank space. The fourth technique is leva horizon, that is where if you have a horizon line in your picture to make sure it is straight and not slanted. The fifth and final technique is leading lines this is when you have lines in your image to create interest and to lead the viewer's eyes to the subject of the photo.