Thursday, November 21, 2013

Path and Pens Tool

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Vocab

Long-exposure photography: is when a long-duration shutter speed is used to sharply capture the stationary elements of image.

Light painting: is when exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera.

Solargraphy: is a technique in which a fixed camera is used to expose photographic paper for an long amount of time.

Calotypes: are a photographic process where a picture is exposed to a camera for a long period of time in order to take the image.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Personal Silhouette





Definitions

The rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to the process of composing photos or visual images.

Depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

A digital single-lens reflex camera is a digital camera combining the optics and the mechanisms of a single lens camera with a digital sensor, as opposed to film.

Internet Silhouette

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Vocab


METADATA:
Data containing one or more of the following:
  • Means of creation of the data
  • Purpose of the data
  • Time and date of creation
  • Creator or author of the data
  • Location on a computer network where the data were created
  • Standards used


DPI:
 Dots per inch, a measure of printing resolution

PPI:
 Pixels per inch, the pixel density of devices such as computer displays, image scanners, and digital cameras

Challenge Of the Week: Close-Up


Sillhouette (Internet)



Monday, November 4, 2013

Print Vs. Digital

DIGITAL PHOTO PROS:


  • They can be placed on email addresses, USB drives, CDs, DVDs, and other materials
  • Instant access to photos
  • Editing is easy with the PC
  • Manage your photographs on location
  • Extra information about where you shot the photos
DIGITAL PHOTO CONS

  • More expensive
  • Less better at capturing motion
  • Uses a lot of battery
  • Raw photos may not looks as nice
  • Must change to black and white is post-production
PRINT PHOTO PROS

  • Less expensive
  • Better at capturing motion
  • Can shoot in different filters
  • Has long battery life
  • Don't have to edit photos in post-production
 PRINT PHOTO CONS

  • Lack of convenience
  • Pay more for printing
  •  Can't see shots in the location
  • Can't edit photos for red eye or other issues
  • Can't be placed on electronic media without scanning
SOURCES:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/pros-and-cons-of-digital-photography.html
http://www.inkandmedialtd.co.uk/blog/printing-developing-photos-pros-cons/