Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Photo Challenge Day 16- Long Exposure


Photo Challenge Day 8- A Bad Habit

Photo Challenge Day 9- Someone You Love

Photo Challenge Day 12- Sunset (Sunrise)

Photo Challenge Day 15- Silhouette


Photo Challenge Day 10- Childhood Memory

Photo Challenge Day 13- Yourself With 13 Things

Photo Challenge Day 30- Reflections

Photo Challenge Day 22- Hands


Photo Challenge Day 20, 21, and 2. Bokeh, Faceless Self-Portrait, What You Wore Today


Photo Challenge Day 18- Your Shoes


Photo Challenge 14- Eyes


Photo Challenge Day 28- Flowers


Photo Challenge Day 24- Animal


Photo Challenge Day 4- Something Green




Photo Challenge Day 19- Something Orange




Photo Challenge Day 29-Black and White



Black and White


Monday, December 16, 2013

Definitions

Fill flash- A technique that lights up a darker object,  useful when the background is bright

Documentary Photography- The of photography that documents historical events  or anything else significant

Magnesium flare- A technique used to light up darker places, like a cave

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Weekly Definitions

Ambrotype- A positive image created on a sheet of glass using the wet collodian process

Tintype- Positive image created on iron sheet, coated with dark enamel.

Heliography- Earliest known photograpghy. Made by using special asphalt and rubbed on glass or metal. Then it is exposed to sunlight and hardened.

Daguerreotype- Silver plate exposed to halogen fumes then sent to a camera to develop the picture.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Definitions

Fisheye- Is a very wide angle lens, which makes the picture look panoramic or distorted.

Macro- A type of photography that zooms in on small objects, making it look bigger than it really is.

Telephoto- A type of lens for far away objects, making look more clear. 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Definitions

Long exposure photography- Having a long shutter speed so that the subjects look blurry or ghost-like.


Light painting- Creating exposures by a hand held light or by moving a camera.


Solargraphy- Long light exposure photography.


Calotype- An early photography developing using paper and silver iodide.


Paths and Pen tool


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Terms

Rule of thirds- guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.


Depth of field- Distance between near and far away subjects, often shown in sharpness.

DSLR- A digital camera that combines an optic of a single lens reflexive camera and a digital image sensor

Monday, November 4, 2013

Vocab

METADATA-  Means data about data. Such as when, where, and how the photo as taken


DPI- Dots per inch. Older monitors and printers have DPI rather than PPI.


PPI- Pixels per inch, this can help with image clarity

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Print vs Digital


List 5 pro's of print photo:
-No electronics needed
- Higher quality photo
- Can use natural light to advantage
-More flexibility to crop
-More filtering effects
List 5 cons of print photo:
-High speed quality is poor
-Color film fades
-Dangerous chemicals
-Longer process to develop
- Film can be damaged more easily
List 5 Pro's of Digital Photo:
-Able to make edits
- Easier to understand and operate
-Can save files digitally
-Can review images before printing them
-Don't have to pay for film and processing
List 5 Cons of Digital Photo:
-Expensive equipment
- Lower quality images
-Shutter lag
-Higher battery consumption
- Not as many lens options

Monday, October 14, 2013

Photo Challenge- Close Up

Definitions

Aperture- A hole where light passes through, it gets bigger and smaller depending on how much light

Shutter speed- an amount of time when a shutter is open for a given setting

ISO- Sensitivity of a light sensor. 

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Elements of Art- Photos


Line
                                           Shape
                                           Color
                                           Color 2
                       
Value

                                           Texture
                                          Volume
                                           Balance
                                           Contrast
                                           Movement
                                           Harmony
Rhythm