History of Photography
What does "Photograph" literally mean?
Drawing with light
Should we take pictures of people?
No
List 4-5 types of lines
Vertical, horizontal, curved, diagonal, leading lines
What is it when the sides are different but still achieve balance
Asymmetrical balance
Who created the first ever picture of a person?
Louis Daguerre (Daguerreotypes)
What is it called when you ask permission before taking a picture?
Consent
Describe a leading line
Lines within a photo that guide the viewers eye toward the subject or image.
Describe Mirror symmetrical balance
Identical on each side
Who discovered "bitumen"? (be-tyou-min)
Joseph Niepce
What is an Ethical Dilemma?
You have to choose between two options, both have consequences
What are 2-d, which means they have length and width but NO depth.
Shape
What is the distribution of visual weight of objects, colors, texture and space.
Balance
Name three facts of posing for a Daguerreotype
Long, difficult process, subjects have to stand completely still or the imagine will be blurry. Mostly rich people had these done.
What is fair use?
Let's people use small parts of someones work without asking permission but only in certain situations.
Explain Geometric vs Organic shapes
Easy to measure, manmade
natural, irregular
Explain the rule of thirds
Explain the invention of Film.
Person, what it is...slogan?
George Eastman, developed dry gel on paper, no need to carry boxes of chemicals around. "You press the button, we do the rest."
Name 3 examples of using fair use in class.
1. showing educational clips/videos
2. displaying artists photographs to learn
3. using posters to learn elements of photography in class
Explain the rule of space in photography
Adding visual space in front of the direction that an object is moving, looking or pointing to imply motion and direction.
Explain the photograph I placed on the board and how I used the rule of thirds in it. What was it? Placement? Why?
My dog. Placed her top left and left room on other parts. Her body intersected with the grid lines.