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Photography Merit Badge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who creates pictures using a camera is called a

a)

creator

b)

photographer

c)

camera person

d)

filmmaker

2.

Select the 2 devices that can be used to take photographs.

a)

cell phone

b)

umbrella

c)

windows

d)

camera

3.

Where does the word camera come from?

a)

chameleon

b)

chamomile

c)

photography

d)

camera obscura

4.

The person to took the first permanent camera image is?

a)

Joseph Niepce

b)

Louis Daguerre

c)

Robert Cornelius

d)

George Eastman

5.

The founder of the Kodak corporation (1888) and invented paper-based film.

a)

Edweard Muybridge

b)

George Eastman

c)

Luis Daguerre

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

6.
What was the first mass produced camera? (year: 1900)
a)
Polaroid
b)
Kodak Brownie
c)
Camera Obscura
d)
Daguerreotype
7.

This person invented the first true digital camera in 1975.

(hint: Kodak didn't like it and passed on the idea.)

a)

Steve Sasson

b)

Dr Edwin Land

c)

George Eastman

d)

Joseph Niepce

8.

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

9.

DSLR stands for...

a)

Digital Simple Light Return

b)

Dynamic Studio Lens Receiver

c)

Digital Single Lens Reflex

d)

Double Stage Light Reflector

10.

A digital image is made up of

a)

vector graphics

b)

line art

c)

pixels

d)

chemicals

11.

Images from digital cameras are formed by

a)

chemicals

b)

electronic signals

c)

papers

d)

air

12.

The part of a camera through which the light travels before it reaches the film is called.....

a)

camera

b)

lens

c)

cable

d)

led

13.

Part of the camera that bursts light.

a)

lens

b)

battery

c)

flash

d)

usb port

14.

If you don’t have a tripod, select ALL the tips to help you keep your camera steady:

a)

You should use BOTH hands to hold your camera.

b)

Make sure if you are standing, to keep your ELBOWS tucked into your body.

c)

To create a sturdier body shape, you should have one foot FORWARD.

d)

Make sure to control your BREATHING!

e)

LEAN against a wall or on your other leg if you are kneeling helps to steady the camera.

15.

What photography genre shows people?

a)

Landscape

b)

Portrait

c)

Abstract

d)

Still Life