Photography Chapter 2-The Camera

What is the main difference between a film camera and a digital camera?

• Film cameras are big and Digital cameras are small

• In film camera the photo is printed in film, while in a digital camera the image is recorded in a digital sensor

• The film cameras were only used in the pass and the digital camera is the one that we use today

• Film is for making movies and digital for taking pictures

Which are the primary colors of Light?

• Yellow, red and blue

• Yellow, magenta and cyan

• Red, green and blue

• Just white

Why can we see the color of things?

• Because they reflect all the light that hits them, except for that one frequency of light that is being absorbed from it (the color)

• Because they absorb all the light that hits them, except for that one frequency of light that is being reflected from it (the color)

If we take the same picture twice, one with a film camera and one with a digital camera, what will be the main difference between both results?

• The film photo will show brighter and more saturated colors

• The digital photo will be less blurry

• The fill photo will be better exposed

• The digital photo will have a wider view

What are the four steps that a camera follows when taking a photo?

• 1.Measuring light

  2.Converting light

  3.Focusing Light

  4.Storing data

• 1.Focusing light

  2.Measuring light

  3.Converting light

  4.Storing data

• 1.Measuring light

  2.Focusing light

  3.Converting light

  4.Storing data

• 1.Focusing light

  2.Converting light

  3.Measuring light

  4.Storing data

If you photograph something that whose color is really dark (a super dark green color, for example), but then, in the photo, that color appears like just black, that means that the camera you are using...

• has a small dynamic range

• has a big dynamic range

• Is showing you that you are wrong and the thing is actually black and not green

• is not professional

A zoom lens allows you to change the focal length while using it

• True

• False

A prime lens has a fixed focal length so you cannot change it

• True

• False

Prime lenses are mostly used in portrait and product photography, while zoom lenses are better for photojournalism or sports photography

• True

• False

What is a Macro lens used for?

• To take photos of something that is far away

• To be able to focus something that is super close to the lens

• To fit a large area into the camera's frame