Michaelson

Michaelson

What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital slr photograph? Focus allows the photographer zoom to a weaker part a photo and allow it to enhance the strength of the photo. You get good focus from a slr photograph by framing the subject properly and using the rule of thirds to the eyes of the viewer into your subject.

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 focused on the subject. It is important to understand this because you want your view to get the message through the picture, you are unable to do that if your subject is out of focus and unable to provide the knowledge for this.

What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos? The exposure triangle is how to make quality picture through three elements, ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture. These are important for a quality picture because it is the three main parts of the picture taking process. If you are unable to connect these three together while taking your picture you will be unable to produce a quality photograph.

What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography? Rule of Thirds, Framing, Fill the Frame, Level Horizon, Leading Lines, Interesting Point of View, Focus and Depth Field.

Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another? Natural lighting from outside can come from the sun and the moon, while inside you could use candle lights. Artificial lighting comes from flashes from a camera or studio light. You would use the natural lighting when you want a softer coloring on your photograph and you would use artificial lighting for enhanced picture, like school photos.

In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain. I have used sunlight when I was down at the beach in Florida taking pictures of the sand and the water, it gave a more natural look to the water and didn't leave the bright spot on the photograph like the flash might have. I have used artificial when taking pictures at the night soccer games using the flash on the camera and the stadium lights, they gave me more of brighter effect.