Friday, September 9, 2016

Balance

I said that this photo displays balance perfectly because the twin towers on the right, and the Brooklyn bridge on the left, are almost the exact same size and they are each centered in their own half.

Lines

I think that this is a great representation of lines because the flag on the flag pole has not yet reached the top of the pole, so it has room to rise. Also not only is the flag pole diagonal, but the brush in the background lines up with it.

Rule of Thirds

I said that this was the rule of thirds because the twin towers (the subject) is not centered, it is in the righthand corner. Also, there was room for the dust to fly to the left.

Simplicity



Bowie
Metal

Square

Happy






Friday, September 2, 2016

The Camera


1. The "camera obscure" effect was the first camera ever made. It was made by having a tiny hole in the wall which acted like a lens. That hole would then focus and project the light on the wall of the dark room.

2. During the 17th Century an invention called Lenses and Optics help Isaac Newton get closer to the modern camera. 

3. The first modern camera is the made of a glass lens, a dark box, and film.

4.Modern cameras and Niepce's cameras both include some of the same parts, and functions. The light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the camera.

5. Digital cameras use electronic sensors called CCD's to capture an image.

6. The difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode is that on auto mode, the camera takes complete control of the flash. In program mode you have complete control of the flash.

7. Portrait mode is used for taking portraits of people. It works by blurring out the background, and focusing up close.

8. Sports mode is used for taking photos of things moving fast without having blurry photos. It is used by using the fastest shutter mode.

9. You should do a half press on the trigger button so that you have more control. Also, the camera will have a faster response time.

10. That symbol means that there is no flash. You would use it to turn off the flash.

11. This symbol means that you are in auto flash. You would use this if you did not wan't to mess with the flash, and you wanted the camera to control it.

12. If there is too much light, then your photo will be washed out.

13. If there is too much light, then you photo will be too dark.

14. A "stop" changes the brightness of the light.

15. The new planet would be 1 stop brighter if there were 2 suns.

16. The new planet would be 2 stops brighter if there were 4 suns.

17. The longer shutter of speed would mean more light.

18. The shorter shutter of speed would have less light.

19. The aperture controls the light.

20. When adjusting the capture, you increase the amount of light by making the opening bigger. 

Great Black and White Photographers












Berenice Abbott- at Tri-Barber School (1935-1939)
Ansel Adams- The Tetons and the Snake River, at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (1942)
Margaret Bourke-White- at Tuktoyaktuk, Canada (1937)