Photography SLO Review

How many types of communication exist?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

Answer explanation

What word does the R represent in DSLR camera?

• Response

• Reflex

• Record

• Retract

Answer explanation

DSLR is the abbreviation for Digital Single Lens Reflex.

Digital means that the camera operates with a fixed, digital sensor.

Single-lens means the camera uses the same lens for framing, focusing, and taking the photograph. This is different from rangefinder and twin-lens-reflex constructions. With those types, you can’t see the exact view from the lens that will take the shot. Instead, you need to rely on other methods for setting up the shot.

Reflex refers to a system where a mirror splits or directs the incoming light towards the optical viewfinder. It allows you to see an exact, optical view of the scene. This mirror can be fixed and semi-transparent (in SLT-type cameras). Or, it can flip up during exposure (in SLRs and DSLR).

How many elements exist in any type of communication?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Answer explanation

4 elements exist in any type of communication:

Source

Message

Channel

Receiver

“This is a list of camera angles used during production to improve video presentation.” The list is an example of which item?

• Script Breakdown

• Shooting Schedule

• Storyboards

• Shooting Template

Answer explanation

The shooting schedule is a basic, yet crucial part of any film project. It’s the blueprint for how a scene is shot. A shooting schedule or script breakdown is an outline of each scene in a film, including the order in which it will be filmed, the amount of time needed to shoot the scene and any special production needs.

Photography is defined as the mastery and manipulation of ___________?

• Images

• Movement

• Light

• Shadow

Answer explanation

The word Photography literally means ‘drawing with light’, which derives from the Greek photo, meaning light and graph, meaning to draw. Photography is the process of recording an image – a photograph – on lightsensitive film or, in the case of digital photography, via a digital electronic or magnetic memory.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between framing and composition in photography?

• Framing is the alignment of the photo during composition

• Composition is the arrangement of object within the frame of a photograph

• Framing is the arrangement of light within a photographic composition

• Composition is the framing of photographs using light and shadow

Answer explanation

"Composition is the arrangement of object within the frame of a photograph"

Photo composition is how a photographer arranges visual elements within their frame.

“It’s a pleasing organization of objects within your rectangle,” says photographer Adam Long. Putting subjects or scenes inside that space may sound easy, yet it’s anything but. Composition in your shots can often be difficult and it’s always important.

“Everything can seem perfect: lighting, location, wardrobe, styling, whatever,” says photographer Grace Rivera. “But if your composition is off, that’s a deal breaker.”

How do f-stops affect the image during photography?

• Changes the amount of frame in the photo

• Adds or decreases the light thru the iris

• Changes the light sensitivity of the photo sensor

• Shifts focus on objects in the photograph

Answer explanation

"Adds or decreases the light thru the iris"

The f-stop regulates the amount of light that can pass through a lens at a given shutter speed.

Organize the elements in the communication exchange in the correct order?

• Message received, Message delivered, Feedback given, Message created

• Message created, Feedback given, Message received, Message delivered

• Message created, Message delivered, Message received, Feedback given

• Message delivered, Message received, Feedback given, Message given

Answer explanation

Message created (write the text message)

Message delivered (send the text message)

Message received (your friends phone receives your text message)

Feedback given (your friend writes a response to your text message)

As a director of a film you want the audience to see and feel the movement of an action sequence. How can jump cuts in video production create audience emotions?

• Jump cuts can create a sense of urgency with the audience

• Jump cuts create a sense of space between objects in the video production

• Jump cuts create a visual setting for the viewing audience

• Jump cuts create confusion for audience in video production

Answer explanation

"Jump cuts can create a sense of urgency with the audience"

To show the emotional state of a character

Jump cuts can be disorientating for the audience. As such, you can use them to give the viewers an insight into the emotional state of a character. For example, using rapid jump cuts as a police officer tries to defuse a ticking time bomb will create a sense of panic and urgency.

Besides exposure what three other design elements are present in all great photography?

• Framing, composition, light

• Symmetry, composition, subject

• Subject, light, composition

• Light, framing, subject

Answer explanation

"Subject, light, composition"

I am often asked by new photographers what it takes to learn photography. Here is what I think is most important.

I'm going to advise a non-traditional approach to learning photography. The traditional view to learning is to start out manual and learn all the settings. But the problem with this approach is it is highly technical and difficult for many to grasp. People new to photography can become so frustrated at the technical details that they never get to real photography. Or they become adept at making the perfect exposure, but do not understand light and fail to make photographs with impact or emotion.

The core of photography is lighting, composition and subject.

Repeat: lighting, composition, and subject.

Repeat: lighting, composition, and subject.

Repeat: lighting, composition, and subject.

And you can't fix it in photoshop. If the lighting, composition, and subject are poor, no photoshop work can fix it.