Photo Basics

SLR - This is the single lens reflex, this means when your viewing and object through a manual camera the light from the source hits the object your taking a picture of, and then hits the mirror inside the camera which rotates the image for your eye to then see.

Aperture - The aperture is the opening which is on the camera, the lower the f stops the larger the aperture goes, and the same if the f stops are larger the smaller the aperture then goes like a human eye.

Shutter Speed - the shutter speed controls the time to which the photo is exposed to light such as the slower the shutter speed the more light gets into the picture. If the the speed is set to fast then there will be less light.

Depth Of Field - This is how much sharpness there is between the background and foreground such as the lower the f number and the larger the aperture the smaller the depth of field

The Tate image I disliked

The work i disliked at the Tate was the piece called The Snail by Henri Matisse. I wasnt too sure about this work when I first noticed it and after viewing it I still dont think its a great design, the main reason is that it just looks like paper of different colours stuck to a background and shows no real art of any sort apart from cutting and sticking.

The Tate image I liked

The work I liked at the Tate was the artwork called Portrait of V.I. Lenin with Cap, by an artist called Jackson Pollock III. The artwork i have chosen looks like an explosion of different paints that are placed onto a canvas, its a rather interesting way of calling it a portrait as there is no picture of a person, but i find it an interesting way of portraying it and the mixture of colours which are normally dark or shady add to the unsual piece.

My introduction to Photography

When i take pictures i mostly use my mobile phone all the time, i sometimes borrow my sisters digital camera to take more high quality shots or to film various events including concerts and even birthdays.