Unit 1: Elements/Principles/Composition
This element refers to the brightness or darkness of an image.
Value
This camera setting controls how long light hits the sensor
Shutter speed
This type of portrait focuses mainly on the subject’s face and expression.
Close up
This type of lighting is often used in urban portraiture because it already exists in the scene.
Natural lighting
The age of Ms. Au's dog.
11
This principle guides the viewer’s eye through the image.
Movement
Using sparklers or flashlights to draw during a long exposure is called this.
This type of lighting creates dramatic shadows across only part of the face.
Split lighting
Street photographers often rely on this skill to capture authentic moments quickly
Observation
This file format keeps more image data and editing flexibility than JPEG.
RAW
Roads, fences, or hallways are often used as these in photography.
Leading lines
This filter is commonly used to reduce light entering the lens during daytime long exposures.
ND Filter
This famous portrait lighting pattern creates a small triangle of light under one eye.
Rembrandt
Photographing strangers respectfully in public spaces relates to this important topic.
Ethics
Developer, Stop, Fix, Rinse
This composition technique uses objects around the subject to draw attention inward.
Framing
This long exposure technique keeps the subject sharp while the background blurs through camera movement.
Panning
This photography term refers to the blurred background often used in portraits.
Shallow depth of field
This challenge in urban portraiture occurs when the background distracts from the subject.
Cluttered background
This photography command somehow makes every person instantly awkward.
"Act natural"
This composition technique places visual elements so they appear balanced without being identical on both sides.
Asymmetrical balance
This shutter setting keeps the shutter open as long as the button is pressed.
Bulb mode
Photographers often ask subjects to do this with their eyes to create a more genuine smile.
Smile with your eyes (smize)
The name of the photographer who created Humans of New York.
Brandon Stanton
The blurry circles of light often seen in portrait backgrounds are called this.
Bokeh