Vega-Beaudoin

The importance of focus is that focusing on the object you have captured a clear image of the object(s) you have captured. In order to get a good focus in a digital slr photograph all that needs to be done is: hold the camera still, make sure you have a distance between you and the camera while photographing.
 * 1. What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph? **

Depth of field is the amount of background you have in your photo that is in focus. By either making the depth of field bigger or smaller it will change the focus of the image you are taking, either by focusing on something that is up close or focusing on the background.
 * 2. 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 triangle that has three different elements such as aperture the meaning is to measure the sensitivity your camera has to different lighting and how much you should let in. The next one is ISO this metaphor is saying that some people are sensitive to lighting so you can only let in so much to where it will fit to the person your taking a picture of. The last one of the triangle would be Shutter speed, which is the amount of time the shutter or the device on the camera that opens and closes to control how long the focal plane is exposed to light. These three things are all apart and connected with light and help the camera out with creating the perfect lighting for the picturing your trying to take.
 * 3. What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? **

The five compositional techniques that are used in photography are the following: rule of thirds, framing, fill the frame, level of horizon, and leading lines. The rule of thirds is when you make three horizontal and three vertical lines that are evenly spaced and where they intersect is typically the focus points of the picture. Leading lines are objects in the pictures (look like lines) that lead your eye throughout the entire picture, allowing your eyes to see the entire picture. Framing is when the main subject seems to be surrounded by objects allowing the viewer to focus on the main object in the picture. Filling the frame provides an object almost everywhere within the picture and provides something to see where ever you look. Level of horizon shows the natural horizon of whatever is being shown; an example of this would be when you take a picture of a tree and provide both the ground and sky within the picture.
 * 4. What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? **

There are two different lighting techniques: natural and artificial. The sources used when using natural lighting sources would be: sunlight, sunlight filtering out through the clouds, lighting from the moon, and fire. Some artificial lighting sources would be: from a light bulb or the flash from the camera you are using.
 * 5. Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another? **

We have experienced taking photos with both types of lighting such as natural lighting which is from the sun outside and artificial lighting which is from any light inside. We believe that using Artificial lighting is the easiest because the more you move around the different types of lighting by using the exposure triangle techniques shows different aspects of the picture your trying to take.
 * 6. In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain. **