Photography

Question 1

the Visual difference in density (blackness) between the light and dark areas on a print or image

Answer 1

•Contrast

Question 2

The elimination of undesirable areas while printing

Answer 2

•Cropping

Question 3

The adjustable opening in a lens that controls the amount of light passing through

Answer 3

•Diaphragm

Question 4

A transparent object that has at least one curved surface, used to focus light on film

Answer 4

Lens

Question 5

Electronic image points on the imager of a video or camcorder (they make up the image)

Answer 5

•Pixels

Question 6

a Photograph of a person, usually a head and shoulder shot

Answer 6

•Portrait

Question 7

A positive image formed by projecting a negative onto photographic paper and processing the exposed paper

Answer 7

•Print

Question 8

The effect on color film resulting from the flash being placed too close to the lens. Blood vessels in the eye cause a red reflection

Answer 8

•Red Eye

Question 9

A mechanically controlled device that regulates the length of time light is allowed into the camera

Answer 9

•Shutter

Question 10

A workroom set up for specialized photography. It may contain lights, reflectors and backgrounds

Answer 10

•Studio

Question 11

A camera support with 3 legs

Answer 11

Tripod

Question 12

Flash fires automatically in low light and backlight conditions

Answer 12

•Auto Flash

Question 13

Multiple flashes before the main flash burst to reduce the red-eye

Answer 13

•Auto w/ auto flash red-eye reduction

Question 14

Flash fires with each exposure regardless of the ambient light
●Can reduce harsh shadows

Answer 14

•Fill Flash

Question 15

Flash and ambient light exposure are balanced, use when in dark locations to reveal background detail

Answer 15

•Slow-slow sinc

Question 16

the flash is down and cannot fire
●Flash range
•Wide angle = .75 – 20 feet
•Telephoto = 3.9 – 15.7 feet

Answer 16

•Flash Cancel

Question 17

come on when the shutter falls below the point where the camera can be held safely w/ hands

Answer 17

•Camera shake warning

Question 18

optimized to reproduce warm, soft skin tones and a slight defocusing of the back

Answer 18

Portrait

Question 19

Used to capture action by maximizing shutter speeds

Answer 19

Sports Action

Question 20

optimized to produce sharp, colorful landscapes. Used with bright outdoor scenery

Answer 20

Landscape

Question 21

optimized to produce sharp, warm sunsets

●If sun is above the horizon, do not point camera towards the sun for prolonged periods of time

Answer 21

•Sunset

Question 22

deep, subtle night scenes

Answer 22

Night Portrait

Question 23

the opening in a camera lens that regulates the amount of light reaching the film

Answer 23

Aperture