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Lecture 15: Cameras & Lenses (33)
ycchentp6

Here are slides on "What makes a great picture?" from CS 194-026. Click here

I recommend people to check this out! There are a lot of interesting examples that teach you how to improve your own photograph. Many of them are also related to what has been taught in this class!

crystal-zq-wang

How does the positioning of the subject depend on these rules when in a landscape versus portrait orientation? Also, do these rules still apply when we want our subject to not be in the center of the image (ie. off to the side)?

smsunarto

One thing that I noted about zoom is to make sure that you are aware of the distinction between optical and digital zoom. Most cameras has a limited extend to which it can zoom optically (zoom without compromising the quality of image), and anything beyond that would be done digitally which would compromise the quality of the image.

greeknerd1

For tip 3, are we supposed to randomly change the zoom and camera distance? Or is there some sort of typical distance and zoom that acts as a "sweet spot"

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