Bergelin-Chadwick

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**1.) What is important about focus? How do you get good focus in a digital SLR photograph?** **Focus leads the eye to the main subject of the photo. To get good focus, hold the camera still and remember not to get too close to the object.**

**2.) 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 far the closest and farthest object are from each other and how they are focused.**

**3.) What is the exposure triangle and why is it important to making quality photos?** **The exposure triangle contains ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. These are important because they improve the quality of the photograph. If one element is changed, it will affect the others. For example, if you decrease the shutter speed, the aperture and ISO will be affected and change the lighting of the picture.**

**4.) What are the 5 compositional techniques we use in photography?** **The five compositional techniques used in photography are leading lines, rule of thirds, fill the frame, level horizon, framing, and unusual point of view. Leading lines are lines that direct the eye into the image. The Rule of Thirds is the division of the picture into thirds and where the lines intersect, creating focal points. Filling the Frame is to have the subject take up the entire image. Level Horizon is for when taking landscapes or cityscapes and keeping the horizon level. Framing is using elements such as trees to frame the subject. Lastly, Unusual Point of View is to change the way the viewer sees the subject, for example, birds eye or ants eye view.**

**5.) Which lighting techniques come from natural sources and which come from artificial? When would you use one vs another?** **Some examples of natural sources are the sun, fire, and moonlight. Some examples of artificial sources are camera flash, studio light, and light in the room.**  **Use natural when you’re outside, and use artificial when in a dark room.**

**6.) In terms of lighting what kinds of light sources do you already have experience shooting photos with? Explain.** **We have used natural light sources when taking a picture outside and used the camera flash as an artificial light source.**