photography 1 exam

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Levels

A way to adjust brightness and contrast.

Clone Stamp Tool

Used to eliminate unwanted subject matter with copying another portion of the picture.

Spot Healing Brush

Used to eliminate unwanted subject matter using a brush.

Eraser

Used to eliminate unwanted subject matter by getting rid of things in the image.

Crop Tool

Can be used to eliminate part of an image, change proportions of an image, and rotate an image that's not level.

Image Resolution

Measured by pixels per inch.

TIFF

Type of file format not likely to degrade in quality.

Tool Box Visibility

To make tool box visible: Window > tools.

Selective Editing Tools

Includes Pen tool (path), adjustment layer, and marquee tool.

Aperture

Lens opening.

F-stop

Number indicating aperture size.

Depth of Field

Distance from focal point that is in focus.

Small Aperture

Results in large depth of field.

Large Aperture

Results in shallow depth of field.

Shutter Speed

Determines time of exposure.

One Stop

A move from one f stop or shutter speed to the next on scale.

Reciprocity

Shutter speed and aperture are inversely related.

ISO

The higher the number, the more light sensitive the camera's image sensor will be.

White Balance

Set on camera according to type of light source.

Simplicity

Achieved by minimizing subject matter, avoiding distracting backgrounds, and getting closer to the main subject.

Rule of Thirds

Place main subject off center in composition.

Elements of Art

Line, shape, color, texture, shape/form, value, space.

Principles of Art

Balance, pattern, rhythm, movement.

Camera Obscura

Forerunner of the modern camera.

First Photograph

Taken by Joseph Niecephore Niepce in 1826.

Daguerreotype

First widely used photographic process, could not be reproduced.

Eastman Kodak Innovation

Box camera that did not require technical knowledge, made photography accessible to the general public.

Civil War Photography

First American war captured in photographs.

Dorothea Lange

Known for 'Migrant Mother,' an iconic image of the Great Depression.

William Eggleston

Pioneer of color photography as a fine art medium.

David Hockney

Famous for multi photo collage.