Photography Pathfinder Honour
1 g
£0.78
Requirements
- Explain the principles of camera construction, what the camera lens does, the effect of light upon the sensitive film, and the action of developers.
- What is meant by the "speed" of the film? What does ASA/ISO mean?
- How are shutter speed, lens aperture, and film speed related?
- Give the principal uses of photography.
- Take print or slide pictures illustrating at least eight of the following techniques. Use comparison pictures for illustration:
- Framing
- Camera steadiness
- Direction of lighting - front, backlighting, side
- Panning - background blurred with subject in focus
- Rule of thirds
- Angle - eye level, high and low angle
- Level horizon
- Distance from subject - fill the frame
- Use of leading lines
- Quality of light - shade, sunlight, and time of day
- Correct exposure - underexposed, overexposed, and correctly exposed
- Use of flash - distance and reflective objects
- Do one of the following:
- Tell how black and white film is developed into negatives and how prints are made.
- Develop and print eight of your own pictures, explaining each step.
Materials
- Explain the principles of camera construction, what the camera lens does, the effect of light upon the sensitive film, and the action of developers.
- What is meant by the "speed" of the film? What does ASA/ISO mean?
- How are shutter speed, lens aperture, and film speed related?
- Give the principal uses of photography.
- Take print or slide pictures illustrating at least eight of the following techniques. Use comparison pictures for illustration:
- Framing
- Camera steadiness
- Direction of lighting - front, backlighting, side
- Panning - background blurred with subject in focus
- Rule of thirds
- Angle - eye level, high and low angle
- Level horizon
- Distance from subject - fill the frame
- Use of leading lines
- Quality of light - shade, sunlight, and time of day
- Correct exposure - underexposed, overexposed, and correctly exposed
- Use of flash - distance and reflective objects
- Do one of the following:
- Tell how black and white film is developed into negatives and how prints are made.
- Develop and print eight of your own pictures, explaining each step.