Subject arrangement in the photo.

the least important part of the photo

the part that becomes the printed space

What are the three areas of a photo?

Foreground, Middle-ground, Background

Left space, Right Space, Central Space

Top Space, Bottom Space, Middle Space

What does the Bulb or “B” setting for shutter speed do?

Hold the shutter open for as long as the photographer wants

Sets the fastest possible shutter speed

Let’s the camera choose the shutter speed

A Release button is found:

Only on a point and shoot camera

Allows the photographer to look through the lens to frame and focus the photo

Requires that the photographer wear the neck strap to take a photo

Panning works best when:

The subject is moving from one side of the frame to the other

The subject is moving straight at the camera

The subject is moving straight away from the camera

A photo that shows a wide, unbroken view of a large area

A photo that zooms in really close to the subject

A photo where the photographer followed the subject’s movement

A photo that doesn’t look like anything

Image quality can be improved by:

Taking photos only on auto settings

The histogram tells you:

Settings used to take the photo

What is the value of a color?

The name of the color such as “red”

The number the computer associates with that color

What does redirecting the light of a flash off another surface do?

Change the angle and quality of the light

Change the necessary white balance

In Shutter Priority mode:

You set the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture (f-stop)

You set the aperture (f-stop) and the camera selects the shutter speed

You select the ISO and the camera selects the shutter speed

You select the ISO and the camera selects the aperture (f-stop)

What is rear-curtain synchronization?

Firing the flash just before the shutter closes at the end of the exposure

Firing the flash as the shutter opens at the beginning of the exposure

Firing the flash in the middle of the exposure

Firing the flash only at the backdrop

For which scene would autofocus be unreliable

A bright, but far away baseball game

A close-up of a flower on a sunny day

Black and white photography lends itself very well to which of the following?

When there are too many colors that clash and the content of the photo is lost

When the natural light is drab and overcast or too bright

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Depth of field is:

Space only in focus

Part of the photo out of focus

foreground only in focus

Background only in focus

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one is not a design principle that helps to improve composition is:

Rule of thirds

golden triangle

golden circle

depth of field

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What camera feature will help you take a darker photo?

Auto focus

automatic exposure

exposure compensation

white balance

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Recommendation that the focal point be off center is the ____guideline.

Leading line

diagonal

strong subject

rule of thirds

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What light source most often causes “red eye” in photos?

Sunlight

Camera Flash

Diffused Light

Fluorescent light

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the focal point of a photo?

The main point of interest

The thing in the middle of the photo

The biggest thing in the photo

None of the Above

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The exposure of a photo is controlled by:

The shutter speed

The aperture

The ISO

All of the above

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Photography Test Questions

Depth of field is:

Which one is not a design principle that helps to improve composition is:

What camera feature will help you take a darker photo?

Recommendation that the focal point be off center is the ____guideline.

What light source most often causes “red eye” in photos?

What is the focal point of a photo?

The exposure of a photo is controlled by:

Depth of field is controlled by:

Light that is found outdoors on an overcast day is:

To freeze the motion in an image use:

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