Photography Basics and History
Using your Camera
More History
Art Concepts
Double Points
100
Photography is defined as______
Light Drawing
100
If an image is "over exposed" it means it is_______
A. Too Bright
B. Too Dark
C. just right
Too. Bright
100
By the ___decade_____ photography was recognized as a legitimate artform
1970s
100
The grid on this image helps show the use of_____
Rule of thirds
200
How Does "time" affect an image?
Time affects an image in many ways. Use your best judgement and logic to deduce your answer
200
Posed photographs typically of people or other living things are called what?
Portraits
200
Artist Daguerre improved the process of creating photographs to bring the time of exposure to under a minute. This, however, was a technological dead end. What did he call his type of artwork?
Daguerreotype
200
What are some words that describe different Textures
Smooth, rough, shiny, brick, stone, wood, bark, fluffy, fuzzy...etc
300
The ______ _______ was a tool used by artist and was developed near the time of Aristotle.
Camera Obscura
300
Using Studio lighting aides in the consistency of the outcome of your photograph. Why is this?
Studio lights can be set to produce the same light output in direction, intensity, and color Therefore standardizing the lighting and making it consistent as long as the subject remains in the same location and distance from the light source.
300
Joseph Nicephore Niepce experimented with what art form
the Heliograph
300
How are Value and Contrast Similar and Different?
Value shows the varying shades of light and dark. Contrast is a stark difference. It does not have to be black and white.
different values can be used to show contrast
300
Explain how the photographer’s point of view dictates how the audience views the image.This is an example of what Art Element or Principal
It can affect the story based on what the photographer chooses to show in the frame. Elements a photographer chooses to crop out will not be used in telling the story. This can help make the story clearer, or it can manipulate the scene to fit a particular agenda.
400
in 1935 Kodachrome introduced ________ film
Color
400
What camera setting controls the depth of field?
Aperture
400
This man took the first photograph.
Joseph Nicephore-Niepce
400
Describe the difference in Line, Shape and Form
Lines are used to create shapes, which are used to create forms
Lines are a single point to another single point, shapes are two dimensional, forms are three dimensional
400
Why is it important to understand Art Concepts when studying photography?
The process of creating photography is similar to the process of creating art. many of the same rules apply. Therefore, to execute a sucessful photograph, one may argue that a knowledge of basic art concepts would aid in the success of that image.
500
In what decade did digital image manipulation begin
1980s
500
If you take a picture of a person running and it is blurry, what do you need to adjust?
shutter Speed
500
By ____year____ the world had millions of photographs whereas 25 years prior their had been none
1860 or 1860s
500
Pattern uses movement to create __________
Rhythm
500
What Historical factors aided in the development and quick growth of photography
growing middle class
interest in science
competition between a scientist and an artist to create the best medium