Photography Research (Websites)
Digital
Photography Basics
This website
gives you the insight on some of the basics of the camera, like shutter speed
and aperture, and relates it to the human eye, and shows the similarities
between the two. This is really great for beginners in photography because you
can get an understanding on the mechanics behind the camera, while also about
your eyes. Learning about both these things is quite important as a major
aspect of photography is to see things in a different way, through a different
light, in a different perspective. I rate this six, because it doesn’t have
proper sourcing, so the reader would have to only consider this website a base
for their knowledge, but at the same time it gives the reader a good grasp.
This website
is quite a knowledgeable website, as it has the fundamentals of the camera, and
a grasp on how to use it, but it gives you tips on how to be successful using
different modes on the camera, and teaches you terminology, and gives you a run
through of some useful photo editing software. Lastly, gives examples and
photos to help you along the way. Due to all of this, i give this website 8 out
of ten. As I feel a little bit more advanced photographers could even learn a
thing or two while keeping the lingo to a minimum for the beginners.
Digital
Photography Composition
This website
focuses on the 5 elements of composition; pattern, symmetry, texture, depth of
field, and lines. This website gives elaborate detail on each of the five
elements while giving a vide tutorial to further explain the subject so visual
learners could understand, and are then able to incorporate these ideas into
their photography. I rate this website 9 out of ten because everything is
really well explained there are images for every topic and subtopic, and a
video to follow. There is a lot to be learned from this website, and it looks
as there was a lot of effort put into building and designing the webpage.
This website
also focuses on composition, but it talks about the major ten rules associated.
This website focuses on the rule of thirds (where the most important elements
of your photo are to be positioned in the intersecting points on the grid), the
balance in the photo, and how the objects should be placed, using line to
enhance the composition. Start using symmetry, and patterns, it also involves
the viewpoint (where or what angle you shoot the picture), the background and
how it effects your shot. Depth is also talked about as it’s important to bring
that extra life to a two-dimensional photo. It also explains how to frame in
your photo, and how to crop tight around your subject, and to just play around with
the photos composition. I rate this a nine out of ten because the website
design is quite nice, and it encompasses some valid points about composition.
Digital
Photography Lighting
In my opinion,
I don’t find this website very informative. The layout is nice the way that its
interactive, but there isn’t enough information to educate you on the subject
of lighting, it just states what was done to get the end result of the
pictures. I feel like there needs to be an overall teaching to show the readers
why lighting is important and what it incorporates into the piece, therefore; I
rate this website a five out of ten.
I really
enjoy this website for lighting. This gives you quite a bit of insight on all the various techniques applied to
lighting, and what lighting techniques to use, and at what time these
techniques need to be applied. It includes subheadings to easily navigate
through the site, and it is really straight to the point, and gives you the “411”
on how to efficiently, and easily provide good lighting for your photo.
