Wednesday, October 17, 2012

1. Aperture- In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels.

2.Shutter Speed- n photography, shutter speed or exposure time is the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open.

3. ISO- An ISO image (International Organization for Standardization) is an archive file (also known as a disk image) of an optical disc, composed of the data contents of every written sector of an optical disc, including the optical disc file system.

 4. Depth of Field- In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image

5. Motion Blur- Motion blur is the apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or animation.

6. Noise and light sensitivity- Film speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system.

Thursday, October 4, 2012




Pros for digital:



  • you know what your picture looks like as soon as you take it.
  •  you have the option to take as many pictures as you want.
  • digital cameras are portable 
  • pictures are easy to share and view 

Cons:
  • Digital cameras are often very expensive 
  • digital cameras are often hard to use and figure out
  • digital cameras require batteries limiting the time you can use them for
  • require a computer


Print:

Pros:
  • Higher quality 
  • more options for effects on your photos
  • cheaper 
  • more freedom to take the photo the way you want

Cons:

  • Chemicals used for developing 
  • cannot see what picture looks like till you develop it
  • limited amount of pictures you can  take because you use roll of film
  • can easily destroy photo you've taken