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AZ TSA Photography Pratice Test

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was the first digital camera made?

a)

1975

b)

1979

c)

1980

d)

1982

2.

Who invented the Calotype?

a)

Eastman Kodak

b)

Nicephore Niepce

c)

Ansel Adams

d)

Fox Talbot

3.

Who created the first permanent photograph?

a)

Fox Talbot

b)

Nicephore Niepce

c)

Ansel Adams

d)

Eastman Kodak

4.

What is the definition of heliograph?

a)

drawing with charcoal

b)

writing with the sun

c)

writing with your pencil

d)

painting with a brush

5.

Who is credited with taking the first photograph with a person in it?

a)

Nicephore Niepce

b)

Fox Talbot

c)

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

d)

Ansel Adams

6.

Who owns the copyright to an image initially?

a)

the subject

b)

the photographer

c)

the government

d)

no one

7.

What is NOT a consequence of violating copyright law?

a)

fines

b)

prison

c)

financial restitution

d)

getting likes

8.

Which is an example of a closed question?

a)

Where do you go to school?

b)

How did you make that?

c)

How did you get that answer?

d)

What reasons can you give for that?

9.

Which is an example of an open question?

a)

Do you like cheese?

b)

Where do you go to school?

c)

How did you make that?

d)

Are you going to the dance?

10.

Which is NOT an example of active listening skills?

a)

making eye contact

b)

looking at your phone

c)

nodding your head in agreement

d)

raising your hand

11.

What genre focuses on photography of people?

a)

portrait

b)

landscape

c)

still life

d)

celestial

12.

What genre focuses on nature?

a)

portrait

b)

landscape

c)

still life

d)

celestial

13.

What lens would you use to photograph an ant?

a)

telephoto

b)

fisheye

c)

macro

d)

lensbaby

14.

Which is NOT an example of file management techniques?

a)

retouching

b)

backing up

c)

making folders

d)

naming files

15.

Which file format allows you to capture the most information in your photograph?

a)

JPEG

b)

Medium JPEG

c)

PDF

d)

RAW

16.

Which lens is the best for portraits?

a)

macro

b)

telephoto

c)

prime

d)

tilt-shift

17.

What is a "normal" focal length for cropped sensor digital cameras?

a)

35 mm

b)

50 mm

c)

85 mm

d)

100 mm

18.

What is an introductory camera type?

a)

DSLR

b)

Prosumer

c)

Point and Shoot

d)

Medium Format

19.

What is a monopod?

a)

a camera support with only one leg

b)

a camera support with three legs

c)

a reflector support

d)

a light stand

20.

What is framing in composition?

a)

composing your subject in 1/3 of your photo

b)

caking your subject appear distorted

c)

getting close to your subject

d)

composing a subject within another subject

21.

What is the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis?

a)

rule of thirds

b)

symmetry

c)

value

d)

form

22.

What is the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis?

a)

analogous

b)

complimentary

c)

primary

d)

secondary

23.

Which colors are next to each other on the color wheel?

a)

analogous

b)

complimentary

c)

primary

d)

secondary

24.

What color scheme is a black and white photograph?

a)

monochromatic

b)

split complementary

c)

tetradic

d)

complimentary

25.

What posing technique is NOT used to make someone appear more powerful?

a)

making a c shape with the body

b)

looking up at them

c)

looking down on them

d)

fold their arms

26.

How would you show motion in your photograph?

a)

high ISO

b)

wide aperture

c)

telephoto lens

d)

slow shutter speed

27.

What does ISO control?

a)

the light sensitivity of your sensor

b)

the depth of field

c)

the shutter speed

d)

the focus

28.

What ISO is best for bright sun?

a)

100

b)

500

c)

800

d)

1000

29.

What technique would you use to keep a race car in focus while blurring the background?

a)

deep depth of field

b)

shallow depth of field

c)

wide angle lens

d)

panning

30.

What is the best aperture for shallow depth of field?

a)

2.8

b)

5.6

c)

8

d)

22

31.

Which of the following affects depth of field?

a)

shutter speed

b)

aperture

c)

ISO

d)

Meter

32.

Which of these apertures gives you the deepest depth of field?

a)

2.8

b)

4

c)

16

d)

22

33.

What do you use to evaluate exposure when looking through the viewfinder?

a)

shutter

b)

aperture

c)

meter

d)

lens

34.

What can you use to evaluate exposure besides your camera's meter?

a)

histogram

b)

lens

c)

ISO

d)

shutter speed

35.

Which of the following does NOT help evaluate exposure?

a)

handheld light meter

b)

in camera light meter

c)

histogram

d)

ISO

36.

In Aperture Priority mode, which are you NOT able to control?

a)

shutter speed

b)

ISO

c)

aperture

d)

meter

37.

What camera mode allows you total control over your exposure?

a)

aperture priority

b)

shutter priority

c)

manual

d)

program

38.

What camera mode would you use for light painting?

a)

bulb

b)

shutter priority

c)

aperture priority

d)

automatic

39.

Which are subtractive colors?

a)

RGB

b)

RYB

c)

CMY

d)

White

40.

What part of our eyes see color?

a)

Rods

b)

cones

c)

pupil

d)

iris

41.

Which light creates your main shadow pattern in studio lighting?

a)

main/key light

b)

fill light

c)

rim light

d)

background light

42.

What is the purpose of the fill light?

a)

to create more shadows

b)

to change the color of the light

c)

to focus the light on your subject's hair

d)

to soften the shadows from the key light

43.

What is light fall off?

a)

the harshness of the light

b)

the angle of the light

c)

the transition of light to shadow on a subject

d)

the modification of the light

44.

What formula do you use to determine light fall off?

a)

1 divided by the distance squared

b)

e=mc squared

c)

l x w x h

d)

v=ah

45.

Which lighting pattern creates a shadow on exactly half the subject's face?

a)

Rembrandt

b)

Loop

c)

split

d)

butterfly

46.

What is another name for Paramount light?

a)

split

b)

Rembrandt

c)

loop

d)

butterfly

47.

Where is your main/key light placed in split lighting?

a)

90 degrees from your subject

b)

45 degrees from your subject

c)

behind your subject

d)

above the camera

48.

What shape is the highlight in Rembrandt light?

a)

Butterfly

b)

triangle

c)

loop

d)

square

49.

Which is NOT an example of soft light?

a)

diffused light

b)

direct light

c)

reflected light

d)

indirect light

50.

Which modifier does NOT soften light?

a)

gel

b)

umbrella

c)

soft box

d)

snoot

51.

Which modifier works well as a hair light?

a)

reflector

b)

gel

c)

tripod

d)

snoot

52.

Which is NOT an example of ambient light?

a)

speedlight

b)

window light

c)

sun

d)

moon

53.

What tool do you use for metering with strobes?

a)

reflector

b)

handheld light meter

c)

camera light meter

d)

monolight

54.

What happens if your sync speed is too high?

a)

You see your shutter in your photo.

b)

Your light won't fire.

c)

Your photograph will have stripes in it.

d)

There will be lens flare.

55.

Which is a DESTRUCTIVE editing technique?

a)

using layers in PS

b)

editing on the same layer in PS

c)

editing in camera RAW

d)

editing in lightroom

56.

Which Photoshop tool straightens an image?

a)

ruler tool

b)

marquee tool

c)

move tool

d)

eye dropper tool

57.

What is the proper resolution for printing?

a)

72dpi

b)

300dpi

c)

800dpi

d)

1000dpi

58.

What is the proper resolution for images on the web?

a)

72ppi

b)

300ppi

c)

800ppi

d)

1000ppi