assignment #4

  a) What does the term "The Rule of Thirds mean? (1)

1) The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points                                                                                                                                                        

b) What happens when you have a long shutter speed, and what types of pictures would you use a long shutter speed for? (2)

2) Changing shutter speed not only changes the amount of light that enters the camera, it also changes the way your images

 c) What's another name for aperture, and what does an aperture control? (2)

 3) An aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels

 d) What aperture setting would I need to take a portrait? (1)

4) Use the lowest aperture number my lens will allow, which is normally f/2.8. Note, not all lenses go that low, but good portrait lenses do

 e) What is depth of field? (1)

5) Is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene

 f) What does the term ISO refer to? (1)

6) ISO stands for International Standards Organization

g) What are the advantages of having your camera on Manual Mode? (1)

7) Lets you manually control shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. These three settings work together to control the how bright or dark your photo is

h) Give me three terms that relate to exposure. (3)

8) The amount of light per unit area, an exposure is a single shutter cycle and Exposure is measured in lux seconds

 I) what is a lens and what are the three different types of lenses? (4)

9) Compound lens, simple lens and macro lenses

j) What does it mean to focus your camera? (1)

10) The camera is a light-tight box that is used to expose a photosensitive surface

 k) What does "shooting speed mode" determine? (1)

11) Burst or continuous high speed is a shooting mode in still cameras

 l) How is the "Raw" file different than the "JPEG" file? (1)

12) basics of size and quality

assignment #2

The impact photography has had on the history of the world

The invention of the early camera,-the Camera obscura whose image recording process was based on the optical structure of the eye heralded a new way of recording visual image. Thus the early camera mimicked the eye in registering image. In its primitive stages it was intended to be an effort to “extend” the human eye and was perceived as a more superior eye of sorts. The idea must have been to capture more information or data that the human eye could not through the more sophisticated eye  the Camera obscure. In the initial stages, a film less” version was used by artists for sketches.

    Cyber-Space

During the last ten years, the internet has become a new way to socialize.  internet was once considered a great hangout for nerds but now has become one of the most important communication tools in the world. A large element of this communication is the uploading, sharing, and downloading of photographs. In Facebook alone there are over 10 billion pictures and growing none of which would be possible without digital cameras. Whether it’s sharing pictures of a wedding or taking photos during a crisis, digital photography has

completely changed how people share their story

Sports

Digital photography has completely changed how we capture sporting events and in order to fully appreciate its impact it requires a more thorough look. With digital photography it doesn’t have the limitation like 35mm cameras as there is no difference between taking a hundred pictures and taking one. Now sports journalists can take thousands of images at an event and can increase their chances of getting the “one in a million” shot without risking the high cost of taking hundreds of  

Medicine

Medical industry has potted greatly from the development of digital photos. Ask  to the ease of transferring digital images, patient data can now be stored with relevant photographs and sent to any hospital in the world. No #lm means instant 

by:kinnon cameron