Innholdsfortegnelse for May/June 2022 i Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

IS A PICTURE REALLY WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS? For thousands of years, people have wanted to capture images of the world around them. From the camera obscura to cameras in phones, each image created represents our world. Here are five flashy facts to get you started. 1 Who doesn’t love pictures of adorable baby animals? Zoos around the world use images of zoo babies to raise awareness of conservation efforts. 2 Greek philosopher Aristotle developed the idea of the camera obscura in the fourth century. This was a small, dark room that light entered through a tiny pinhole, creating a small image of the outside world on the wall opposite the hole. The image was usually upside down or reversed, and it could not be printed or saved, although the…

When was the last time that you took a selfie or captured fun times with your friends? Chances are that it was a few days or even an hour ago. Taking photographs is such a common activity that it’s difficult to believe that photography as we know it is not quite 200 years old. In that time, photography has gone from the first blurry images captured by a clumsy, boxy camera to the high-tech digital cameras many of us have in our cell phones. The first basic idea of what would become the camera is actually very old. In approximately the fourth century, the Greek philosopher Aristotle developed the idea of the camera obscura. This was a small, dark room where light came in through a tiny pinhole, creating a…

We’ve all seen photographs that seem to show unbelievable images, thanks to photo editing software. But did you know you can create images that look impossible without any fancy software or computer effects? Here are some easy tips and tricks that can create images that fool the eye. Playing with Perspective One of the easiest tricks is called forced perspective. To do this, you set up a camera shot with someone close to the camera and someone farther away. The person in front will look large, and the person farther away will look very small. The person in front can hold out their hand as if they are holding something, and if you line up the shot correctly, the person in back will look like they are very tiny and…

With easy access to cameras on cell phones and other devices, many people take photos every day. Phone cameras have many fun features. You can add colors and tints to the photos that make them vibrant and artistic. Even with a wide variety of filter and features, it still takes skill to capture amazing shots. With a few tips, you can improve your photos and follow in the footsteps of great photographers. Materials: Camera STEP 1 Choose your subject. It could be a landscape, people, animals, or objects. STEP 2 Check your background to make sure there are no distractions. Sometimes keeping the background simple with all white or black makes your subject pop. STEP 3 Hold your camera steady. This may be harder than it seems, but don’t let…

The Exposure Triangle Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO work together to produce a photo that is properly lit. SHUTTER SPEED (TIMING) Slow shutter speed blurs motion. Fast shutter speed freezes action APERTURE (DEPTH OF FIELD) Larger aperture creates a narrow area of focus. Smaller aperture creates greater depth of fi ld and more overall focus. ISO (LIGHT SENSITIVITY) Lower sensitivity/slower speed should be used in brighter light. Higher sensitivity/faster speed should be used in lower light.…

“How does a horse move? When you look at the old paintings of galloping horses, they don’t look right. Some artists paint horses with at least one hoof on the ground, but that looks wrong. Why can’t someone work out how horses really move? How they gallop with four hooves off the ground and flying.” Leland Stanford may not have used those exact words, but in 1872, that very question was burning a hole in his mind. Stanford was used to getting things done his way. He had made a fortune as a Gold Rush entrepreneur and railroad boss. Then his passion became racehorses. And perhaps his success as a racehorse owner depended on getting an answer. The man Leland Stanford chose to investigate the matter was Eadweard Muybridge. This…

There is an old saying: A picture is worth a thousand words. Civil rights leaders knew that images worked better than words for educating the nation about conditions in the segregated South. Photographs of civil rights events had a powerful impact. In 1957, many white people in Little Rock, Arkansas, protested the integration of Little Rock High School. Seeing 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford in angry crowds on her way to school shocked Americans outside of the South. Photographs like this showed Americans the strength of white southern resistance to integration. People often avoid subjects that make them uncomfortable. And the civil rights movement made many white Americans uncomfortable. Outside of the South, many whites—and even some African Americans—thought of civil rights as a regional issue. They felt it didn’t really concern…

MISSION: To explore our oceans—80% of which have never been mapped—and to find new species—90% of which are still undiscovered JOB SKILLS: Use new technology and photography techniques to capture amazing images of sea life that has never been seen. LOCATIONS: From hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean to underwater caves in Mexico to the boundary between air and water. Applicants must be able to “work under pressure” and willing to dive using scuba gear or remote vehicles. See details, working conditions, and job perks for our three main opportunities below. HYDROTHERMAL VENTS A hydrothermal vent is an opening in the sea floor from which heated, mineral-rich water flows. Scientists have discovered three new hydrothermal vents between Papua New Guinea and Japan that are more than 13,000 feet under the…