Midterm Flashcards
Main F-Stops
2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32
Exposure Triangle
ISO
Aperture
Shutter Speed
What shutter should portraits not be below
1/90
What shutter speed should sports be shot at, at a minimum
1/1000
Normal Shutter Equivalencies
1
1/2
1/4
1/8
1/15
1/30
1/60
1/125
1/250
1/500
1/1250
What does ISO measure?
Measures sensitivity (how sensitive the sensor is to light)
What color does tungsten emit?
An orange color (its 2500-300K)
Why should you shoot in RAW
It allows for non-destructive editing and there is more file information
Why do images get resized to 1200 pixels on the longest side?
its professional practice
What framing technique is unique to photography
frame with a frame
Who’s images use high contrast between black and white? They also have the photo of grass in snow
Harry Callahan
What are the 3 important qualities of light?
Brightness
Color
Contrast
Can you have blended light scenarios?
Yes
What photographer often took photos of houses at night with a light on in the house. Lowkey looked like stalkerish photos
Hiido
How can you diffuse light
with something like a white sheet
What is the best way to write an artist statement
in 1st person
What genre would use a smaller aperture
Landscape
What does aperture refer to
the size of the opening for light on a camera. A small aperture would be 32 F-stop and large aperture would be 2.8 F-Stop
How does workflow go?
Bridge
Camera Raw
Photoshop
Why do we use Jpgs
They are best for web use
Who was the photographer who had a book called “House Hunting”
Hiido
Whose genre was still life photography that involved dead bodies/carcasses?
Peter Witkin
Who took the controversial image of the woman peeing in the barn?
Emmit Gowin
What photographer used soft colors and did self-portraits of her weight loss?
Jen Davis
Types of Photography (will just have to pick out one that doesn’t fit on the test)
Fine Art
Documentary
Post Documentary
Art for Commerce
Landscape
Portraiture
Self-Portraiture
Photo Journalism
Still Life
Street Photography
Constructed Imagery
Form Based Photography
What are the types of Photographs
Descriptive
Explanatory
Interpretive
Ethically Evaluative
Aesthetically Evaluative
Theoretical
