Photography Preview. Assigned 9/4, due 9/5 - Minor

  Now on to the assignment for today: Photography Preview

Overview: To take good photos, it is necessary to understand the parts of a camera and how they work to take photos. To learn more about cameras click on the following link and click on each category.

Assignment: Click on the link and answer questions in a new page on your google site. Make sure you do the following:

In the Pages tab of your Google Site, click the triangles until you get to the 1st nine weeks subpage you made. Click the three dots to the right of the words 1st nine weeks and make a new subpage, call it Photography Preview. Do the assignment below. I do not need the questions, just the answers. You can just  number each question with the answer. When you have answered all 20 questions, make sure to go up and hit the publish button. You will have to hit Publish twice. The first time will open the Publish page and show you the changes you made, the second actually publishes it so I can see it. Although Google Sites has an auto save function, I cannot see your work until you hit Publish. You should get in the habit of doing this when you make a new page at the beginning of every class period, AND most importantly at the end of every class period before you log off. 

First, lets take a look at the History of the camera:

https://photographylife.com/what-is-photography

1. Who is credited with taking the first "permanent" photograph?
2. What specific materials did Louis Daguerre use to create the first "commercial photographic material"?
3. What type of images is Ansel Adams famous for?
4. What are the three fundamental settings you need to understand to be an excellent photographer?

Now let's shift to Metering briefly:

https://photographylife.com/understanding-metering-modes

5. What are the three types of metering modes?
6. When does the article suggest you use "Center-weight" metering?
7. What is one very specific subject does the article suggest would be great for "Spot" metering?

Next, Camera Modes:

https://photographylife.com/understanding-digital-camera-modes

8. What are the four Camera Modes?
9. What is the difference between the Aperture and Shutter priority modes?

Take a peek at Focus next:

https://photographylife.com/understanding-focus-in-photography

10. What is the difference between Manual and AutoFocus?
11. Which do you think is best for most circumstances (make sure to answer why you think this)?

How about using a Flash:

https://photographylife.com/when-to-use-flash

12. When should you use a flash indoors?
13. When should you use a flash outdoors?

Let's take a short look at Video:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-shoot-better-hd-dslr-video/

14. Why is using a tripod a good decision?
15. Should you use auto focus when shooing video (why or why not)?
16. What are the percentages according to the article when deciding to shoot wide, medium and close up (or even extreme close up)?

Finally, lets finish off this assignment with a look at the Histogram:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-read-your-cameras-histogram

17. What is a histogram?
18. What will a "low key" histogram look like?
19. What will a "high key" histogram look like?
20. What is clipping?