ILLUSTRATION:Photography

The word Photography was derived from the Greek words 'phōto’s', meaning light and 'graphé', meaning to draw. What is the literal meaning of Photography?

• Recording an image

• Drawing with light

• Capturing light

• None of the above

“The discovery I have made, and which I call Heliography (sun drawing), consists in reproducing spontaneously, by the action of light, with gradations of tints from black to white, the images received in the camera obscura.”

Who believed in this quotation?

• Louis Daguerre

• Alfred Stieglitz

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

• None of the above

Dorothea Lange believed that the camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. What is Dorothea Lange's most famous photograph?

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Ansel Adams is perhaps the most famous photographer in history, which is remarkable because he mainly took pictures of landscapes and natural scenes. What picture was taken by Ansel Adams?

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He believed that in photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality. He was also one of the first influential members of the art community to take photography seriously as a creative medium. Who is he?

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

• Louis Daguerre

• Alfred Stieglitz

• None of the above

Shutter Speed is one of the three most important settings in photography. it is the length of time the camera shutter is open, exposing light onto the camera sensor. Shutter speed is responsible for what two particular things?

I. Changing the brightness of your photo.

II. Creating dramatic effects by either freezing action or blurring motion.

III. Opening and closing the curtain in front of the camera sensor.

IV. Stopping the light from hitting the sensor.

• I and III

• I, II and III

• I and II

• All of the above

When you use a long shutter speed or also known as a "slow" shutter speed, you end up exposing your sensor for a significant period of time. What effect was being created?

• Bokeh effect

• Motion Blur

• Stop-motion

• none of the above

It is one of the fundamental camera settings that represents the "pupil" in your lens that can open or close to let in different amounts of lights. What is it?

• Shutter Speed

• Aperture

• ISO

• None of the above

It is one of the fundamental camera settings that controls the amount of time your camera sensor is exposed to the outside world while taking picture. What is it?

• Shutter speed

• Aperture

• ISO

• None of the above

It is one of the fundamental camera settings that is abit more complex behind the scenes, but similar to the sensitivity of film for taking pictures in different lighting conditions. It is similar to brightening or darkening a photo in post-processing. What is it?

• Shutter speed

• Aperture

• ISO

• None of the above