Photography Concepts

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph.

• Composition

• Exposure

• Lighting

• Focus

Captures a broader/larger area than your normal eye view.

• Telephoto lens

• Wide angle lens

• Macro lens

• Fisheye lens

Camera type with a mirror and a prism to reflect the image into the viewfinder

• Single lens reflex

• Digital compact camera

• Mirrorless camera

• Point-and-shoot camera

American documentary photographer known for Depression-era work

• Dorothea Lange

• Ansel Adams

• Walker Evans

• Robert Frank

Overexpose a light meter reading of 1/250 @ f/16 by changing the shutter speed

• 1/60 @ f/16

• 1/125 @ f/16

• 1/250 @ f/11

• 1/500 @ f/16

Camera part that controls the amount of light by the time it remains open

• Aperture

• Lens

• Shutter

• Viewfinder

The "Rule of Thirds" or "nine grid zone" in photography.

• The photograph is divided into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, creating four points where the lines cross for a visual center of interest.

• The photograph is divided into halves, creating two equal sections for balance.

• The photograph is divided into quarters, focusing on the corners for interest.

• The photograph is divided into a single frame, emphasizing the center of the image.

Photographer who coined the term "The Decisive Moment."

• Ansel Adams

• Henri Cartier Bresson

• Robert Capa

• Dorothea Lange

Earliest known permanent camera image creator.

• Joseph Niepce

• Louis Daguerre

• George Eastman

• Ansel Adams

Camera part that resembles the iris of your eye, and controls the amount of light let into the camera by the size of the opening

• Aperture

• Shutter

• Lens

• Viewfinder