Friday, December 11, 2015

Final Exam Review

1.


James R. Robert is taking a closer look to see if the bottom of his award winning pies are cooked all the way. He has been doing miniature pie contests for 45 years, and has one every single year. 




649 ducks are running away from a huge stampede of Hungarian Grey cattle in the open lands in Hungary. These ducks have already ran 7 miles, trying to escape them.



2.


1. Rule of thirds - Then the subject is not centered, but in one third of the picture.
2. Balancing Elements - Good placement of shapes and the balance of subjects in the whole photo.
3. Leading Lines -  Diagonal, horizontal, or perpendicular lines that allow the eyes to follow them towards the main subject and make an object the main focus of the photo.
4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition) - shapes or symmetry that are evident in the photo and that create a focal point
5. Viewpoint - Taking the picture at a different angle or height, other than eye level to change the impact that the photo will have.
6. Background - Strive to find a background for your picture that isn't busy. Try to find a simple background so that the subject in the foreground doesn't get "lost" in the picture. 
7. Create depth - Make sure to include subjects in the foreground, middle ground, and background so that the image doesn't look 2D, but conveys a sense of depth.
8. Framing - Find natural elements such as trees to surround, and help draw focus to the main subject.
9. Cropping - If the subject is too small in the photo, "crop into" the subject to help get rid of unnecessary, background colors, shapes, etc.
10. Mergers and avoiding them - Look for plain and simple backgrounds so that the subject doesn't blend into or "merge" with its surroundings.

3.

Aperture - Like the pupil of the eye, a large aperture allows more light to travel through the photo while a smaller aperture, will prevent a lot of light to pass through the camera, creating a darker image.

Shutter Speed  - The amount of time a camera shutter is open to the exposure of light into the camera sensor. A hight shutter speed can capture an image quickly so that is doesn't turn out blurry, while a low shutter speed captures the picture slower, allowing more light in but also making the photo more blurry.

ISO  - How sensitive the camera is to light. The lower the ISO, the lower the camera's sensitivity to light, usually making the image smoother and brighter.
     
4. Photo shopping pictures can be a tedious task. This is because if the change to the photo is minimal, than it is ethical. But if by using photoshop a person completely changes the photo to portray a false sense of reality, than it is unethical.

5.  
Environmental  - Is when a picture is taken of someone with a background that gives an insight to their life. (jobs, likes/dislikes, hobbies, etc.)

Self  - A portrait of the photographer, in which the photographer captures.

Casual - A photo that is informal and doesn't include the subject posing/looking directly at the camera.

6. 
Exposure - The amount of light portrayed in a photo.

Depth of Field - Is the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects in a photo. Also, there will be a focused point with unfocused areas in front of, and behind it.

Focal Length - The distance between the center of the lens and the image sensor, while the lens is in focus.

7. Magazine covers:

Early - Back then, the magazines usually looked like a book cover with the title, publication data and occasionally a small illustration. 

Poster - During the late 1800's, many magazine covers had exquisite illustrations done by artists and engravers who learned to master graphic design. Also, the illustrations weren't typically covered by the title and the illustration was just to convey a general mood, not to portray the stories in the magazine. 

Married to Type - Some magazines had to have creative cover lines to catch people's attention. Ever since then, most magazines have a cover line and a big picture on the cover. Also, four things that were common in magazine covers were a large title with the person's face slightly overlapping it, a full body picture of the person, an unusual expression or pose by the person, and cover lines on all sides of the person. 

Forest of Words - Most covers have a background picture and cover lines that are in the foreground, covering all of the sides of the picture.



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