Gray-Trier-Sydney

 What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph?
Focus helps to draw the attention onto the main focal point of the photograph. You can achieve this by adjusting the aperture or turning the focus ring on your camera until you find the best amount of focus for the shot.

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 picture is in focus. Depth of field is important when taking a photo because it helps the photographer focus on more or less of the scene.

What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos?
The exposure triangle is made up of three elements named Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed. Aperture is a opening in the camera that controls how much light you let in. ISO is how sensitive your camera is to light and how grainy the photo will be. Shutter speed is the amount of time that your image sensor sees the scene you are taking a photo of. They relate to each other because if one of the elements was off/ not being used the photo would not turn out right.

 Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another?
Natural lighting comes from the sun and artificial lighting comes from studio lights and the flash of a camera. If you are shooting in nature or outside in general you would use natural lighting and if you are inside you could use either natural or artificial lighting depending on the scenery and the time of day.

In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain.
I have shot with both artificial and natural light but prefer to shoot with natural light because when I take pictures I like to be outside or in nature.

What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? EXPLAIN don't just list.
The rule of thirds is the technique of having the subject you are capturing more off to the side instead of dead in the center. To do that you have to divide the frame into 3 horizontal lines and 3 vertical lines and then placing the subject in between those lines.

Framing: you have to use the elements in the shot to frame around the subject of the photo.

Filling the Frame: Fill the entire frame with the subject so the background is distracting from the subject.

Level Horizon: Make sure the horizon line is straight because if it is diagonal it can confuse the viewer because they will not be sure what they are looking at.

Leading Lines: using natural lines to draw focus to the subject of the image.