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Photography midterm
Photography midterm
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 4
10/08/2012

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Term
standard speeds
Definition

1/4

1/8

1/15

1/30

1/60

1/125

1/250

1/500

1/1000

Term
standard apertures
Definition

1.4

2

2.8

4

5.6

8

11

16

22

Term
RC paper vs. Fiber paper
Definition

RC- resin coated therefore doesn't let chemicals penetrate

Fiber- chemicals penetrate

Term
Cindy Sherman
Definition
untitled movie stills & conceptual portraits
Term
Eadweard Muybridge
Definition
captured movement that the human eye typically could not distinguish as separate movements
Term
Robert Frank
Definition
American Series
Term
Ansel Adams
Definition

F64 group

landscapes

Term
Edward Weston
Definition

F64 group

beautifying everyday objects

 

Term
FSA and one person in it
Definition

Farm Securities Administration

Walker Evans

Term
Walker Evans
Definition

Subway series (camera in coat)

Great Depression

Term
Lewis Hine
Definition
child labor conditions
Term
Gordon Parks
Definition

from KS

shot racism (harland gangs)

Term
SLR
Definition
Single Lens Reflex
Term
Relation between shutter speed and aperture
Definition

as shutter speed ↑ (gets larger in length of time)

aperture ↑ (increases in number, decreases in amount of light let in)

Term
kinds of shutters
Definition

focal plane

leaf

Term
focal plane shutter
Definition

built into camera body

can reach faster speeds

 exposed in segments

Term
leaf shutter
Definition

has 3 parts that close in a circular motion

built into camera lens

quiet

usually don't go above 1/500th of a second

Term
Film plane
Definition

the area inside the camera

location in which the camera focuses on an object, which must be on light sensative material

Term
camera formats
Definition

35mm

medium

large

Term
35mm camera advantages and disadvantages
Definition

advantages: easy to carry and take places

disadvantages: doesn't have as much depth of field

Term
medium format camera
Definition

advantages: higher resolution can be produced, smooth gradiation, more photographic creativity, large depth of field

disadvantages: accessibilty and price

Term
Large format camera
Definition

Advantages: higher resolution, increased depth of field

Disadvantages: slower, contemplative style

Term
lens types based on focal length
Definition

wide

standard

telephotic

Term
lighting directions and effects
Definition

front: flattens objects

back: darkens the person...

side: brings out textures

Term
wide focal length
Definition
more natural depth of field
Term
telephotic focal length
Definition
brings subject closer
Term
 standard focal length
Definition
50ft seen depth
Term
prime vs zoom lense
Definition

prime: fixed focal lense

zoom: many lengths

Term
aspects controlling depth of field
Definition
focal length, aperture, distance from subject
Term
function of a filter
Definition
to make more contrast
Term
what happens with a higher ISO?
Definition
faster the film
Term
what type of film developer do we use?
Definition
kodak HC110
Term
in order to not change exposer what do you need to do?
Definition

go down in aperture (more light)

go up in shutter speed (decreases time)

Term
what is the slowest lense?
Definition
f4
Term
what is the fastest lense?
Definition
f1.4
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