Caption Practice/Vocabulary

• Caption #1

Who: President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama

What: Embrace

Where: On the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport

When: August 15, 2012 (Wednesday)

Why: They missed each other after being apart for three weeks

How: Warmly, Lovingly

Background: After embracing Michelle on the tarmac, President Obama tripped and fell and bruised his face. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embraced each other on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport on Wednesday.

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) The Obamas had not seen each other in three weeks and missed each other.

Caption Header: Embrace after lonely time on campaign trail.

• Caption #2

Who: South Korean Singer Psy

What: Singing/Performing

Where: Central Soul

When: October 2 , 2012 (Tuesday)

Why:After becoming famous for his performance of "Gangnam Style", Psy went on a worldwide tour.

How: Energetically, Excitedly

Background: Psy instantly became famous and reached the top worldwide pop charts after receiving about a billion views on his track song of "Gangnam Style" on Youtube.

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) South Korean Singer Psy performs his hit song called "Gangnam Style" on Tuesday in Central Soul.

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) In addition, he reached the top worldwide pop chart after getting almost a billion views on his track song on youtube.
Caption Header: Psy singing his #1 song

• Caption #3

Who: President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama

What: Smiling

Where: Chicago

When: November 7, 2012

Why: President Barack Obama became the newly re-elected President

How: Happily, joyfully

Background: The Obamas are showered with confetti after Barack Obama became president

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama smiles joyfully after he became the newly re-elected President. 

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) After the exciting announcement they had received, tons of confetti showered them as they were about to hug and celebrate his success.

Caption Header: President Barack Obama's success again

• Vocabulary:

Depth of Field (shallow and wide) -- The distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

Light (angle and intensity) -- Element that makes things visible.

Shadows -- A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Diffusion -- a refraction of light or an erratic display of light passing through an element. (scattering)

Exposure: -- The amount of light allowed to fall on each area of a photograph.

Aperture (f-stop): The opening that allows light to pass through a lens and reach the camera sensor.

Shutter Speed: The length of time the shutter of the camera is open.

ISO: The sensitivity to light of a camera's sensor.

• Types of lenses:

Telephoto: Zoom
Prime: ("fixed") No zoom, More detail(sharper image)
Wide Angle: Wider perspective
Timeless: Not affected by the passage of time
Proximity: Nearness in space,location
Conflict: Argument