Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Lenses & Photography Vocabulary

I would use the telephoto lens to ... get a more close up photo of something thats far away.

I would use prime lens to ... take a photo that  I wouldn't need too zoom in on & in low light atmospheres.

I would use a wide angle lens to ... get the whole subject & mostly everything surrounding it.

Depth of field- the distance between the nearest & farthest objects in a scene that  appear sharp in an image.
Depth of field would help you take better pictures by giving you a variant type of photo. Something Interesting.

Light (Image & Intensity)- the illumination of the scenes being photographed.
Light can help you take better photos by giving off a certain amount of light determining whether too use flash or not.

Shadows- the brightest or darkest parts of an image.
Shadows can help you take better photos by putting certain detail in your photo.


Diffusion- an optical filter used for special affect.
Diffusion can help you take better photos by putting more into a photo w/o doing very much work.

Exposure- the amount of light allowed to fall on each area.
Exposure would help you take better photos by giving light or keeping light from certain areas.

Aperture-how big the lens opening is. The smaller the number the bigger the opening.

Shutter Speed- the amount of time the cameras lens is exposed.

ISO- a sensor insidethe camera. As you increase ISO you increase grain.

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