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Which shutter speed setting allows more light to enter the camera body? 1/60, 1/2, 1/500

1/2

Which fstop setting will allow more light to enter the camera body? f5.6, f16, f2.8

f2.8

A 200mm lens is an example of a \____ lens

telephoto

A lens used for up-close photography.

Macro lens

This camera uses a viewing and focusing aid known as a rangefinder and has a quiet shutter action.

Rangefinder camera

This camera is easy to operate and has no additional equipment available.

Point-and-shoot camera

A digital camera that has interchangeable lenses.

DSLR camera

What is another word to describe the light-tight box part of the camera?

Camera body

The purpose of a UV or haze filter is to filter out unwanted ultraviolet light. True or False?

True

Artificial light is used when perfect lighting is not needed. True or False?

False

Existing light is the light that is brought by the photographer to the location of your photoshoot. True or False?

False

Neutral density filters let in more light. This makes it possible to use a faster shutter speed. True or False?

False

In the format window it must say "JPEG,JPEG,JPEG" True or False?

True

The levels adjustment should be the first step in the editing process. True or False?

True

The fixing camera distortion tool can be used to make a horizontal line parallel to the top and bottom of a picture. True or False?

True

The first step in the editing process should be cropping the photo. True or False?

False

After opening a version set for viewing you must close it before you begin to work on another image or exit the program. True or False?

False

The shadow/highlight adjustment is better than the brightness adjustment slider to improve brightness b/c it allows you to control parts of the picture instead of the whole picture. True or False?

True

The lasso tool is used to select free-form areas that you may want to move or edit. True or False?

True

After the edited image has been saved back to the organizer, the program will automatically exit the "edit" part of photoshop elements. True or False?

False

The clone stamp is a great tool for fixing flaws in a photograph. True or False?

False

Applying tags to the pictures in your picture files is a nice thing to do if you have the time. It is not necessary b/c it is enjoyable to look through old photos to find the few you need. True or False?

False

The zoom in/ zoom out tool is used to enlarge a part of the picture so detail editing can be done more easily. True or False?

True

An S curve is an example of a line. True or False?

True

Positive space in a picture is also known as the subject. True or False?

True

Related to texture, \____ is made by repetition of a design or element with a higher degree of regularity.

Pattern

The spice of life.

Variety

When all the parts of an image are in visual agreement to the whole, it creates a sense of \____.

Unity

\___ directs the viewer's eye across similar, repeated elements.

Rhythm

When the viewer's attention is drawn to a certain part of a picture there is an \____.

Emphasis

\___ is created by "visual" weights in an image.

Balance

A diagonal line is usually known for its dynamics, energy, or movement. True or False?

True

A sense of motion in a photograph.

Movement

The blending of more than one element to create a photograph that is more calm and restful in appearance.

Harmony

When the eye is drawn to subjects that are usually different from their surroundings.

Emphasis by contrast

Composed of mostly light values

High key image

Illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface.

Depth of space

Described as a shape that is much longer than it is wide.

Line

Pertains to how color can affect a viewer.

Color Phychology

The difference between the darkest values and the lightest values in a photograph is called \____.

Contrast

Dorothea Lange

Photographed the human suffering of the Great Depression.

Ansel Adams

Best known for their black and white national park photographs.

Which company introduced the first DSLR camera?

Nikon

Which part of the camera controls the depth-of-field?

Aperture

Which shutter speed setting would most likely stop the motion of a runner? 1/2, 1/60, 1/500

1/500

Which part of the camera controls the subjects movement?

Shutter

Which shutter speed setting allows more light to enter the camera body? 1/60, 1/2, 1/500

1/2

There are only two types of balance. They are symmetrical and asymmetrical. True or False?

False

Larger objects tend to appear close and small objects tend to be further away is an example of \____.

Proportion

The rule of thirds provides three places in your picture to place the center of attention of your photograph. True or False?

False

The marquee tool can be used to do free hand selections of an area in a picture. True or False?

False

The auto contrast is the best way to make adjustments to the contrast in a picture. True or False?

False

The magic wand is used to select an area of the picture to work on by clicking on the picture you want to select. True or False?

True

The tones of a scene are changed into numbers by the CMOS, JPEG, RAW, or CCD

CCD

Higher ISO setting will give higher shutter speeds for action pictures, increase the range of a flash, and give better results when hand-holding low ambient light pictures. True or False?

True

Tagging a group of pictures with the same tag

Single click the first photo in a group to be tagged. The blue border will appear around the selected picture.

Step 1

Hold down the shift key while single clicking the last picture. All of the pictures to be tagged with the same tag will now have a blue border.

Step 3

Place the cursor over the last picture to be tagged.

Step 2

Left click and hold the desired tag and drag it over one of the selected pictures.

Step 4

All the pictures with the blue border will have the same tags.

Step 5

A lower ISO number requires \___ light to properly expose a picture.
less, intense, more, or balanced

More

The two most common types of memory cards used in digital cameras are \___ & \___.

SD card & CF card

If your camera is set for 10 megapixels and you have an 8GB card, how many JPEG pictures can you expect to take?
2000, 2500, 1600, 1200

2500

A polarizing filter is placed on your lens and rotated to reduce glare from reflections. True or False?

True

Simple camera with a black box, shutter, and hole.

Pinhole camera

This camera creates a medium format negative and uses one lens to view the subject and another to expose the film.

Twin-lens-reflex camera

This camera created a very high quality single, large-format negative on sheet film.

View camera

This camera is known for its wide variety of changeable lenses and it's through-the-lens metering and viewing.

Single-lens reflex camera

A 50mm lens is an example of a \____ lens.

Normal lens

A 28-135mm lens is an example of a \___ lens.

Zoom lens

A 28mm lens is an example of a \___ lens.

Wide angle lens

If the depth of field is important then this setting will allow you to select the desired f-stop. The camera will then select the correct shutter speed.

AV

The camera sets the correct shutter speed and aperture to go with the selected ISO number.

P

This mode is used to photograph wide scenes and landscapes.

Landscape

Which part of the camera do you use to compose and focus an image?

Viewfinder

Which part of the camera collects light and creates the angle-of-view?

Lens

Which f-stop setting will create a more shallow depth of field?
f8, f16, f5.6, f2.8

f2.8

A lens that has a focal length of under 20mm is known as a \___ lens.

Fisheye lens

Adobe photoshop was released in \___.

1990

The two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras are the \___ & \___.

CMOS & CCD

In 1837 the daguerreotype process was introduced by \___.

Louis Daguerre

Brought great attention to possibilities of photographic art beyond the realm of customary black and white images.

William Eggleston

Documented American work life and drew attention to lawmakers about the unhealthy and unsafe circumstances of workers without consequences for the employers.

Lewis Hine

A pioneer in bringing home photojournalism of war with impactful images that displayed soldiers and citizens in war torn parts of the world.

Robert Capa

Invented Instant Film (Polaroids)

Edwin Land

Invented the Wet Collodion process

Frederick Archer

The first digital SLR camera under $100 was introduced in 2003 by \___.

Canon

The use of objects in a picture that have three dimensions.

Form

A perceived area of like value or color.

Shape

How the photographer divides space will create interest in the picture.

Space

The photographs actual \___ will remain constant, while the implied \___ will change the image.

Texture

The artistic term for lights and darks.

Value

Composed of mostly dark values

Low key image

The image is balanced out either vertically or horizontally by creating a mirror image of the other side.

Formal/symmetrical balance

This balance is visually more interesting and may be more intuited to achieve.

Informal/asymmetrical balance

A discrepancy between what the photographer sees through the viewfinder and what the lens records on the sensor.

Parallax effect

Well known for his capturing of "The Decisive Moment". A photojournalist, who found himself in the right place, and the right time, and captured fleeting moments

Henri Cartier-Bresson

If my shutter speed is 1/125 second at an aperture of ƒ8, I can change my shutter speed to 1/15 second at aperture ƒ22 and still have a properly exposed picture.

Law of Reciprocity

Which type of camera has the largest film negative?

View camera