Basic Photography Examination

You are shooting a waterfall and want a smooth, flowing water effect. Which of the following settings would best help achieve that?

• Shutter speed 1/1000, ISO 100, f/16

• Shutter speed 1/30, ISO 100, f/22

• Shutter speed 1/500, ISO 1600, f/2.8

• Shutter speed 1/2000, ISO 400, f/4

While photographing a football match under bright daylight, which setting combination helps freeze motion best?

• f/1.8, ISO 800, 1/30s

• f/4, ISO 100, 1/2000s

• f/11, ISO 1600, 1/15s

• f/2.8, ISO 3200, 1/60s

You're shooting in a dimly lit room without flash. To avoid blur but keep ISO low, which setting adjustment is most effective?

• Widen the aperture

• Slow the shutter speed

• Decrease the ISO

• Use narrower aperture

Which of these combinations is most likely to overexpose your image on a sunny day?

• ISO 100, f/16, 1/500s

• ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/125s

• ISO 100, f/4, 1/4000s

• ISO 200, f/11, 1/1000s

To shoot a portrait with a blurred background, which setting is most important?

• ISO

• Shutter speed

• Aperture

• White balance

Which aperture setting will give you the shallowest depth of field?

• f/16

• f/8

• f/4

• f/1.8

A landscape photographer wants maximum sharpness from foreground to background. Which aperture should they use?

• f/1.8

• f/2.8

• f/5.6

• f/16

When shooting a group photo with multiple rows, which aperture is most appropriate?

• f/2.0

• f/3.5

• f/8

• f/1.4

You're shooting indoors with poor lighting and want a bright image. What is the risk of using f/1.8?

• Too much motion blur

• Overexposure

• Too much of the background in focus

• Shallow depth of field

Which statement is true about aperture?

• Higher f-stop = more light

• Lower f-stop = wider opening

• f/16 gives shallower depth of field than f/2.8

• Aperture does not affect sharpness