midterm Flashcards
year photography was invented
1839
one person accredited with inventing photography
- louis daquerre
- Joseph Niepce
- Fox talbot
“decisive moment”
Henri Cartier
group members of F/64
- Ansel Adams
2. Edward Weston
invention of digital photography began in
1980s
Sebastiao Salgado
renowned documentary photographer who took photographs of gold rush in his home country of brazil
subject of Cindy Sherman’s photographs
Herself
Robert Frank
an important swiss photographer who wrote The Americans in 1958
rule of thirds
imaginary guidelines in which the image is divided into thirds; two lines horizontal and two lines vertical. Image is most pleasing to the eye when it follows this rule as it creates balance and order.
horizontal lines
imply tranquility and are considered stable
ex: bow of a ship aligned with ocean horizon is calm
high camera point
gives viewer a sense of power or control over the image/scene
repetition
appeasing to the eye as it creates visual patterns, our emotional response to a single design element is multiplied when repeated, patterns also emphasize symbolism and increase volume of an image
diagonal lines
evoke sense of movement or speed, ladder leaned against house implies up and down movement
light meter should be
centered
Good setting for ISO and two effects of increasing your ISO
- 100
- ,camera requires more or ((less)) light and has larger grain or noise
