Blog 5b: Science Fair Proposal

1. What is your topic?

My topic is Evolution of photography.

2. What is the driving problem behind your experiment and the quote by an expert to support that problem? (Expert citation must be MLA format.)

3. What is your hypothesis? (Must be in If-Then form.)

If a photographer has a background in photography they are more likely to become successful than that of a free-lance photographer. (meta-study:eyesight)

4. Write a paragraph summary of how you will perform the experiment.  Include the tools you plan on using.

I will ask 22 photographers if they have obtained a degree in photography or are backed with some sort of schooling and measure their success by the amount of clientele and annual income. On the side i will ask their eye sight, which will a meta-study.

5. Select one of the following Project Categories for your experiment:
Behavioral/Social Science

Blog 5a: Science Fair Problem Statement

 

1. Topic: Photography

2. One problem in my topic is the way the camera focuses. The photographer has complete control over a camera if they know how to operate all the settings and what doesn't come out as desired can be altered in photo shop. One problem photo shop cannot fix is an out of focus picture.

3. Another problem is occasional red eye in photos. This can very easily be altered in photo shop, but if there is a way to angle the camera so that the red eye camera can be eliminated completely it could help photographers in the editing process.

4. Film photos are out dated, especially compared to today's technology where most phones have better cameras built inside them them most camera are built. One problem with film is age. Over time, film photos will start to fade and eventually the picture will barley be visible. The overall problem would be the actual photos and getting them not fade.

5. Motion is probably the most difficult "subject" to photograph because you want to slow down your shutter speed to create a blur effect to your photo without blurring your entire photo. This seems like a good problem because if there is a better and more efficient way to take motion pictures it would be helpful to photographers.