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Lens Type

Three types are wide angle, normal and telephoto

Camera Types Inexpensive are throwaways and instant cameras that sell for less than $200 Moderately expensive are single lens reflex (SLR) that sell for less than $500 (35 mm film) High priced uses film larger than 35 mm twin lens reflex

PHOTOGRAPHY

Lens Opening Amount of light exposure hitting the surface of the film by the size of the lens opening and the amount of time the shutter is open

Lighting - Two Kinds of Lighting Lighting that comes from available sources like the sun Lighting that a photographer brings to a location like a flash or lights

Florence Thompson, The Migrant Mother in this photograph, is a great example of photography or of a photo that popularized photography?

The first type of camera

History of Photography

Heliography 8 hours of exposure time Image quality - grainy appearance Daguereotype Illusionary pictorial effects with painted backdrops and lighting changes Wet Collodrion A mixture of guncotton or nitrocellulose dissolved in alcohol and ether Produced glass negatives of amazing detail Holography To improve the quality of view obtained with electron microscope Instant Photography Polaroid a fifty-second film camera

Film Type Low film speed is 100 ISO or less High film speed is 400 ISO or higher The higher the ISO number, the more sesnsitive the film is to light Advantage of high ISO is pictures can be taken in low light Disadvantage is picture appears to look more grainy Color Film - Two Types Daylight color is balanced for sunlight between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tungten color film is balanced for indoor light

Shutter Speed Amount of time the cameras shutter stays open A slow speed will cause blurring of any subject that moves A faster speed is required to overcome shaking of the camera during exposure An extremely fast speed is necessary for fast-moving subjects without blurring

Ethical Issues of Photography Victims of violence Privacy

Digital Photography Images with an electronic still video that can be viewed on the camera, computer or print out

Print Quality A picture is considered properly exposed if it shows detail in the shadow areas and also in the light areas

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