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Photography Principles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SHUTTER SPEED

Is the length of time when the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light.

a)

T

b)

F

2.

Which of the following is true about APERTURE (check as many that may apply)

a)

It is a hole or an opening through which light travels

b)

Changing the aperture settings determines the depth of field

c)

Measured in f-numbers (often referred to as f-stop or f-ratio)

d)

It is the measure of a photographic film's or digital sensors sensitivity to light.

3.

This the measure of a photographic film's or digital sensors sensitivity to light.

a)

ISO

b)

VDI

c)

f.Stop

d)

Shutter

4.

A FOCAL POINT is the element within an image on which the viewer’s eye is directed to

a)

T

b)

F

5.

The RULE OF THIRDS states that an image should be divided into an imaginary grid of 12 equal parts and that the focal point should be placed away from the points where the lines of the grid intersect.

a)

T

b)

F

6.

By increasing the ISO to a higher number this will happen

a)

Less light

b)

Less grain/noise

c)

More light

d)

More grain/noise

7.

_________________ is using elements in a scene to visually surround your subject and make it stand out.

a)

Outlining

b)

Leading Lines

c)

Framing

d)

Buliding

8.

This is unit of measure equal to one million pixels (picture elements)

a)

Megahertz

b)

Megadon

c)

Megapixels

d)

MC5

9.

Front lighting comes from behind the camera and illuminates the front of the subject, producing few or no shadows

a)

T

b)

F

10.

Photographing from a low angle makes subjects appear _________and ____________________

a)

Taller and wider

b)

smaller and less important

c)

bigger and more important

d)

Smaller and thinner

11.

WHITE BALANCE means that the camera attempts to make white look true with the yellowness of a candle or the blue of an overcast day

a)

T

b)

F

12.

The default file format for most digital cameras is __________

a)

RAW

b)

PDF

c)

JPG

d)

PSD

13.

JPG or JPEG is a ________________type of format

a)

lossy

b)

lossless

14.

_________________ are unplanned photographs taken with little or no preparation or posing

a)

Staged

b)

Still Lifes

c)

Candids

d)

Studio shots

15.

A way to create depth in your photos is to make sure you include these: (check all that apply)

a)

Background

b)

Underground

c)

Foreground

d)

Sideground

e)

Middle ground

16.

The two types of zoom are _______________ and _______________

a)

point, shoot

b)

dslr, slr

c)

optical, digital

d)

megatron, optimus prime

17.

Shutter, Aperture, and ISO determine the way a photograph is captured and exposed.

a)

T

b)

F

18.

When taking photographs you should always fill the frame , eliminate unwanted elements, and allow the subject to occupy more space.

a)

T

b)

F

19.

_______________ _____________are actual or suggested lines in an image that draw a viewer’s eye through an image in a specific direction, usually to the focal point.

a)

View Lines

b)

Curved Lines

c)

Crop Lines

d)

Leading Lines

20.

Changing the _________settings determines the depth of field

a)

ISO

b)

Shutter

c)

Capture

d)

Aperture