GRC 331 Midterm

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Who was Prokudin-Gorskii?

Sergey Prokudin-Gorskii was a Russian photographer and chemist who pioneered early color photography.

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How did Prokudin-Gorskii capture color images before color film?

He used three black-and-white exposures through red, green, and blue filters and combined them.

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What is the retina?

The light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye.

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What is the fovea?

The tiny center area of the retina responsible for the sharpest vision.

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What is the macula?

The larger central retinal area containing the fovea.

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What is the difference between the fovea and the macula?

The fovea is a small part inside the larger macula.

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What is the optic nerve?

The nerve that carries visual information to the brain.

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What is the optic disk?

The blind spot where the optic nerve exits the eye.

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What is the vitreous?

The clear gel filling the inside of the eye.

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What are the hue angles on the color wheel?

Red 0°, Yellow 60°, Green 120°, Cyan 80°, Blue 240°, Magenta 300°.

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What is the complement of red?

Cyan.

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What is the complement of green?

Magenta.

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What is the complement of blue?

Yellow.

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What percentage of men have color defective vision?

About 8%.

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What percentage of women have color defective vision?

About 0.5%.

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What is the purpose of the ColorChecker SG chart?

Color calibration and profiling for accurate color reproduction.

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What is the purpose of the WhiBal card?

White balance correction.

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What lighting did we use for fine art photography?

D50 lighting.

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What is a halftone?

Tiny dots that simulate tonal values using one ink color.

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Why do we use screen angles in printing?

To prevent moiré patterns.

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What inks are used in full-color printing?

CMYK — Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black.

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What instrument is used for profiling?

A spectrophotometer.

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What is a color profile?

A file describing how a device reproduces color.

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What color space does Photoshop always use internally?

LAB.

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Is Adobe RGB a real tangible thing?

No, it is a working color space.

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What should you do when saving an image?

Embed a profile.

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What are the sensors in the human eye?

Rods and cones.

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What filters are used in tri-color photography?

Red, green, and blue filters.

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What is the Bayer Pattern?

An RGB filter array over a digital camera sensor.

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What is D50?

A 5000K standard viewing light.

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What is ISO 3664?

The standard for viewing color and print evaluation.

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What is the mnemonic for color complements?

"Red Corvette BY General Motors."

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What RGB color space do we usually set in Photoshop?

Adobe RGB.

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What CMYK color space do we usually set in Photoshop?

GRACoL.

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How do we synchronize Adobe color settings?

Using Adobe Bridge.

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What format should be used for commercial photography?

RAW.

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What is a DNG file?

Adobe Digital Negative format.

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What are the benefits of Camera RAW images?

More dynamic range, editing flexibility, and non-destructive editing.

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What are the primary colors of light?

Red, Green, Blue.

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What are the secondary colors of light?

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.