Photo Theory

Capture - Reflected light from an object passed into a camera and then onto a light sensitive surface

Process - The captured image is turned into something we can see

Store - The image is put onto something we can keep such as a printed photograph

Analogue Photography

USB - Usb is a physical connection used by cameras and scanners, this is the fastest option

Removable Card - Images captured can be stored and put on a removable card

Wifi - Some cameras use wifi technology to send digitally to a computer

Jpeg - The group who set these standards for digital photo compression jpeg quality is sacrificed by the reduction in size, which strips away the quality
File Type

Bitmat Graphics format - .Bmp - Used internally by the microsoft windows graphics subsystem

Pict - .Pct - Introduced by Apple Macintosh computers it is the original standard image file

Tagged image file format - .Tif - To store high colour images

Photoshop Doc - .Psd - To edit digital images in adobe photoshop

Graphics interchange format - .Gif - Introduced by the compuserve ow has widespread use on computers

Joint photographic expert group - .Jpg - Good for online photos

Photo Ethics

This photo was taken in 1968 just after the Tet Offense in the Vietnam War. There are many meanings to this photo, where different people would think it is something to do with him not liking the person he is killing others will think more deeply to believe he is a prisoner and is being executed on the streets in Vietnam. Eddie Adams the taker of this iconic photo said it was exactly at the point where the bullet had gone through his head.