Lenses and Photography Vocabulary.

1. I would use a telephoto lens to take photos at a football game.
2. I would use a prime lens to take highly detailed photos at a basketball game.
3. I would use a wide-angle lens to capture a football halftime marching band show.

Define:

Depth of Field (shallow and wide)-is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph. 

Light (angle and intensity) factor of light within a photo.

Shadows- depth of light in a photo.

Diffusion-Decreasing the intensity of that light. Making the light softer, altering light.

 

Exposure - What you're picture actually looks like. Too light or too dark?

Aperture (f-stop) - Inside of the lens, and how big the opening is. The bigger the opening the smaller the number

Shutter speed - Has to do with the mirror inside of the camera and how fast that mirror opens and closes.

ISO - The sensor inside of the camera, and how sensitive the sensor is to light. As you increase you're Iso you increase the grain.