Presentation and Image Quality
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| photographs | 照片 | zhào piān |
| keystone distortion | 梯形畸变 | tī xíng jī biàn |
| detail shot | 细节图 | xì jié tú |
Scorers see photographs
- Scorers see photographs 照片, not originals — photography quality is portfolio quality (CED 3.F).
- Shoot in even, indirect daylight or a two-lamp setup — avoid glare and cross-shadows.
- Fill the frame, crop to the work's edges, and keep verticals vertical.
Good documentation photo or bad?
Sort each photography choice.
Shooting a drawing with the camera tilted causes ____.
A tilt bends the rectangle into a trapezoid.
A brilliant drawing photographed badly can score like a weak one.
Scorers judge the photo, not the original.
Avoid distortion
- Shoot square-on to avoid keystone distortion 梯形畸变 — a tilted camera makes a rectangle into a trapezoid.
- Check values on screen: a washed-out photo erases the light-and-shade skill you built.
- A detail shot 细节图 is allowed and powerful — a close-up proves what a full view only suggests.
Select all good photography practices.
Angled yellow light degrades the work.
Shoot as you finish
- Consistent, neutral backgrounds make a sequence read professionally.
- Photograph each work as it is finished, not all in April: fixative first, then shoot, then store flat.
- A brilliant drawing photographed badly scores as a weak drawing.
A close-up that proves what a full view only suggests is a ____ shot.
A detail shot proves fine skills.
Match the problem to its cause.
Each ruins the photo differently.
A phone photo taken at an angle in yellow lamplight quietly downgrades every drawing — glare hides the darks, keystone bends the rectangle, warm cast kills the value range. Shoot square-on in neutral light, every time.
Same drawing, two photos: (a) square-on, north-window light, cropped to the edges, values checked — a clean 5-level shot; (b) handheld at 30°, desk lamp, half the paper in frame — the drawing now looks amateur. Nothing changed but the photo.
Scorers judge photographs: shoot square-on in even light (no glare, no keystone), fill and crop the frame, check values on screen, add detail shots, and photograph each work as you finish it.