Aesthetic ~ are the qualities that combine to make something the way it does         *I am drawn to this photo because of the colors, the fireworks,    lighting and how the girl is looking away*         Camera Obscura  ~ a blacked out chamber with a small pinhole through which    light gets compressed. first recorded observation was by Mo Ti, in China, circa 400 BC.       Exposure ~ length of time light hits the sensor or film  Over Exposure  ~ too much light  Under Exposure ~ too little light      Focal Point ~ The area of most interest       Exposure Triangle           Aperture ~ The opening into the camera          Shutter ~ The Mechanism that allows light to enter the camera for a precise period of time           ISO ~ The sensitivity (to light) of the sensor/film         Aperture:   Aperture & Depth of Field ~ Aperture is the size of the opening into the camera,  and the larger the aperture (opening) the smaller sliver of ...