Other Flashcards
Why was the digital/compact camera developed?
to make the life of a photographer easier, came from the space program
Positive features of a digital camera
delete, preview, take a lot of photos, modes, built-in lens, easy to transport
High Resolution
Crisp Images, lots of pixels (at least 300 pixels inch)
Pixilated
not enough pixels, Low quality
Process in taking photos using a film (analogue) camera
- load film/ set the asa
- focus image
- play around with depth
- alternate between shutter speed and aperture (to determine) light meter setting
- take photo
- wind the film to the next frame
What makes a good photograph?
- composition (placement of the subject)
- rule of thirds
- cropping
- aesthetics (art elements and principles)
- angles
- leading lines
- light
- presentation
- depth of field
during a night shoot (low lighting) what settings should the camera be on
the aperture should be wide open, with a small number f stop (f.25 .28) because of low lighting and more time for light to come into the camera
shutter should be slow (15 min)
list 8 things Halesman did to create Dali Atomicus
- plan
- prep (hang teasel, chair, painting, stool on the wire)
- studio lighting
- 3 cats (thrown then dried, thrown on count 3)
- water (mopped up)
- Dali (jumped on 4)
- 26 attempts
- produced in the darkroom
Why does a photo contains noise?
Havent used the right f stop or iso creating distortion and grain.
Aperture is represented by
f stop
