S2 District Final Exam Study Guide

What is the a good FIRST STEP in brainstorming for a photo? Pick a good location for your subject.

What are two important STEPS in the brainstorming process? Research and planning.

How do you get good IDEAS for photos? Talk to your peers.

A NOTEBOOK is a great place to keep your ideas.

One of the FIRST STEPS in the creative process is taking photos.

The EXPOSURE TRIANGLE is composed of: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Slow shutter speeds need a TRIPOD (1/4, 1/8, 1/30, etc.).

DEPTH OF FIELD in a photo is the area of focus from near to far.

What shutter speeds do you need to FREEZE action? High shutter speeds like 1/500, 1/1000, etc.

Increasing the ISO increases the camera's sensitivity to light.

CROPPING can improve compositions.

A GRADIENT is the smooth transition from one color to another.

What kind of shutter speed did the photographer use to get this photo? The photographer used a FAST SHUTTER!

The AV mode on the dial is used to blur the background like this:

The camera's ISO number indicates how sensitive the camera is to light.

Low f-stop numbers create SHALLOW depth of field. For example: f/2, f/4, etc.

The f-stop number helps determine DEPTH OF FIELD:

This image was made with a SLOW shutter speed:

The user of the camera below has set it on Manual mode. The SHUTTER speed is 1/80. The APERTURE is f/4. The ISO is 400.

Cropping can get rid of unwanted things in a photo...like a foot.

You use the LEVELS tool to adjust how light or dark and image is.

You can improve the COMPOSITION of a photo by using the RULE OF THIRDS--Move a subject to one side of the frame.

Gordon Park's photograph American Gothic expresses themes of SOCIAL INJUSTICE, race, and human dignity.

Margaret Bourke-White also photographed social injustice. Knowing more about the CONTEXT--information about the subjects or people in the photo--helps us understand the photographer's intent.

Some photographs are clearly POLITICAL.

Some photographs express RELIGIOUS sentiments or ideas.

Some photography is PERSONAL.

Some photographs show HISTORICAL EVENTS that might be unknown to us.

Photos can help us understand--or ask deeper questions--about other CULTURES.