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History of Photography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a camera obscura?

a)

The first camera ever sold

b)

A black box people carried around to sell medicine

c)

The first "camera" used as a tracing tool

d)

The opening in a camera that allows light through

2.

What mistake did Nicephore Niepce make when he took the very first photograph?

a)

He didn't focus the lens

b)

He didn't clean the chemicals off

c)

He didn't plan out the photo

d)

He forgot to turn on the flash

3.

What animal was often photographed in the 1800's

a)

cats

b)

dogs

c)

mice

d)

horses

4.

What is the Daguerreotype? (select all that apply)

a)

A type of cat

b)

First publicly available photo process

c)

On a mirror like surface

d)

Used a copper sheet with silver

5.

The Calotype process is important because...

a)

The first process to use negative-positive

b)

The first process to use chemicals

c)

The first process to use color

d)

The first process to be portable

6.

The Collodion process requires

a)

portable darkroom

b)

horses and cows

c)

plants and flowers

d)

phones and computers

7.

The Zoopraxiscope

a)

the name of a zoo in Chicago

b)

a telescope used at Nasa

c)

the name of a star in the Milky Way galaxy

d)

the device invented to project stop-motion images

8.

George Eastman developed what

a)

The first amusement ride

b)

The first film camera called "Kodak"

c)

The first digital camera

d)

The first robot

9.

SLR stands for

a)

Standing Long Room

b)

Single Ladies Rage

c)

Slimy Lizards & Roaches

d)

Single-Lens Reflex

10.

Pictorialism is

a)

a movement of pictures

b)

a movement of animals

c)

a movement of photography manipulation

d)

a movement of humans

11.

What did Ansel Adams take most of his pictures of

a)

Cats and Dogs

b)

Yellowstone National Park

c)

Rivers and Lakes

d)

Mountains and Valleys

12.

What invention changed the way we see photographs in 1848?

a)

color photography

b)

portable photography

c)

animal photography

d)

human photography

13.

What invention allowed images to be reproduced in color?

a)

Camera Obscura

b)

Calotype

c)

Kodachrome

d)

Daguerreotype

14.

What was the first digital photograph of?

a)

A pet

b)

A flower

c)

A house

d)

A child

15.

What came out in 2007 that changed how we take photos now?

a)

Apple iPhone

b)

Samsung SX

c)

Motorola Razr

d)

Nokia X20