Post on 12-Jan-2015
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MULTIMEDIA TECHNIQUES
CAPTIONS - Include the 5 W’s and how - Captions clarify what you’re seeing - Captions are mini-stories - Captions should be accurate
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poses for photographs with students of Fairfield Elementary School, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Fairfield, Va.
CAPTIONS- Don’t state the obvious! - Write like its happening now (Present tense) - Never assume what’s happening
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) points at President Barack Obama after he arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Wednesday. (Haraz N. Ghanbari - AP)
METADATA
• “Data about data”
• Technical information as well as caption information
HISTOGRAM
- Represents the brightness and darkness of an image !- The histogram graphs how many pixels are at each level between black and white. !- All images record a histogram !- The most useful tool in digital photography
HISTOGRAM
!!- Black tones are shown on the left side. White is on the right. !- Lighter images move the graph to the right. Darker ones move it to the left. !
HISTOGRAM
Overexposed
HISTOGRAM
Underexposed
HISTOGRAM
Proper Exposure
HISTOGRAMAlso graphs RGB color channels
(Red, Green, Blue)
LEVELS Adjusts histogram for image correction
LEVELSDrag the sliders to increase/decrease
brightness and darkness
iPhoto and Histogram editing
Windows Photo Gallery and Histogram editing
Picasa and Histogram editing
HDR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE
- Blends multiple exposures for tough lighting conditions
LIGHT SOURCE AND DIRECTION
FRAMING
COLOR
MOMENT
USING FLASH
• Never use it, unless taking a group photo or using "fill flash" to light a dark subject against a bright background.
USING FLASH
• Direct flash does not provide directional light
• Creates “kiss of death” or point and shoot effect
• Always use natural or available light first!
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