Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Triptych online photo


Definition of Triptych

A work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
 Or a hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome.

Example:

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

MetaData

Metadata describes other data. It provides information about a certain item's content. For example, an image may include metadata that describes how large the picture is, the color depth, the image resolution, when the image was created, and other data. A text document's metadata may contain information about how long the document is, who the author is, when the document was written, and a short summary of the document.
Web pages often include metadata in the form of meta tags. Description and keywords meta tags are commonly used to describe the Web page's content. Most search engines use this data when adding pages to their search index.


http://www.techterms.com/definition/metadata

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Triangle of Exsposure

Definitions:

Aperture: A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.

Shutter Speed: The unit of measurement which determines how long shutter remains open as the picture is taken.

ISO: Measures the sensitivity of the image sensor.

Depth of Field: The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.

Motion Blur: The apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or animation.

Noise and Light Sensitivity: Random (not present in the object imaged) variation of brightness or color information in images.

Slow Shutter speed


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Print vs. digital


Print vs. digital

Digital:

Pros-

·       Fast, speedy, downloadable pictures.

·       Ability to edit and duplicate into multiple sizes and formats.

·       Ability to take a vast amount of pictures to capture everything you want.

·       Easier sharing capability with digital photos because they

·       No worries about film usage and running out of film.

Cons-

·       Often digital cameras come with a lot of features and are complex to use.

·       Often use a lot of battery life and can raise you in cost for replacing them.

·       Digital cameras can cost a lot of money as well when you get a good one it can start at around $700.

·       Memory cards for the cameras can cost a lot of money as well.

·       When uploading, if you have a lot of pictures it can be a long process.

 

 

 

 

 

Print:

Pros-

·       Low initial price to start out.

·       Captures greater details in black and white.

·       More forgiving in minor focusing issues.

·       Film is still a very high resolution and takes quality pictures.

·       More forgiving in exposure problems.

 

Cons-

·       Cannot view images before they are edited.

·       Unless you have your own darkroom, you must depend on a lab to develop your photos.

·       Film is a continuing cost to supply yourself with.

·       Cameras for film are often heavier.

·       Film can take up a lot of space and you have to carry it around with you.