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The Photography Test

Let's see what you know about taking a picture or two


1) What is another name for aperture?

F-stop
Shutter speed
ISO
Monopod

2) Is f 22 larger or smaller than f 2.8?

Larger
Smaller

3) What factors contribute to out-of-focus images?

Camera shake, light, and film
Shutter speed, noise, & snow
Shutter speed, film speed, & depth of field
Noise, light, & tripods

4) What was Ansel Adams most well known for?

Playboy's first photographer
Captured the moment of the death of JFK
Stunning black & white landscape portraits
Longtime official photographer for the Atlanta Braves

5) What are the most common lights used in portrait photography?

Main, key, head, field
Main, fill, background, hair
Background, kicker, head, key
Kicker, key, field, timer

6) What is the meaning of this term: The speed of a lens.

The largest available aperture for that lens
How fast it focuses (if autofocus)
How fast a zoom lens zooms
How quickly it can be changed on a camera

7) What are the four most common settings on automatic cameras?

Program, Scene, Field, Portrait
Portrait, Auto, Snow, Beach
Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual
Manual, Auto, Scene, Night

8) What does "flash synch" mean?

The speed of a flash
The cord used to connect an external flash to the camera
The fastest shutter speed that a flash will synch with the camera
A special kind of flash

9) How can you correct glass glare in a portrait?

Tilt the subject's head away from the main light.
Tilt the subject's head away from the fill light.
Tilt the subject's head slightly down while raising the light creating the glare.
Remove the glasses.

10) What does "SLR" mean?

Simple Light Reading
Shutter Lag Reader
Single Lens Reflex
Stop Light Ring


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