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History of Photography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these projects an inverted image through a small hole on the opposite side from that opening.

a)

Photogravure

b)

Heliography

c)

Daguerreotype

d)

Camera Obscura

2.

Who created the earliest known surviving heliographic engraving printed from a metal plate in 1825?

a)

Joseph Nicephore Niepce

b)

John Wesley Hatt

c)

Alphonse Giroux

d)

Isidore Niepce

3.

"View from the window at Le gras" was the earliest photograph captured directly from nature. What year did this take place?

a)

1825

b)

1826

c)

1827

d)

1908

4.

What is the photo mechanical method?

a)

The process of printing with photosensitive material.

b)

The process of printing a photo with chemicals.

c)

The process of printing a photo on paper using ink.

5.

Which uses relief plates with unprinted sections removed from the plate so the ink is printed on the raised areas.

a)

Photogravure

b)

Photoengraving

c)

Photography

d)

Photolithography

6.

Which method exposes gelatin to light which hardens it and makes it resistant to water and allows it to pick up oily inks?

a)

Photolithography

b)

Photography

c)

Photogravure

d)

Photoengraving

7.

Which is a technique of photo etching in which gelatin is used as a resistant in making an intaglio metal plate?

a)

Photolithography

b)

Photography

c)

Photoengraving

d)

Photogravure

8.

What three colors are produced in the three-color process, a method which is the foundation of virtually all practical color processes and which form the illusion of various intermediate wavelengths of light?

a)

Red, green, blue

b)

Cyan, magenta, yellow

c)

Black, white and gray

d)

Red, blue, yellow

9.

What was the first photographic camera developed for commercial manufacturer in 1839?

a)

The Brownie by Kodak

b)

The instant Polaroid camera

c)

Daguerreotype

d)

The Canon

10.

What consists of a lens which focuses light from the scene and a body which holds the image capture mechanism?

a)

Daguerreotype

b)

A camera

c)

Camera obscura

d)

A heliograph

11.

What consists of a lens which focuses light from the scene and a body which holds the image capture mechanism?

a)

Daguerreotype

b)

A camera

c)

Camera obscura

d)

A heliograph

12.

The original box Brownie cameras where invented for the Kodak company with which features?

a)

Firm, molded "Celluloid" plastic, a small reflex viewfinder mounted on top, no aperture or focusing controls, just a simple shutter.

b)

High definition HDI imaging processor

c)

An optical system using a lens with a variable diaphragm to focus light onto the image pickup device.

d)

Charge-coupled device or CCD with .01 megapixels to capture images.

13.

The photo-chemical process involves exposed film which must go through what?

a)

A bath of diluted soap and water

b)

A developer bath (mix of compounds), then the stop bath and the fixer bath to stop the developer and remove the silver halide

c)

Further exposure to light then exposure to darkness in the dark room.

d)

3 years of formal education and 2 years of counseling

14.

SLR stands for what?

a)

Solo Light Range

b)

Slim Low Rider

c)

Single Lens Reflex

d)

Slack Leveling Rim

15.

Who developed the first camera using digital electronics to capture and store images?

a)

Steven Sasson, an engineer from Kodak, in 1975

b)

Sammy Silverado, a documentary photographer in 1964

c)

Michelle Smith, an inventor, in 1922

d)

Rishka Romma, a celebrity blogger, in 2017