Intro to Photography

Intro to Photography

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Multiple Choice

True or False? A photographer should try to use as many composition elements as possible in a photo?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Using pictures to tell a story is _______?

• Photography

• Photo Novels

• Journalism

• Photojournalism

Multiple Choice

If you think you're too close,

• Run away

• Get closer

• Stay where you are

Multiple Select

Which statements are true? (There is more than one answer.)

• As a general rule, try to get 1, 2, or 3 people in a photo.

• It's OK to use photos where people's heads are cropped off.

• You should show peoples's faces and what they're doing.

• It's best to stand in one spot for a long time to get the best photos.

Multiple Choice

On a rule of thirds grid, the best place for faces and action is...

• Where the lines intersect

• In the middle

• In the top/bottom thirds

• The left/right thirds

Multiple Select

Which ways are OK to hold your camera? (There is more than one answer.)

• Horizontal

• Vertical

• 45 degree angle

• Selfie

Multiple Choice

As a photographer you should try to be part of the story you're telling

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which statement is true?

• Get as many people as possible in a photo.

• Always stand on two feet to get the best photo.

• Plan to take 50 photos to get one great one.

• A blurry photo is a good photo

Multiple Choice

Which is not something we're looking for in our photos?

• Fuzzy

• Crisp

• Clear

• Sharp

Multiple Choice

What should you do if it turns out an activity you're supposed to cover turns out to be "boring"?

• Put your camera away

• Take a "boring" photo

• Let people pose and goof around while you take their picture

• Make the "boring" look cool

Multiple Choice

What do we call non-posed, "in the moment" photos?

• Posers

• Newsies

• Candid

• Blurry

Multiple Choice

Which composition element is a photographer using if he or she leaves the subject in focus and "blurs" the rest of the image?

• Leading Lines

• Depth of Field

• Framing

• Repetition

Multiple Choice

Which composition element is a photographer using if he or she uses elements already present to create a border around all or part of the subject?

• Leading Lines

• Repetition

• Framing

• Depth of Field

Multiple Choice

The way a photo is constructed to make the most impact for the view is called?

• Composition

• Construction

• Photography

• Photojournalism