Exposure: Controlled by the aperture, shutter speed & ISO
Aperture: How much light gets into the camera
f/2.8= large aperture, a lot of light, shallow depth of field, (good for food photography & baby photography)
f/22= small aperture, small amount of light, deep depth of field, (good for photographing landscapes)
Shutter Speed: Determines how fast the light gets into the camera
1/60th of a second is the fastest of handheld photographs, otherwise use a tripod for anything slower
1/250th of a second or faster of freezing action
1/10 of a second or slower for nighttime photographs with a tripod
ISO: Determines the sensitivity of the light
ISO 100- bright & sunny day
ISO 400- In the shade
ISO 800- Inside
ISO 1600+- Nighttime
Camera Settings:
M= Manual= you control the aperture & shutter speed for the exposure
S= Shutter speed= shutter speed is the priority over aperture= us when movement is the important element
A= Aperture priority= aperture is the priority over shutter speed= use when you want shallow or deep depth of field
P= Program= camera determines what the best exposure is for the subject
Compositional Terms:
Rule of Thirds= most important subject is in the third quadrant of the photograph
Leading line= A pathway carries your eyes through the photograph
Simplicity= the subject is straightforward
Symmetry= The two subjects are parallel & echo each other
Framing= your subject is framed by something
Crop= Your subject is close up & shows detail & texture
Vantage Points= Where you stand when you are taking the photograph. Be sure to vary your position when taking the shot!
Worm's eye view- you are down on the ground
Bird's eye view- you are high above the subject
Side angle- you are to the side of the subject
Elements of Art
The building blocks of design
Color= warm colors/red, orange, yellow cool colors/ blue, green Primary colors: red, yellow, blue Monochromatic: shades of one color
Line= the first thing you see is a line throughout the composition
Value= the light and dark of a photograph
Space= how something goes out in the distance, or positive and negative space
Shape= organic- in nature inorganic- manmade (i.e. you would not see a rectangle in nature)
Form= three dimensional
Texture=surface detail of a subject, i.e. detail of fur
Principles of Art
The glue that sticks the design together
Unity= all elements work together, even unusual objects (i.e. the girl holding a monkey in a golden field)
Proportion= how something looks in size compared to another, i.e. a small person next to a mountain
Rhythm= repeated elements, like several sailboats in a row
Harmony= everything meshes together, like a sunset on a lake
Balance= symmetry- butterfly wings
Emphasis= the first thing a person looks at
Variety= something unusual in the photograph that you wouldn't see ordinarily
NOW GO OUT THERE & CAPTURE THE WORLD!!!
Aperture: How much light gets into the camera
f/2.8= large aperture, a lot of light, shallow depth of field, (good for food photography & baby photography)
f/22= small aperture, small amount of light, deep depth of field, (good for photographing landscapes)
Shutter Speed: Determines how fast the light gets into the camera
1/60th of a second is the fastest of handheld photographs, otherwise use a tripod for anything slower
1/250th of a second or faster of freezing action
1/10 of a second or slower for nighttime photographs with a tripod
ISO: Determines the sensitivity of the light
ISO 100- bright & sunny day
ISO 400- In the shade
ISO 800- Inside
ISO 1600+- Nighttime
Camera Settings:
M= Manual= you control the aperture & shutter speed for the exposure
S= Shutter speed= shutter speed is the priority over aperture= us when movement is the important element
A= Aperture priority= aperture is the priority over shutter speed= use when you want shallow or deep depth of field
P= Program= camera determines what the best exposure is for the subject
Compositional Terms:
Rule of Thirds= most important subject is in the third quadrant of the photograph
Leading line= A pathway carries your eyes through the photograph
Simplicity= the subject is straightforward
Symmetry= The two subjects are parallel & echo each other
Framing= your subject is framed by something
Crop= Your subject is close up & shows detail & texture
Vantage Points= Where you stand when you are taking the photograph. Be sure to vary your position when taking the shot!
Worm's eye view- you are down on the ground
Bird's eye view- you are high above the subject
Side angle- you are to the side of the subject
Elements of Art
The building blocks of design
Color= warm colors/red, orange, yellow cool colors/ blue, green Primary colors: red, yellow, blue Monochromatic: shades of one color
Line= the first thing you see is a line throughout the composition
Value= the light and dark of a photograph
Space= how something goes out in the distance, or positive and negative space
Shape= organic- in nature inorganic- manmade (i.e. you would not see a rectangle in nature)
Form= three dimensional
Texture=surface detail of a subject, i.e. detail of fur
Principles of Art
The glue that sticks the design together
Unity= all elements work together, even unusual objects (i.e. the girl holding a monkey in a golden field)
Proportion= how something looks in size compared to another, i.e. a small person next to a mountain
Rhythm= repeated elements, like several sailboats in a row
Harmony= everything meshes together, like a sunset on a lake
Balance= symmetry- butterfly wings
Emphasis= the first thing a person looks at
Variety= something unusual in the photograph that you wouldn't see ordinarily
NOW GO OUT THERE & CAPTURE THE WORLD!!!