Acosta-Dillemuth

 What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph? Focus is what makes the viewer get interested in what you are trying to capture in your photographs. In order to get good focus in a picture, you have to be able to connect the exposure triangle, concentrating in the aperture concept; with the aperture, you are capable of getting what you want to capture in the picture.

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 subject that you are capturing within the photograph. To get the desired amount of depth of field, you have to change the aperture. Large apertures have a small depth of focus while a smaller aperture will give you a much larger depth of field. Small depths of field mean that whatever is captured will be focused while the background will be blurry. It is important to know this when taking pictures of a determined subject so that you can give the photo an interesting composition.

What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? The exposure triangle is the connection between the shutter speed, the ISO, and the aperture that creates a quality picture.The exposure triangle is important when composing photographs because they all impact each other in different ways. Increasing ISO will allow you to increase the aperture and shutter speed, allowing you to capture a photo will small field of depth.

What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? The five compositional techniques that we use in photography are the rule of thirds, framing, zooming in and out, a leveled horizon, leading lines, a unique point of view, and focus and depth of field.

Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another? Natural sources of light include sunlight and moonlight, including the light filtered through windows and clouds, and flames, candles, etc. Artificial lighting comes from spotlights used in studios, normal room lighting like lamps, and camera flash. Artificial light may be used to create dramatic scenes or need a specific part being lit. With natural light, it is not really possible to control so the scenes are less affected.

In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain. Natural lighting is very commonly used because we tend to take pictures of sunset or any interesting frames the cloud create around it. We are familiar with taking pictures outside in natural light because we take a lot of photos in the summer when everything is very bright. We are also used to using normal room lighting because it is a very common. Sometimes we use flash because it is available in normal cameras and cellular devices.