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Photography Basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ISO tells you...

a)

A) How expensive the camera is.

b)

B) How many exposures you can make.

c)

C) How sensitive the camera sensor is to light.

2.

The higher the ISO setting, the more likely your photograph will have "noise", or "grain".

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which f stop will give you greater depth of field?

a)

A) f/2.8

b)

B) f/8

c)

C) f/16

d)

D) f/5.6

4.

5. What is aperture?

a)

A) The distance between the camera and the subject.

b)

B) The size of the iris which controls the amount of light entering the camera.

c)

C) A measurement of sensitivity to light.

d)

D) The speed of the shutter which controls the amount of light entering the camera.

5.

The three most important settings for exposing an image with a camera are...

a)

A) Auto-focus, ISO, and Flash.

b)

B) ISO, Manual Focus, and White Balance.

c)

C) Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.

d)

D) Depth of field, Aperture, and Shutter Speed.

6.

What might you do in low light situations to get a better exposure?

a)

A) Decrease the ISO.

b)

B) Increase the shutter speed.

c)

C) Open the aperture.

d)

D) Give up.

7.

A fast shutter speed is use to...

a)

A) Make a picture look blurry.

b)

B) Make the scene look like it is frozen in time.

c)

C) Make a picture look like it is in motion.

8.

ISO 100 is ____ sensitive to light than ISO 800.

a)

A) 3 stops more

b)

B) 3 stops less

c)

C) 2.5 stops more

d)

E) 4 stops less

9.

The three pillars of camera settings are...

a)

...exposure, white balance, and ISO

b)

...depth of field, exposure, and flash

c)

...aperture, portrait, and focus

d)

... shutter speed, aperture, and ISO

10.

One of the differences between a DSLR camera and a phone camera is...

a)

...the DSLR has a removable lens

b)

...the phone camera fakes a shallow depth of field with a portrait filter

c)

...the phone camera makes a fake shutter sound

d)

...all of the above

11.

What kind of Depth of Field do you want for a portrait?

a)

A shallow depth of field-- subject in focus and background blurred

b)

A deep depth of field--- everything is in focus

12.

Aperture controls what two aspects of your photo?

a)

Shutter Speed and ISO

b)

Depth of Field and Exposure

c)

Distance and Color

d)

White Balance and ISO

13.

You want total control over your photograph but it's a cloudy day outside. What setting in your camera has a special option for cloudy days?

a)

Shutter Speed

b)

ISO

c)

White Balance

d)

Aperture

14.

You need to take a picture of something for someone in a dark area and quality does NOT matter. What setting can you increase to let in more light without having to slow down your shutter speed?

a)

Aperture

b)

White Balance

c)

Exposure

d)

ISO

15.

DSLR stands for...

a)

Digital Simple Light Return

b)

Dynamic Studio Lens Receiver

c)

Digital Single Lens Reflex

d)

Double Stage Light Reflector

16.

This picture best illustrates which of the following?

a)

Franklin Scale

b)

ISO

c)

Shutter Speed

d)

Aperture

17.

What is the name of the button you press to take a picture?

a)

Shutter

b)

Shudder

c)

Clicker

d)

None of the above

18.

A digital image is made up of

a)

vector graphics

b)

line art

c)

pixels

19.

When taking photos, remember to: (Select all that apply)

a)

Hold the camera steady

b)

Focus

c)

Use the Rule of thirds

d)

Add interest by taking from different angles or perspectives

e)

Take photos while you are moving

20.

When taking photos, think about the message, what you want the viewer to notice or remember.

a)

True

b)

False