Wroblewski-Lauren

=**Composition, Focus, and Lighting **=

Focus is important because it makes the image look either more sharp or draws emphasis in some photos. To get good focus in a digital SLR photograph, you would use aperture, which is the opening of the camera. Aperture helps to make the photo more interesting because if the aperture is a small number, it would focus more on the subjects closer to the camera. If you have a photo at an aperture at f/22. it would have everything in focus and everything in the background would be noticeable. If you had an aperture of f/2.8, then it would have the closer objects focused and the background would be thrown out of focus.
 * What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph? **

This is an example of the variety of different apertures. It shows the differences between all of them as the aperture gets bigger



Depth of field is the amount of your shot that will be in focus. You can use a Large depth of field to make most of your image in focus either if it’s close up to your camera or farther away. If there is an object farther away from the camera, it would be more out of focus than if there would be an object closer. If an object is too close, it would be out of focus as well. This is an example of Large Depth of Field and shows how in the background it is out of focus
 * Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it's important to understand when shooting photos. **

The exposure triangle is a common used technique including the ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. The ISO is the measure of a digital camera’s sensor’s sensitivity to light. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to the light. The ISO is important because it helps show more light to the subject and opens the opportunity for a better photo. This is an example of the different ISO levels, showing the differences between the smaller and larger numbers.
 * What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? (HINT...there are 3 parts to the Triangle make sure you explain all three and how they relate to each other and making a good photo.) **

The aperture is the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken. It is important to when you take a photo because it helps with the depth of focus and to make the photo more creative and interesting. The last part of the Exposure Triangle is the Shutter Speed. Shutter speed is the amount of time that the shutter is open. It freezes a moving photo and makes it easier to catch a photograph of someone moving or any natural moving object.

This is an example of the shutter speed and how it freezes a moving photo

The five compositional techniques are the rule of thirds, framing, fill the frame, level the horizon, and leading lines. The Rule of Thirds is used to keep the composition interesting keeping the photo “split” into thirds and intersecting. It creates a bigger interest and makes the photo more appealing. This is an example of the Rule of Thirds because it keeps the composition interesting and has the subject off to the side a little.
 * What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? EXPLAIN don't just list. **

Framing is used to focus on the position and the perspective of the viewer. It draws more attention to an object or subject, This is an example of Framing because it focuses on the subject of the picture and brings attention to it.

Fill the Frame is when you fill your whole photograph into the picture. By doing this, you are making the viewer looking straight at the subject of your photo. This is an example of Filling the Frame because it fills the picture with the subject.

Level the Horizon means that you allow the picture to have two separate ideas into one photo, or splitting it in two while Leading lines refers to a technique where the viewer’s eye is attracted to the lines that lead directly to the subject or the object. This is an example of Leading Lines because it leads the viewer to a subject of the photograph.

The lighting techniques that come from natural sources are the sun, moonlight, firelight, or light that forms on its own or generates the illumination. Natural light softens the image and gives it a more natural and bright look to it.  This is an example of Natural lighting because the light comes from natural sources, like the sun.
 * Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another? **

The lighting techniques that come from artificial sources are the lighting from a lamp, a flashlight, a camera flash, or light coming off a screen of some sort. If the light is basically man made, it would be artificial lighting.  This is an example of Artificial Lighting because the light produced in the picture is some sort of light man made.

 Natural light gives you a softer light than artificial. Soft light brings out more detail in the shadows while the hard light, like artificial light, gives your more contrast and could result in darker shadows.

In terms of lighting, the kinds of light sources I have already experienced are both artificial and natural lighting.  This is an example of one of my artificial lighting photographs because the light I used was a lamp light.
 * In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain. **

<span style="color: #ff0816; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This is an example of one of my natural lighting photographs because the light I used was the sun.

<span style="color: #ff0a0a; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">