Photographic Journalism

Digital cameras record images on _________.

• memory card

• digital film

• color film

• playing cards

The light-proof housing for the camera is the ______.

• viewfinder

• shutter

• lens

• body

What allows the photographer to see the subject of the photograph to be taken?

• shutter

• viewfinder

• body

• diaphragm

A camera with a built-in, lens fixed aperture, and automatic flash is a ________.

• point-n-shoot

• single lens reflex

• point-n-flex

• multiple lens reflex

What type of photo is used most frequently for school photos?

• portrait

• environmental portrait

• candid

• action

Which category do news photos most often fall?

• portrait

• environmental portrait

• candid

• still-life

Trimming an original photo on top, bottom, or sides is known as ______.

• cutting

• shooting

• cropping

• cutting, shooting, and cropping

The label on a newspaper photo is called a _______.

• caption

• photo credit

• story

• headline

The best time of day to take a photograph is ____.

• mid-morning

• midday

• mid-afternoon

• sunset

Which of the following images sizes/shapes should be avoided when cropping photos?

• 4x6

• squares

• 5x7