Photography final semester 2 Flashcards
Which angle makes the subject look bigger. Which makes subject look smaller
Low angle = big
High angle = small
What is the command to select a whole image, copy, and paste
Command A, C, V
What is the rule of thirds
Placing your subject slightly off centered
What does a lower aperture (f/1.8) do to background
Blurry background
What does a higher aperture (f/10 or f/12) do to the background of the photo
Focused background
What is overexposed and what do the photos look like
Too many highlights. Very bright
What is underexposed and what do the photos look like
Too many lowlights. Very dark
3 basic edits to do to photograph
Brightness, saturation, crop
What is a macro lens
Sharp pics of very small objects
What is telephoto lens
Photos of faraway subjects
What is wide angle lens
Capturing as much as possible (fishball)
What is prime lens
More light, faster shutter speed, better quality, small DOF
What is your shutter speed and when to increase
Time sensor is exposed to light. If you want motion blur
Where is the aperture on your camera
Lens
Where is the shutter on your camera
Body
Do all lenses have the same aperture
No
What is the aperture and what is it’s main function
Size of opening that allows light to reach sensor. Allow light to pass through camera
What is ISO and what does it do
Camera’s sensitivity to light. Digitally enhances light
What happens when you raise your ISO up
Pic will be more grainy/noisy
What should you always check before going out and taking photos
Aperture, shutter speed, ISO
What should you do if your photos are coming out dark and your aperture is as low as it can go
Raise ISO
If photos are blurry, what should you do
Have faster shutter speed
What does backlit mean
Light shining behind subject
What does noise mean in reference to ISO
Grainy
What is shallow DOF and how can you get this on a photo
Focused subject, blurry background. Low aperture
What does aperture mean in regards to opening of the lens
Smaller aperture- larger opening. Bigger aperture- smaller opening
(Aperture) Which number means more light coming in and which means less light
Lower number = more light, higher number = less light
What is panning and what should a good panning pic have
Freezing object in motion is a still frame, a frozen subject with busy and blurred background
What should your shutter speed be if you want to stop action clearly
Fast
Why should you also look behind the subject when taking photos
To make sure nothing looks like it’s growing out of the subject
How do you control depth of field
Aperture
Difference between 24mm lens and 50mm lens
24mm = more zoomed out
50mm = more zoomed in
How to setup camera for slow shutter speed shot
30 secs, aperture as high as possible
Tools to use to delete something
Spot healing brush or clone tool
DIfference between soft brush and hard brush
Soft- blurry less defined edges
Hard- clear, defined edges
How to straighten image
Crop, straighten in options bar
Process of a forced perspective photograph
1 subject close 1 subject far
How to make changes to specific objects
Select tool
On photoshop, what does the hue saturation layer do
Changes the hue, saturation, and lightness of the colors in an image
Preferred resolution when printing photos
300
WHat is mask tool good for
Hide parts of an image/layer without erasing them
What is main purpose of tripod
To make sure camera stays still
What is purpose of having a blurry object in background
Create an increased sense of depth
When is slow shutter speed useful
Motion blur
What is the effect of long exposure
Motion blur
