Friday, 6 November 2009

Intro to stills camera (brief account of our lesson)

A camera captures light which then goes onto a photographic film which then can create the picture. When beginning to learn about how to create a good picture, we were told that if we wished to create a good picture we needed to be alert the following topics, which were the hotspots, zoom, focus, angle and lighting. They are all factors which can improve the overall image as they take into account the variation of objectives which are needed to make a good picture. For example, with the hotspots we followed the rule of third so that there is not a big empty space within the image which makes the picture appear boring. While using a tool such as focus we can also create a multiple layered picture were something behind something less in the picture is in focus so that it draws the attention of the eye were as the object in front does not as it is not in focus. We could have also used angle to give an object a level of status. For example a low level shot could give the impression the status of the object is very high. However, a high angle shot could give us the impression that we are higher status than the object. Lighting can create the mood and feeling of the shot. For instance if we took a picture of a person with soft light we would make the person feel more delicate or look even more beautiful.

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