Aperture: The hole in a camera that lets light pass through into the camera body. Aperture affects the focus of the photo. A large aperture will have an blurry background and focuses on one thing while a small aperture will have a clearer background. The way it effects the image is because the aperture lets in light and all controls the depth of field. Small aperture creates sharp depth of field while large aperture creates a shallow depth of field.
Examples:
small aperture wide aperture
Shutter Speed: The amount of time a camera shutter is open and exposing light into a camera sensor. Shutter speed can be quick and freeze a moment in motion or be long and capture movement. The shutter speed affects an image in this way because letting light in for a long time captures movement and everything.
Slow shutter speed Fast shutter speed
Slow shutter speed Fast shutter speed
ISO: How sensitive the image sensor is. A low ISO means less sensitive to light which creates a fine grain while a higher ISO usually used in darker setting will have larger grains.
Low ISO High ISO
Low ISO High ISO
White Balance: the manipulation of white in photos to give different effects. For example Tungsten, Direct Sunlight, Cloudy, and Shade are all different presets for white balance.
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon was born in May 15, 1923. His parents were in the dress making business which inspired Richards love for art and fashion from an early age. His first model was his schizophranic sister Louise whom he took photos of on their family's Kodak Box Brownie camera. Richard first enrolled in Columbia University to study poetry but dropped out after a year then he worked for the Merchant Marines to take ID photos for them before studying with Alexey Brodovitch at the New School for Social Research. Richards early photos after being endorsed by his teacher were first featured in Junior Bazaar then Harpers Bazaar after that he set up his own studio and took photos for Vogue, Life, Look, and Graphis. In addition to fashion work in the 1960's Richard took photos of politicians, protestors, mental hospital patients, and civil rights workers. He continued portrait work with celebrities many of which became very well known photos. In the late 70's early 80's Richard spent five years traveling across the american west taking portraits. He photographed a total of 762 people and created an iconic exhibit and book from the photos. In the 90's he continued to shoot portraits up until he died at age 81 in 2004.
Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Research
Henri Cartier Bresson was born August 22, 1908 in Chanteloup-en-Brie France. Born to wealthy parents Bresson was always supported in pursuing photography. His earliest shots were takes of a family holiday with a Box Brownie camera. Briefly Cartier-Bresson took painting lessons from his uncle Louis until Louis was killed in world war one. Bresson then went to an painting school but eventually left after feeling too constrained by the rules. Bresson studied english, art and literature at Cambridge University for a year before having to join the french army. Bresson was put under house arrest by a superior for hunting without a permit not far into his time serving. Harry Crosby then took custody of Bresson and gave him a camera and for a while they took photos together. Two years after Harry Crosby committed suicide Bresson decided to go on an adventure to Africa. He survived by hunting animals and selling them to local villagers. When Bresson returned to France he was inspired to take up photography again. Bresson began traveling the world taking photos and creating exhibits. While he was in the United States Bresson was given an fashion assignment by Harpers Bazaar but he had never directed modes before so his work in the fashion industry is pretty much non existent. Bresson then co directed a film and had his first photo journalism photos published. Bresson then got married and stayed in France for a couple years taking photos for a newspaper before joining the French army when World War Two started. Bresson was assigned to take photos and was captured for thirty five months before escaping and publishing a book of the photos he took. Bresson then started a photo business with his friends called Magum photos.