Exam 2

Question 1

What is a histogram?

Answer 1

a graph that shows how many tones were collected at the point of capture, and
illustrates how the levels of brightness are distributed in the image

Question 2

What 3 controls can you adjust on a histogram?

Answer 2

Highlight
Midtone
Shadow

Question 3

How do you apply a tonal adjustment to an image in a non-destructive way?

Answer 3

Use an

adjustment layer rather than apply the tonal adjustment to the image layer.

Question 4

Which tools do you use to measure the amount of ink that will be printed?

Answer 4

The eyedropper tool is used to measure the amount of ink. The INFO Window displays the
reading of the eyedropper tool.

Question 5

What portion of a tone will grow (dot gain) the greatest when printed? And what would you do to compensate for this dot gain?

Answer 5

The midtone will grow or gain the most when an image is printed. To reduce this effect, lower the midtone on the curve approximately 10%.

Question 6

What two factors should you consider when lighting a photography that will effect how the viewer perceives the image?

Answer 6

Direction and Intensity.

Question 7

Describe the focal length of a lens.

Answer 7

The focal length of a lens determines its angle of view, and how much the subject will be magnified for a given photographic position.

Question 8

What is image ratio?

Answer 8

The amount of magnification you get with the macro setting or a dedicated macro lens

Question 9

What is the difference between Macrophotography, Microphotography and
Photomicrophotography?

Answer 9

Macrophotography- Image Ratio from 1:1 to 1:50 times normal size

Microphotography - Producing very small images, such as microfilm or microcircuits

Photomicrophotography - Makes use of a compound microscope to create an image