Photography Unit 3 Pre/ Post Test

In the early 1400s, who were the major patrons of portraits and what were they of?

• 1. Ordinary people, their pets

• 1. Kings and Queens, themselves

• 1. The Church, religious figures

• 1. The wealthy, themselves

1. How did painted portraits change after 1837?

• 1. They didn’t change

• 1. They became more expressive

• 1. They became more detailed

• 1. They became more colorful

1. How are portraits used today?

• 1. They are used for pictures on the wall

• 1. They are used for news stories

• 1. They are used just for album covers

• 1. They have many uses in our everyday lives

1. How are selfies different from self-portraits?

• Selfies focus on your eyes and a self-portrait focuses on your belongings

• Selfies focus on how you look and self-portraits focus on who you are

• Selfies focus on your attitude and self-portraits focus on your face

• Selfies focus on your smile and self-portraits focus on your hair

How can photographers help their models get into specific poses?

• By showing the models what they want them to do

• Just by telling them

• 1. The models should know what to do

• 1. By pointing at the models

1. How do props help portraits look more natural?

• 1. Because props are natural

• 1. Because people are always doing something

• 1. It’s distracting

• 1. It helps the model relax and shows movement in the photo

When posing your model, does it look more natural to...

• Have your model in a stiff pose

• Have your model move to appear more relaxed

Adding hands near your subject's face in a portrait can...

• Nothing, it doesn't add to the portrait

• Help show more of your subject in a close image

• Help frame the face

Why would the photographer ask the model to sway side to side or move around in a full body photo?

• Because the photographer is silly

• It helps to create movement in the photo

• To create an off balance look

• To fill in time for the session

Why should the photographer model how they are asking their subject to pose?

• So the subject has a clear understanding

• So the subject can decide if they want to do the pose

• So the subject can make that pose their own

• All of the above