Discuss Several Techniques That a Photographer Might Use to Communicate

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Essay

Discuss several techniques that a photographer might use to communicate the personality of the sitter as well as his or her appearance. How would painters or sculptors convey these same characteristics with the conventional tools of their media?

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Definitions:

Visual Process

The series of steps by which visual information is taken in by the eyes and interpreted by the brain to form visual perceptions.

Light Rays

Streams of photons that exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties, responsible for making the phenomena of sight possible.

Pupil

The black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, which regulates the amount of light that enters.

Accommodation

The process of adjusting thoughts or schemas to incorporate new information or experiences.