Auto Modes
Which two auto modes are also ways of holding a camera?
Portrait and Landscape mode
What do we use to change the mode on our camera? What is it called?
The mode wheel/ mode dial.
What are we doing when we hold the camera button down only half-way?
Engaging the auto-focus, so that our picture turns out acceptably clear.
Describe ISO. (What do the numbers mean? What does it change?)
ISO numbers measure how sensitive our sensor is to the light that is coming through the lens.
How is a HUE different from a TINT?
A hue is darker, a tint is lighter.
Which mode would we use to freeze motion? (Hint: It's marked by a symbol of a runner!)
Sports mode
What two things change when you choose a different focal length?
1. Framing
2. Zoom or distance from your subject
What is framing?
Using our viewfinder, eye, and enviornment to make it clear to our viewer what it is we want them to see.
What is one thing shutter speed does that it shares with Sports mode?
It can freeze or blur motion.
What does having a high ISO do?
It makes the camera's sensor MORE sensitive to light coming through the lens.
Which automatic mode would we use (with flash) to capture the details on someone's face at dusk?
Night Portrait mode
Where is the shutter located?
On the camera BODY.
What is bokeh?
An effect of having a shallow depth of field, it causes the background to blur around our subject.
What creates shallow depth of field? What creates a deep depth of field?
A wide open aperture; An increasingly smaller aperture.
What is something that might affect your photo if you were in the middle of a lush green jungle?
Color Casting
What were the two modes that we had on our cameras that we didn't use that did similar things to Sports mode and Macro mode?
Child/Food Photography mode
Where is the aperture located?
On the LENS.
Does the way we set up and shoot our pictures impact the kind of story they tell, and how well they tell it?
YES!
In what order should we check and adjust our exposure triangle parts to make sure we're getting the exposure we want?
Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO.
What is the name of the category of tools that adjust the amount or type of light we have in our scene? (Ex. Lightboxes, reflectors, "Barn doors", color gels, etc.)
Light Modifiers
Which mode is good for making small things seem big, or highlighting small details on BIG things?
Macro mode
What is the eye-hole on the camera called?
The viewfinder
When using the reflector, what did we learn about how distance and light affect our composition?
The closer you are to the subject, the harsher the light will be.
What does a histogram show?
A graph of where the various types of light are bunched in our picture.
What is white balance?
"Making sure your white look white"