Thursday, April 23, 2009

black and white photography questions

  1. What are the three basic elements of a camera? The lens, the film, and the camera body
  2. What is an SLR camera? A camera where the photographer can see the exact image that is on the film and can adjust everything by turning buttons.
  3. What is the purpose of a camera's aperture? The camera's aperture is the amount of light let into the camera and onto the picture. A smaller aperture lets in less light while a larger aperture lets in more light.
  4. What does shutter speed on a camera control? The shutter speed controls how much light is let into the camera.
  5. To get the right exposure for a picture, what three things must be balanced? film speed, aperture size, shutter speed
  6. To take pictures outside on a very sunny day, would you use a high or low film speed? Why? Low speed film because they are optimal for brighter shots.
  7. What are the four steps for developing black and white film?
    -the film is placed in developing agent
    -rinsing film with water, or using "stop" bath
    -fixing bath. The fixer dissolves only silver-halide crystals, leaving the silver metal behind.
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    film is washed with water to remove all the processing chemicals.
  8. What things are needed to make a black and white print?
    -enlarger
    -black-and-white paper
  9. For a black and white print, the final image is actually what material?
    silver

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