Julianna Vezza

                                          I took this shot of pinecones while wandering around Campo de Fuori. I admired the fact that the pinecones were so simple and beautiful and were visually appealing. It was hard to shoot this at first because I didn't have a lot of light, but after bumping up the ISO and adjusting the aperature and ISO I was able to capture this.  ISO 200, shutter speed: 1/100, aperature: f/5

                                          This shot was also taken at Campo de Fuori. I took this shot because I liked the action that was going on during this. I like how there are a lot of vibrant colors and there is a lot of motion going on in this shot. ISO 200 shutter speed: 1/40 aperature: f/14

                                         This shot was taken by the American photographer Steve McCurry. The photo was taken in India in 2007. I admire this shot because of its simplistic visual look. I love how the photo is sho simple yet is so interesting. I like how the photo is essentially split into 3 parts, all with different textures and with differences. The child in the middle walking around really stands out to me and makes me wonder, "what is he doing?" "where is he going" "whats going on in his life". I also really like the contrast between the orange wall and the blue wall. The complementary colors go very well together. I really like this image.

A digital sensor is a device that converts an optical image into an electronic signal. It is used mostly in digital cameras, camera modules and other imaging devices. In a CCD sensor, every pixel's charge is transferred through a very limited number of output nodes (often just one) to be converted to voltage, buffered, and sent off-chip as an analog signal. All of the pixel can be devoted to light capture, and the output's uniformity (a key factor in image quality) is high. In a CMOS sensor, each pixel has its own charge-to-voltage conversion, and the sensor often also includes amplifiers, noise-correction, and digitization circuits, so that the chip outputs digital bits.
A JPEG file is a compressed format. In actual fact, the name 'JPEG' refers to a method of image compression rather than a file format, although it has been universally adopted to serve the latter purpose. What it allows is for images, once taken, to be saved at a fraction of their size. A Raw image is often considered as the equivalent of a photographic negative, in that the basic part is there but with the potential for many changes before it is considered final. A Raw file will take up considerably more room, and will slow down any continuous shooting as your camera records the information to the card. 

Opening up your Raw file on a computer will reveal it to be relatively 'flat', with low contrast, poor sharpness and possibly even noise.