Unit 3 Activity 4

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Photo by Eunice Orantes

Photo by Unknown

For the photo in the top left corner, the photographer that took this picture had to of used a small aperture to  achieve that great depth of field that's shown. Using great depth of field in that picture was perfect because it makes the audience look at both the wood in the foreground and the wood in the background. Now in the photo below it, the photographer did the exact same thing. When the audience sees this photo, they will not look at just one clear shoe, but both of the clear shoes. In the photographs on the right, the aperture was made large in order to achieve the shallow depth of field. I think shallow depth of field is more interesting to look at because the subject is seen more clearly and defined.

Unit 3 Activity 3

Photo by Gabriela Mester

Photo by Unknown


Both of these photos show that the photographers shot them with the light obviously included. The photographers most likely used a light meter reading because they probably wanted to make sure that the photos wouldn't come out too dark or too light when they got printed. There is both natural light and artificial light in these photos.

Unit 3 Activity 2

Find an example of a photograph where the subject has been lit by a single light source and an example where more than one light has been used.

Describe in each the quality and position of the brightest or main light and the effect this has on the subject. In the second example describe the quality and effect the additional light has.

Photo by Dan Newton

Photo by Chobial

The very first photo is a photo that was shot while using a single light source. The photo's light source is mostly seen on the left side of the subject's face. Using just one light source in the picture easily directs the audience's attention to the main subject. Even though there is just one light source, the quality of the picture doesn't change. The quality still looks professional and clean. The second photo is an example of a photo that was shot while using multiple light sources. The quality is still good but there are more distractions made. The subject is what most people look at along with the light sources surrounding the subject's face. Using either a single light source or multiple light sources will work when taking pictures.

Unit 3 Activity 1

The photos containing soft light show smooth textures and also display a lot of details. They both make the moods of the photos much livelier and happier. Although, the photos that portray dark light show rougher textures and little detail. Those pictures aren't as lively as the photos with soft light are.

Photo by Kurt Budliger

Photo by Yvette Inufio

Photo by Emory

Photo by Pleasantview Photos

Unit 2 Activity 4

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Photo by Klaus Neuner                                                        

                                                                                                                                              Balance in Photography                                                Imbalance in Photography

The photographers of these two pictures probably intended to balance them with the subjects. The picture on the left is balanced because the chair is off to the left and the window is off to the right. The picture on the right is imbalanced because the flower is basically in the center which isn't a correctly balanced picture.

The pictures that I took on the left are imbalanced photos because the subjects are off center and have nothing else surrounding them. The pictures that I took on the right are balanced photos because the subjects are off center but the backgrounds compliment the foregrounds so they work. 

Unit 2 Activity 3

Rule of Thirds                                                                                             Not Rule of Thirds

Photo by Peter Vidani

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Photo by unknown

Photo by unknown

                                                        

The pictures on the left definitely show rule of thirds while the pictures on the right don't show rule of thirds. The subjects in the two pictures on the left are aligned correctly for the rule of thirds technique. But the subjects in the pictures on the right aren't aligned correctly because they are more centered so they don't show the rule of thirds technique.

Unit 2 Activity 2