Photography Definitions Flashcard

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Camera Obscura: Choose the correct definition.

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A dark room or box with a small hole projecting an inverted image, used as a drawing tool.

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Light-Proof Box: Choose the correct definition.

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The main body of a camera that keeps light out except through the aperture.

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Aperture: Choose the correct definition.

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The opening in a camera that determines the depth of field.

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Lens: Choose the correct definition.

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The component that focuses light rays passing through it.

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Mirror: Choose the correct definition.

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A part of the camera that corrects the inversion of the image.

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Shutter: Choose the correct definition.

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Controls the length of time light strikes the light-sensitive film or plate.

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Montage (Photomontage): Choose the correct definition.

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Different photo parts cut and reformed into a new image.

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Digital Photos: Choose the correct definition.

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Photos that are easily edited with software, raising ethical concerns about authenticity.

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Straight Photography: Choose the correct definition.

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Documents reality as seen through the lens without manipulation.

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Persistence of Vision: An optical illusion making cinema possible by holding images in the brain for a fraction of a second.

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