Year 10 Photography Exam Preparation #1

Photographic paper should be printed on shiny side down

• True

• False

What is the function of the area circled green on the enlarger?

• Adjusts the height of the enlarger

• Focusses the negative

• makes the photo lighter

• makes the photo darker

It is safe to open the box of photo paper in white light

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It will be exposed to light and cause it to go back once put into the chemicals

What filter number will help create a strong contrast in your photo (when printing in the darkroom)

• Filter 0

• Filter 2

• Filter 3

• Filter 5

Your photo that was printed in the darkroom has started turning purple what has caused this?

• It wasn't printed long enough

• it wasn't left in the fixer long enough

• it wasn't left in the developer long enough

What is the third chemical in the printing process, that makes the photo permanent?

• Fixer

• Developer

• Stop Bath

If you printed your photo for 5 seconds and it turned out completely black, what happened?

• you didn't print it long enough- needs more time

• you put the paper the wrong way up

• the paper was exposed to light

The temperature of the developer when processing film should be

• 15 degrees

• 17 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 22 degrees

How many ml of chemicals are required to develop 1 roll of film?

• 200ml

• 300ml

• 400ml

• 500ml

Which is the fastest shutter speed?

• 1/10

• 1/1000

• 1/200

• 1/500