Photography Semester 1 Study Guide

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The difference between the viewfinder image and the lens image, called __________, increases as objects
come closer to the camera
a. viewfinder flaw
c. lens distortion
b. parallax
d. lens doubling

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2. The __________ type of camera lets you see a scene through a peephole, the viewfinder,
almost, but not quite the same image as the one formed by the lens that exposes the film
a. digital
c. viewfinder
b. range finder
d. SLR

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3. The __________ camera allows for accurate focusing by using two views of the same subject to
adjust focus.
a. digital
c. viewfinder
b. range finder
d. SLR

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4. The __________is fitted with two lenses of identical focal length, one mounted atop the other. The lower, or
taking, lens focuses its image directly on the film, while the image produced by the upper viewing lens is to a
viewing screen.
a. twin lens reflex camera
c. view camera
b. range finder camera
d. double lens camera

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5. The __________ both views and photographs through one lens.

a. twin lens reflex camera
c. single lens reflex camera
b. range finder camera
d. view camera

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6. The __________ camera is also known as a large format camera.

a. twin lens reflex camera
c. view camera
b. range finder camera
d. double lens camera

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7. __________ Cameras do not use film

a. twin lens reflex
b. range finder

c. view
d. digital

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8. __________ Cameras can easily be identified by their two viewing windows in the front
a. range finder
c. point-and-shoot
b. view
d. SLR

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9. A __________ camera is one of the simplest cameras to use.

a. range finder
c. point-and-shoot
b. view
d. SLR

____ 10. A __________ camera is one of the most popular designs available today.
a. digital
c. point-and-shoot
b. view
d. SLR

which shows

____ 11. Safety and health are:

a. Your responsibility
b. Everyones responsibilities.

c. Your teachers responsibilities.

d. Your employers responsibilities.

____ 12. The lab and its equipment( darkroom) should be used only when the __________ is present.
a. Teacher
b. student

c. Friend
d. all of the above

____ 13. Maintenance improves the appearance of the working area, but more importantly, it makes it safer. Which, if
any, are good rules for lab maintenance?
a. Do not worry about cleaning your work
c. Store materials, projects, and equipment in
area at the end of each class
approved locations.
b. Tables, counters, and sinks should be dirty d. Floors can be piled with trash.
____ 14. While many of the practical details are important, your most important goal should be
a. Learning the elements of design
c. Understanding the history of photography
b. Getting the best possible pictures

d. Become better at what you do

____ 15. The aspects of photography that you will learn include all of the following except:
a. Plagiarism

c. Framing

b. Color

d. Composition

____ 16. You can get amazing results from moderm cameras even when using ___?
a. Automatic Mode
c. Postproduction software
b. Other aspects of photography

d. Computer

____ 17. Cameras do not make good pictures

a. People make good pictures

c. The best cameras make good pictures

b. Good cameras make good pictures

d. The most expensive cameras make good

pictures

____ 18. Every good photographer should own

a. An expensive camera

c. An expensive computer

b. Many lenses

d. An external hard drive

____ 19. The first thing you should make sure of for your digital camera is
a. Your lens cap is off

c. Your batteries are fully charges

b. Your film is loaded

d. Your camera is turned on

____ 20. The best quality file format to save your images as would be:

a. RAW
b. SD

c. JPEG
d. PNG

____ 21. The reading discussed changing the exposure mode from Automatic or program mode to all of the following
except
a. Aperture-priority

c. Manual

b. Shutter-priority

d. Portrait

____ 22. All digital cameras have:

a. A viewfinder

c. A flash

b. An LCD screen

d. A battery pack

____ 23. When your camera is in autofocus mode, what happens when you press the shutter button halfway down?
a. You get a preview of your picture

c. Your timer starts to beep

b. Your camera flashes

d. Your camera focuses

____ 24. If you know there may be movement while taking a picture, the best way to steady a picture is to use:
a. A tripod

c. A helper

b. A flash

d. A longer lens

____ 25. After downloading your images to a computer, you should

a. Delete them immediately

c. Back them up to an external hard drive or

dvd

b. Turn your computer off

d. Erase your memory card

____ 26. Postproduction of your images includes all of the following except
a. Fixing any flaws
b. Ridiculing them

c. Cropping them
d. Fine-tuning them

____ 27. The term Macro is used to___________.

a. to the capture of an insect or whatever,
c. to the capture of an person or whatever,
that resulted in an image on the 30mm
that resulted in an image on the 55mm
film frame (45x36mm) that ranged from
film frame (34x36mm) that ranged from
1:10 to 1:1 the size of the original subject.
1:8 to 1:1 the size of the original subject
b. to the capture of an insect or whatever,
that resulted in an image on the 55mm
film frame that ranged from 1:10 to 1:1
the size of the original subject.
____ 28. Most DSLRs have__________?

d. to the capture of an insect or whatever,

that resulted in an image on the 35mm
film frame (24x36mm) that ranged from
1:10 to 1:1 the size of the original subject

a. Selectable Zoom

c. Selectable Mini Macro Mode

b. No Macro Mode

d. Selectable Macro Mode

____ 29. What is a DigiCam

a. Old Cameras
b. All Cameras

c. Digital Cameras
d. Video Cameras

____ 30. __________ is the area that is in focus in front of and behind the subject that is also in focus.
a. Focus field
c. Composition field
b. Depth of field
d. Subject field
____ 31. Depth of field is determined by what two factors?
a. Distance from subject and shutter speed
c. Distance from subject and focus
setting
b. Distance from subject and film speed
d. Distance from subject and aperture setting
setting
____ 32. The _________ the aperture, the longer the depth of field
a. smaller
c. faster
b. higher
d. slower
____ 33. Typically, a fast shutter speed would produce a __________ depth of field.
a. short
c. long
b. medium
d. shutter speed has no effect on depth of
field
____ 34. To get the most effect from your depth of field, focus __________ of the way into your scene
a. one-quarter
c. one-half
b. one-third
d. three-quarters
____ 35. The way subjects are arranged in a photograph is called __________.
a. depth of field
c. subject field
b. focus field
d. composition
____ 36. Do not position the subject in the center of the picture. This can produce uninteresting results. Instead, place the
subject off center using the __________
a. rule of quarters
c. rule of halfs
b. rule of thirds
d. centering rule
____ 37.

A __________ is a transparent material that has at least one curved surface.

a. glass
c. aperture
b. lens
d. f-stop

____ 38. As the f-stop number increases, the aperture size __________.
a. decreases
c. stays the same
b. increases
d. none of the above

Matching

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
____ 39.

Simple Background
Vantage Point
Rule of 3rds
Framing
Repetition

f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

Balance
Leading Lines
Diagonals
Fill the Frame
Depth of Field

Simplify the background (or foreground or both) by blurring it with the use of a larger aperture and a shorter
focal distance. Lend emphasis to your subject by making it the only thing in focus

____ 40. Getting up close to the subject; removing the background

____ 41. Lines my guide the view to and through the scene, or even toward the subject of your photo
____ 42. Most of the time a photo is considered more dynamic or interesting when the primary subject is positioned off
center or asymmetrically. The image then needs to be
____ 43. non-distracting backgrounds put the emphasis on your subject, and dont confuse the viewer. Avoid mergers
(e.g. a tree that appears to grow out of someones head).
____ 44. Never take a photo standing up, taking photos from different angles (ones we arent used to) can make your
photos much more interesting. Try a birds eye view, or a worms eye view!
____ 45. Use something in the foreground e.g. a doorway or some tree branches to frame and lend emphasis to the
subject
____ 46. Choose a scene that repeats a similar shape, form, line, or color to lend a sense of rhythm or pattern to your
photo
____ 47. Divide the scene into 3 equal parts both horizontally and vertically. The points at which the dividing lines
intersect (hot spots, or power points) are theoretically the best or most balanced places to position your
subject
____ 48. lines that tend to add a sense of movement or excitement to an image by offsetting the balance, as opposed to
stable, static, ordinary verticals and horizontals

Short Answer
49. In terms of photography, define "Exposure".
50. What are the 3 camera settings that control Exposure and specifically what does each setting do?
51. What are the 5 Point of Views when taking pictures?
Problem

52.

How a Camera Works

Shutter

Mirror

Pentaprism

Sensor

Lens

Viewfinder