Comm Tech - What is Photography?

Journal Task:

Create a new Journal for Unit 3: Photography. You must read BOTH What is Photography AND Intro to Photography to access the INFO needed to answer the questions in your journal.

Use the title "What is Photography"

Answer the following Questions:

1) What is a camera?

2) What is a lens?

3) What is an exposure?

4) What is a shutter?

5) Describe the difference between: cell phone cameras, point-and-shoot cameras, SLRS and DSLRS.

6) When talking about camera lenses, what is focal length?

7) In terms of lens types, what is Marco (i.e. what is it used for)?

8) Explain what shutter speed is. What results to you get when you use a fast versus slow shutter speed (i.e. what will the photo look like)?

• Include a photo example for a fast and slow shutter speeds.

9) Aperture is also known as ________________? Alos, explain how changing the Aperture setting on a camera can affect how the photo appears using a LARGE, MEDIUM, and SMALL APERTURE.

• Include a photo example for a LARGE, MEDIUM, and SMALL APERTURE setting.

10)  Make a table or chart and list what the following modes on the camera do: AUTO, APERTURE PRIORITY (AV or A), SHUTTER PRIORITY (TV or S), PROGRAM (P), and MANUAL (M).

/20 marks.