Photography Quiz 3

Lighting scatters on subject from many directions, shows little directionality. Light shadows, subject seems to be surrounded by light. Example: Heavily overcast days

Diffused light

Lighting comes from behind the camera towards the subject. The subject is evenly lit with little shadow. Volumes and textures are less pronounced

Front lighting

Filter that cuts down on the haze in atmosphere, does not effect exposure. It also protects lens if you drop it

UV Filter Skylight

Secondary Colors

Yellow, Magenta, Cyan

Light from flash travels up to about ___ feet in front

12

Tungsten is balanced at ____ °K

3200

Daylight is balanced at ____ °K

5600

Photographer: Made photography a fine art form, lead pictoralist movement, the Terminal, Winter 5th Avenue, Married to Georgia O'Keeffe

Alfred Stieglitz

Makes the flash warmer

Amber Filter

Photographer: Large format photos, Use montage, Photos of Detroit, Cuba, Russia

Andrew Moore

Photographer: Environmental Arts movement, Circles reflecting in water, Mix of Art and Photography, understand nature by participation, uses things in nature to make patterns

Andy Goldsworthy

Leaf Shutter can be used at ___ shutter speed with flash

Any

Lighting comes towards the camera from behind the subject, shadows are cast toward the camera, the front of subject in shadows

Backlighting

Cyan + Magenta + Yellow = ____

Black

The distance the light travels. This is measured from the flash to the reflective surface to subject, not straight flash to subject

Bounce Flash

Photographer: "On the Table Series", About race, Text is important to her work, puts filters - tries to give people more humanity, interested in the consequences of power

Carrie Mae Weems

Different Types of lighting

Daylight and Tungsten

The "quality" of the light; whether you use hard or soft lighting

Degree of diffusion

Lighting creates hard edge, dark shadows specular, the rays are parallel, striking the subject all from one direction. Example: Spotlight, sun on a clear day

Direct Light

Basic characteristics of light

Direction and Degree of diffusion

Lighting that is partially direct, with some diffused or scattered rays. Appear to come from a definite direction and creates distinct shadows but with edges that are soft. Example: indoors, windows or doorways are sources when sunlight is bouncing

Directionally-Diffused Light

Extra lighting that lightens shadows and reduces contrasts

Fill Light

During bright sunny day a flash will _____

Fill in the shadows

If a black bar appears when using the flash with a Focal Shutter it means...

Flash not in sink with shutter

Tells you how many times the exposure should be increased. A factor of 2 means the exposure should be doubled

Filter Factor

Similar to an ordinary meter but designed to read the brief intense burst of light from flash, which an ordinary meter can not read

Flash Meter

Power of the flash

Guide Number

F-Stop = ____ / ____

Guide Number / Distance of Subject to Flash

Photographer: Magnum Photographer, spontaneity, Street photographer, book "The Decisive Moment"

Henri Cartier-Bresson

When using a filter, it absorbs part of light that passes through them. So you need to ____

Increase your exposure

Main light source that casts set of dominant shadows

Key light

A color filter will ____ itself and ____ its compliment

Lighten itself and darken its compliment

Taking control of the shadows

Lighting direction

Red number on shutter or lightning bolt next to number indicates

Minimum flash synch number

Head on glare from metallic objects

Move to the side

Both color and B&W, filters amount of light coming into the lens, while leaving the color unchanged. Purpose is to increase exposure so you can use a slower speed for blue or smaller aperture # or less depth of field

Neutral Density Filter

Photographer: Pulitzer Prize winner 1973, Napalm photo, Hell to Hollywood, Photographed celebrities, Became paparazzi

Nick Ut

Photographer: Portrait Photographer, cover for time magazine, Coming Home (Greece) Series, Close Up Pictures of Famous people, 120mm Micro Lens,

Platon Antonio

Filter that eliminates reflections, on non-metalic surfaces, so you can photograph what is in a window and water

Polarizing Filter

Move subject to not look directly at the camera prevents

Red Eye

Primary Colors

Red, Green, Blue

Photographer: Photographed Che Guevara and Picasso, Magnum Photographer, series of photographs of wars and cities

Renne Burri

Lighting comes toward the side of the subject and camera, prominent shadows that emphasises texture and volume

Side lighting

Photographer: famous Afghan girl picture, photographs of 9/11, Photographed in middle east magnum photographer, photoshop scandal

Steve McCurry

How to diffuse Light

Tape

TTL

Through the Lens Metering

Red + Green + Blue = ____

White