Reviewing Concepts of Photogragphy

Aperture

Aperture is how wide the aperture of the camera opens, a wider aperture (as seen on the left) allows for more details of a shot to be shown in full detail while a more narrow aperture (shown on right) restricts the range of the shot that can be focused.

Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is how long the lens of the camera stays open and effects how the camera captures motion with a low shutter speed (right) causing objects in a picture to blur and drag where a high shutter speed captures objects in the split-second the photo was taken.

ISO

ISO is the measure for how sensitive the sensor of the camera is. Photographers use ISO to brighten up pictures without using flash but too high of an ISO (as seen on the left) can cause an image to appear "noisy" and grainy while a low ISO will make a photo come out clean and clear (right). 

1.   When Richard Avedon talks about a face having contradiction connection and complexity I believe he is in a way comparing a face to a canvas in the sense that it has the ability to be perceived in a number of ways having multiple ways to communicate with the reader. when Richard talks about contradiction I think he is talking about the contrast a face can have with all the imperfections and oddities and that a face can tell a story different from what the person tells you. When he talks about complexity I believe he is talking about the detail of the face when looking at it from different angles giving the face a different appearance everytime you look at it. When he talks about connection I think he means how the features of a face all seamlessly lead into one another.

2.   After leaving the world of fashion photography I think the no prop bare style Avadon begins to use allows the face of the person to be the main subject of the photograph allowing the features and details of the face to stand out in a way that the viewer may not notice otherwise.

3.   Photography's ability to freeze a moment that would otherwise be lost forever is what makes photography the amazing thing it is. giving the photographer power over time and perception makes photographing something unique to the art world.

4.   Overall I thought the film was very insightful and helped to grasp the way that Richard Avedon saw Photography and the world, the film helped me to see a different angle of photography and I hope to use what I learned throughout the unit.