Great Black & White Photographers PART 2

Arnold Newman

Arnold Abner Newman was born March 3, 1918 in New York, New York.
He grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey & then he later moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1936 where he studied painting & drawing at the University of Miami.
He couldn't really afford to go to college so he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania & worked at a studio there to make money.
In 1945 he moved back too Florida & opened his own portrait studio.
In 1946 he moved back to Manhattan  &  opened Arnold Newman Studios & also worked as a photographer for Fortune, Life & Newsweek.
He died June 6, 2006 in his hometown (New York, New York) .

Arnold Newman was known for his abstract & still life photos as well as environmental portraits of artist & politicians.

Red, Metal, Happy

Red.

Metal.

Happy : ) .

The Camera

The Camera obscura effect is Latin for "dark room". The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.

He added film & that's what  made the first real camera.

Light still passes through the lens & into the camera & it exposes the film.

They use digital film.

Auto mode controls the flash & exposure. It's labeled on the camera as "auto" or "A" .
Program mode is just point and shoot. You have control of flash & other camera settings.

Portrait mode is when you blur out the background, & it captures the main image.

Sport mode is used to freeze motion & capture something in action.

If the subject is somewhat off center , the auto-focus may be fooled. It's also helpful for Faster camera response, more control over focus, & it encourages better composition.

Disabled flash.
You would use it when you don't want a flash.

Auto flash.
It is fired automatically if the camera thinks it needs more light. 

The picture will be washed out.

The picture will be too dark.

It represents a relative change in the brightness of light.

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Longer shutter speeds = more light   
Shorter shutter speeds = less light

It reduces brightness.

Smaller F-stops numbers = larger openings

larger openings = more light

 

 

The Camera

Autofocus - A system that uses a sensor , a control system , & a motor to focus automatically at a selected point or area .

Image Sensor - A device that converts an optical image into an electronic signal .

Focal-plane Shutter - a type of photographic structure that is positioned immediately in front of the focal plane of the camera, that is, right in front of the photographic film or image sensor .

Leaf Shutter - a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time

Aperture - a hole or an opening through which light travels.
Shutter - a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time.
Exposure - to express all combinations of cameras shutter speed & relative aperture that gives the same exposure .
Depth Of Field - is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.
F-stop - of a visual system is the ratio of the lens focal length to the diameter of the entrance pupil .
Focal Length - where the camera aperture is described as a point and no lenses are used to focus light.

Hot Shoe - a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit .

Mode Dial -a dial used on digital camera  to change the camera's mode.

On/Off Lever - To Turn The Camera On & Off .

Zoom Buttons - So you can zoom the camera in & out .

Four Way Control Pad Memory Indicator -you can use it when you view photos or to control things.

Playback Mode - To view the photo or photos you just took.

Menu- the main menu

LCD- the screen

Viewfinder- what you look through too see your shot.