Composition

Camera Quiz B

Focal Lengths

Focal Lengths

What is focal length? 

Distance between the lens' optical center & the camera's image sensor. Measured in millimeters. Focal length tells you: the angle of view ( how much of the scene is captured ) 

Why would someone choose to photograph with different lenses?

So they can zoom in to one specific subject and not have to get up close to that one subject and can take it from a distance. 

White Balance

White Balance

What is white balance? 

Balancing the light within a photograph. WB helps get the colors in the image as accurate as your eye sees them. 

Why is it important to set your white balance? 

So your image result is not to under exposed or over exposed and the colors are accurate. 

Explain how to set a custom white balance?

1. change WB to "custom" 

2. using manual mode and manual focus take a properly lit photo of something white

3. under menu, find custom white balance setting + set photo