Basics of Mastering Photos
Photo Tips
Optical Illusions
How can we fix these photos?
100
What is the focal point of a photo?
a. the middle
b. the shape of the picture
c. the main point of interest, what we focus on
c. the main point of interest, what we focus on
100
Should you always use on-camera flash?
a. yes
b. no
b. no
100
What is going on in this photo?
While they play chess, the pieces become real towers in the background
100
What is wrong with this photo?
image is too blurry
200
What is the rule of thirds?
a. photos should always have three people in them
b. place the most important part of your photos off-center
c. third photo is always the best one
b. place the most important part of your photos off-center
200
What kind of background should you use?
a. simple, with very few distractions
b. something complicated
c. preferably with someone photobombing
a. simple, with very few distractions
200
What is going on in this photo?
The blue balloons the girl releases become the sky at the top
200
What is wrong with this photo?
it's too bright/has too much exposure
300
What are leading lines used for?
a. arrows that point to what we look at
b. making the photo look more square
c. shapes in a photo that guide our eyes to the focal point/main subject
c. shapes in a photo that guide our eyes to the most important part
300
What type of lighting should you have?
a. good
b. dark
c. bad
a. good
300
What is going on in this photo?
as the kids balance on the boards, the fence transforms into New York City
300
What is wrong in this photo?
the background (root) is too distracting; here is how they fix it
400
What is perspective?
a. the angle or distance you use for your photo
b. how expensive the camera is
c. what pose you use for the photo
a. the angle or distance you use for your photo
400
What do you think it means to fill the frame?
a. include more of the photo subject in the photo
b. fill your camera with water
c. make the background as distracting as possible
a. include more of the photo subject in the photo
400
What is going on in this photo?
the green tops of the buildings eventually become the trees in the mountain
400
What is wrong in this photo?
it has bad lighting
500
What is the purpose of depth?
a. to make your photos more colorful
b. to make the photos more poetic
c. to make your photos less flat and boring
b. to make your photos less flat and boring
500
What is framing?
a. hanging your photo on a wall
b. something you can buy at Office Depot
c. finding something in the photo to act as a natrual frame
c. finding something in the photo to act as a natrual frame
500
What is going on in this photo?
the shadow cast from the globe affects the shape of the real moon
500
What is wrong in this photo?
the camera person is in the photo, bad perspective