WorksheetsBasic Photography Knowledge Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the name of the first successful photographic process?
Camera Obscura
Daguerreotype
Calotype
Camera Lucida
Who popularized the roll film to the market?
John Carbutt
George Eastman
Frederick Scott Archer
Richard Maddox
What does the 125 mean on the shutter speed dial?
The camera will determine the best shutter speed, but less than 125.
The camera will determine the best shutter speed, but more than 125.
The shutter will open for 1.25 seconds.
The shutter will open for 1/125 seconds.
Depth of field refers to:
For landscape photography, how often the grass is cut.
The distance between the camera and the subject.
The amount of front to back sharpness in a photograph.
The DSLR camera is one the most popular types of camera on the market today. DSLR stands for:
Digital Single Lens Reflex.
Digital Standard Lens Refraction.
Digital Simple Light Recorder.
Digital Standard Light Reflection
A prime lens has a
Variable focal length
Fixed focal length
Prime focal length
No focal length
Kelvins is a scale that measures:
Size of apertures
Speed of shutter
Sensitivity of sensor
Colour temperature
The Rule of Thirds states that:
The subject of a photograph should be placed on an intersection of the imaginary lines dividing the frame into thirds both horizontally and vertically.
For the best exposure settings, the aperture should be set to approximately one-third of the value of the focal length of the lens.
To achieve proper lighting for highlights and shadows, a photographer should take 3 shots with various exposures, and then combine them together.
If you wanted to freeze the action of a fast moving subject on a sunny day you would probably choose a shutter speed of:
1/250 of a sec
1/200 of a sec
1/500 of a sec
1/125 of a sec
What shutter speed would be the best choice if you wanted to capture the motion blur of water in a waterfall on an overcast day?
1 second
1/6 of a second
1/60 of a second
1/80 of a second
TTL stands for Through The Lens
True
False
What is the highest quality setting for picture quality on a digital camera?
Jpeg Fine Large
Jpeg Fine Medium
RAW.
A hotshoe on top of a camera allows you to
Connect to a tripod
Connect to your smartphone
Connect to a computer
Connect to an external flash
Aperture Priority means
The aperture is fixed and you select the shutter speed
You select the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed
The camera selects the aperture and you select the shutter speed
The shutter is fixed, but you can change the aperture
AF stands for
Aperture F-stop
Aperture Focus
Auto F-stop
Auto Focus
Which ISO will have the greatest sensitivity to light?
50
100
200
400
800
What is considered as a standard lens?
A lens that everyone uses.
A lens that comes standard with the camera.
A lens that gives a view that is wider than normal visual perception.
A lens that gives a view that is close to normal visual perception.
A lens that gives a view that is narrower than normal visual perception
Which camera brand is synonymous for instant printing?
Kodak
Fuji
Konica
Polaroid
Nikon
Which ISO setting would produce the most optimal sharpness and detail with the least noise?
100
200
400
1600
Which zoom is the best zoom?
Optical
Digital
No difference between the two to the naked eye
Composition in photography refers to: the arrangement of elements in a photograph.
The arrangement of elements in a photograph
The amount of objects in focus
How the picture is printed
The type of camera you shot with
The opening in a photographic lens that admits light is called the __________.
ISO
Aperture
Shutter speed
White Balance
The measurement of how long a camera's lens stays open.
ISO
Aperture
Shutter speed
White Balance
What is the name given to a single point in a computer graphic image?
Dots
Pixels
Points
What does AWB in the camera stands for?
Auto White Beam
Auto White Balance
Actual White Balance
Assisted White Band
