quiz 2

how many feet of light does flash typically pop?

about 12

What were old flashes made out of?

gun powder

What is red eye?

freezing light behind eye highlights blood vessels

how do you avoid red eye?

don't have subject look directly into the camera, avoid pop up flash, move flash up

What is the job of filters?

Take the light in front of cameras and transform or diffuse it

who is duane michals?

A self taught American photographer known for commercial photography, taking photos of people in their environments, and taking on gay themes

Which photographer likes to shoot multiple exposures, use hand written text and was influenced by photojournalism?

duane michals

who photographed a young Meryl Streep before she was famous?

duane michals

which photographer covers her subjects in henna caligraphy?

Lalla Essaydi

Lalla Essaydi photos are described as what?

reflections on the life of Arab women

What are some ways to improve portrait photography?

get closer, anticipate behavior, take consensual candids, enage your subject, highlight details like hands

Which photographer took many of her photos at her parents summer home in italy?

Francesca Woodman

Which photographer was known for her blurry self portraits portraying human fragility?

Francesca Woodman

who is the photojournalist known for series like a long walk home, Beirut: City of Regrets, and The Juice Was Definitely Flowing Differently

Eli Reed

which photographer with polio is known for documentary photography including photo Migrant Mother?

Dorothea Lange

Which artist is known for her controversial early nudes?

Imogen Cunningham

F STOP=

Guide Number / Distance of Subject to Flash

common issues with flash

red eye, only partial frame exposed, reflections

how do filters work in b&w photography?

a color will lighten itself and darken its compliment

r + b + g =

white

c + y + m =

K Black

neutral density

cuts down on light in scene

uv filter

cuts down on haze

polarizing filter

removes reflections from water and glass

filter factor of 2 means

you go up one f stop

what does it mean if you're negative is completely clear, no brand, no numbers?

you put fixer before developer

what does it mean if your film is clear with numbers and brand?

you didn't load it correctly

what does it mean if your negative is totally black?

prematurely exposed

what does it mean if your negative has two images on top of each other?

exposed twice

What does it mean if only part of the film is black?

partially exposed

what does it mean if your film has different weird tones?

you didn't put enough chemistry to cover the film or you didn't shake the film enough

what does it mean if your images turn purple or other color?

bad fixer

Why might your negative might be dirty?

you didn't rinse it enough or use enough photo flo

reticulation - noises pop out and black looks red

wrong temp

contact sheet blank patches

negatives touching during development

What should you do if your image is backwards?

flip negative 180

white specs on print

clean negative with air

enlarger can only focus on part of the photo

negative isn't flat