Intro to Photography

Question 1

What are Point and Shoot Cameras usually referred as

Answer 1

consumer

Question 2

What are three features of a Prosumer Digital Camera

Answer 2

used to describe advanced models of P&S (entry DSLR’s)
Extended zoom range
more advanced manual features

Question 3

Digital SLR features

Answer 3

Single Lens Reflux

larger sensors better quality

Question 4

what does SLR mean

Answer 4

Single Lens Reflux

Question 5

Nikon Movement Compensation

Answer 5

Vibration Reduction

Question 6

Canon Movement Compensation (IS)

Answer 6

Image Stablization

Question 7

Pentax Movement Compensation (SR)

Answer 7

Shake Reduction

Question 8

Sony Movement Compensation (SSS)

Answer 8

Super Steady Shot

Question 9

What is the difference between a digital SLR an a point and shoot camera?

Answer 9

Image Quality

Question 10

What is each digital image made from?

Answer 10

millions of tiny squares (pixels)

Question 11

Are all sensors equal?

Answer 11

No larger sensors contain larger pixels which produce better quality

Question 12

When does a correct or good exposure occur?

Answer 12

When you contain as much detail as possible in both dark and light parts

Question 13

Dynamic Range is?

Answer 13

how much range in which you can capture detail from light to dark
Highlight - bright
Shadows- dark

Question 14

What are the three factors which influence the exposure of an image

Answer 14

Shutter Speed
Aperture
ISO

Question 15

Shutter Speed it?

Answer 15

How long the shutter is open exposing the image sensor to light ( how long the camera sees the picture)

Question 16

What is shutter speed measure in? And what are the ranges?

Answer 16

Seconds

30 down to 1/8000

Question 17

Fast shutter speeds are used for

Answer 17

600 and up, used to stop motion and will freeze the subject.

Question 18

Slow motion speed can be used to

Answer 18

portray movement or speed (1/60 or slower)

Question 19

Very slow shutter speeds can be used in a very low light situation to obtain?

Answer 19

correct exposure or achieve dramatic affects (5 sec or slower)

Question 20

As you shutter speed decrease what will happen

Answer 20

you are most likely to get a blurry picture having to hold the camera steady longer

Question 21

Aperture is

Answer 21

hole or opening through which light is admitted.

Question 22

Where is the aperture

Answer 22

inside the camera lens; system of blues which open and close to increase or decrease the opening through which light passes into the camera

Question 23

what are the aperture values expressed as

Answer 23

in numbers called f/stops

Question 24

A small number represents more light coming into the camera. Example?

Answer 24

f/1.4 lets more light in than f/22

Question 25

What does aperture also control

Answer 25

DOF Depth of Field

Question 26

what is the DOF

Answer 26

Depth of Field how much your image is in focus

Question 27

What will a wide aperture give regarding the DOF

Answer 27

shallow DOF can be used to isolate a subject

Question 28

ISO refers to what

Answer 28

light sensitivity of the sensor

Question 29

HIGH ISO means what

Answer 29

more sensitive to light meaning making less light to get the right exposure

Question 30

The Rule of Thirds

Answer 30

placing your subject or elements along any of these liens and especially on or near the intersecting points makes a photo attractive

Question 31

Rule of Thirds for portraits

Answer 31

eyes positioned near one of the horizontal lines to give more power and naturally to the photo

Question 32

Rule of thirds for landscape

Answer 32

horizon is aligned to any of the horizontal lines

Question 33

What are CMYK

Answer 33

cyan, magenta, yellow an black

Question 34

What does CMYK produce

Answer 34

produces color prints

Question 35

what does it mean to say CMYK colors are subtractive

Answer 35

the colors get darker as you blend them together. The color grows brighter and increases the intensity.

Question 36

What does the K in CMYK stand for

Answer 36

key because the four color printing g colors are aligns with the black key plate.

Question 37

Name the Three Types of Digital Cameras

Answer 37

Point and Shoot Prosumer Digital SLR