Mitchell-Weisensel

Mitchell-Weisensel **Address the following in your post.** What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph? Wherever you have the focus is where the eye of the viewer is drawn first. If you have the focus in the background their eye will be drawn to the back of the photograph. You want to consider the depth of field. If the subject you are photographing is to close your camera won't be able to focus and you will have a blurred image. Auto focus can be confused if the subject has too many layers, which will require you to use manual focus. On a digital slr camera you would use the depth of field button to display the aperture and how sharply parts of your image are in focus.

Explain in your own words what depth of field is and why it's important to understand when shooting photos. The depth of field is how far away you are from your subject. Depth of field is important to understand because if you are too close to your subject you won't be able to focus and get a clear photograph. f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22 are best for the depth of field because they allow for the background to be more focused than other f settings.

What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? The exposure triangle is how much light you let in, how fast your shutter speed is, and the aperture of your photograph. The exposure triangle is important to the quality of your photos because you don't want your picture to be too dark or too light, the window (aperture) is how much of the scene you're trying to capture that the viewer will see, and the shutter is important because it is how many shots you can take in a quick period of time and if you are trying to take an action shot you will need a faster shutter speed to be able to capture the scene.

What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? The 5 compositional techniques are rule of thirds which is, when you divide your paper in thirds horizontally and vertically and where they cross you should have your subject in it. The next technique is framing, which is to envelop the subject. It puts a focus on the subject. Another technique is fill the frame, make sure that your subject takes up your whole space. Next is level horizon, which gives it a calm feel, if you have a diagonal horizon is makes the photograph confusing. Leading lines is used to guide the viewers eye throughout the photograph.

Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another? Some of the lighting techniques that come from natural sources are, sunlight, moonlight, filtered sunlight, fire light, and light coming in from windows. The artificial techniques of lighting include, flash on a camera, studio lighting, and light in a room. You would use artificial lighting when inside or it's dark out with no moonlight. You would use natural lighting when outside during the day.

In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain. We have experience with using flash at family events such as birthday parties and other important events. We also have experience with sun light because we both have taken pictures outside during the summer.