Photography Certification

Test Answers:

1. What does "Framing" an image refer to?

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• Following the rule of thirds
• Positioning of the subject in relation to other image elements
• Centering the subject in the frame
• Adding lights to the subject

2. Which lens would be considered "normal" on a 35mm film or equivalent full frame digital camera?

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• 85mm
• 50mm
• 24mm
• 105mm

3. If the proper exposure at ISO 800 is f5.6 at 1/250, the proper exposure at ISO 100 would be f5.6 at __________.

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• 1/2000
• 1/30
• 1/125
• 1/1000

4. Copal is a type of __________.

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• lens
• camera
• flash
• shutter

5. What does the guide number of a flash describe?

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• How many f stops it can be used with
• Its output with a set reflector
• How close it can be placed to the subject
• What shutter speeds it can be used with

6. A butterfly is a name for __________

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• an A clamp.
• a grid for a soft box.
• a light stand with a boom arm.
• a large diffusion frame and fabric.

7. The "circle of confusion" is a term related to determining the __________.

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• angle of view
• shutter speed setting
• maximum aperture
• depth of the field

8. Images saved as jpegs are saved with lossless compression.

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• True
• False

9. Which is the hardest type of light to achieve pleasing images in?

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• Early evening light
• Diffused light
• Midday light
• Early morning light

10. A reversal film is also referred to as a __________

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• negative film.
• slide or transparency film.
• black and white film.
• lithographic film.

11. A color that can't be reproduced in the final image is called __________.

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• saturated
• high key
• process
• out of gamut

12. When using a flash on most cameras, using too high a shutter speed will result in_________.

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• stopping the action.
• overexposed images.
• dark cut off section.
• excess noise/grain.

13. Chromatic aberration is the inability of a lens to focus __________ on a single point.

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• gradations.
• edges.
• images.
• colors.

14. In a 300mm 2.8 lens, the number 2.8 refers to __________

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• the aperture range of the lens.
• the number of glass elements in the lens.
• the maximum aperture for the lens.
• the size of the filter thread for that lens.

15. A scrim is used to __________

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• lower the intensity of the light.
• concentrate the light.
• diffuse the light.
• reflect the light.

16. What does shallow depth of field mean?

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• That there is a limited area of focus in which to place items.
• That items are placed close together on the set.
• That all items are blurry, showing action.
• That items in both the background and foreground are in focus.

17. When shooting with a view camera at infinity, the bellows extension factor would be __________.

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• 2
• 1.5
• 0
• .75

18. Another name for a medium format camera would be __________.

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• 6x6
• 120 mm
• 6x7
• Any of the three

19. Which lens is generally considered the best for taking high quality, natural looking portraits on a 35mm film or "full frame" digital camera?

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• 24mm f 2
• 300mm f2.8
• 85mm f1.8
• 35-70 f 2.8-4

20. On a zoom lens, 3.5-5.6 means it has __________

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• only two levels of zoom.
• a variable maximum aperture.
• it's a prime lens.
• it stops down to 5.6.

21. Moire is caused when there is an interaction between __________ in a subject and the pixels that make up the digital image.

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• colors
• curves
• patterns
• skin tones

22. Using a longer lens will __________

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• make the subject smaller in the frame.
• exaggerate the features of the subject.
• compress the features of the subject.
• show more of the background in the frame.

23. A lighting ratio of 1:1 will produce an image that is __________.

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• dramatic
• dark
• flat
• bright

24. Vignetting is __________

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• low key lighting
• dark corners on an image.
• high key lighting
• soft edges on an image.

25. A "catchlight" is __________

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• a highlight in a subject's eye.
• the main light.
• the fill light.
• red eye.

26. The smallest element in a digital image is ______.

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• a megabyte
• a pixel
• a grain
• a color array

27. Bit depth refers to __________

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• the value difference between adjacent pixels.
• the total number of pixels of a certain color that are in an image.
• the amount of color that can be rendered by averaging pixels.
• the amount of color that can be rendered by a single pixel.

28. The coatings on a lens are designed to increase image quality by __________

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• polarizing the light.
• reducing reflections from the surface of the glass.
• reducing the amount of blue light.
• redirecting the light in uniform wavelengths.

29. RAW means that when an image is saved to the camera's memory, it is saved_____________

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• is saved as a JPEG and a TIFF.
• is saved as a TIFF with lossless compression.
• remains unprocessed by the camera software.
• is saved as a TIFF without compression.

30. The amount of energy a capacitor in a power pack can store is called watt seconds.

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• True
• False

31. A shutter speed of ½ of a second or longer should be used when hand holding a camera.

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• True
• False

32. If you change your shutter speed from 1/60 to 1/250, you need to change your aperture from f11 to _____ to keep your exposure the same.

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• f2.8
• f16
• f1.4
• f5.6

33. A lens that focuses light using concentric glass rings is called a/an __________  lens.

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• elemental
• compound
• linear
• fresnel

34. Images that are considered editorial can be described as __________

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• images that are edited.
• images that are not designed to sell a particular item or idea.
• images that need to be edited.
• images that will impress the editor.

35. What two processes had to be "discovered" before the art of Photography was truly born?

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• Optical
• Digital
• Chemical
• Studio

36. Bracketing is a term used to describe __________

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• shooting multiple images to make a panorama.
• shooting multiple exposures of the same image.
• shooting multiple angles of a subject.
• None of the above.

37. What problem can you often have when a subject is backlit?

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• Underexposed subjects
• Blurry photos
• Oversaturated subjects
• Overexposed subjects

38. In architectural Photography it is important to __________

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• shoot the whole room.
• keep the building centered.
• keep verticals parallel.
• place people in the room.

39. In order to prevent red eye that often happens in flash photography, it is best to__________

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• move your light off the camera axis.
• shoot in a darkened room.
• use a ring light.
• set the flash to a lower power setting.

40. Each photodiode or pixel on a standard digital chip can record all three of the colors used in digital photography.

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• True
• False

41. A candid approach to wedding Photography can also be called the photojournalistic style.

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• True
• False

42. Kelvin degrees represent the __________ of a source of light.

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• color temperature
• light intensity
• watt second rating
• flash duration

43. Extension tubes will change __________

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• the number of apertures on a lens.
• the focal length of a lens.
• the number of glass elements a lens has.
• how close to a subject a lens can focus.

44. What do F-stops really refer to?

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• How much light you let into the camera
• How tightly you focus your camera
• Your use of action and how it affects your photos
• Nothing.

45. Computer monitors use both the RGB and CMYK color spaces.

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• True
• False

46. Sharpening settings used when processing images should vary depending on the subject.

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• True
• False

47. A gray card used to determine proper exposure reflects __________ of the light that strikes it?

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• 18%
• 6%
• 45%
• 63%

48. What effect does putting a grid or honeycomb on a light source have?

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• It diffuses the light.
• It intensifies the light.
• It narrows the spread of the light.
• It reflects the light.

49. What does the Rule of Thirds refers to?

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• Bracketing in 1/3rd stops
• Placement of elements in the image
• Distance of the subject from the background
• All of the above

50. Incident light meters work by reading the light that reflects off of a subject.

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• True
• False

51. The higher the f-stop number, the more the light allowed into the camera.

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• True
• False

52. What does saturated color refer to?

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• Hazy, dark colors
• Bright, brilliant colors
• Colors in blush tones
• Colors that are false and are brought on through the use of lights and filters

53. To get the most accurate colors, you should __________

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• set your white balance setting to auto.
• use a gray card or diffusion filter to set the correct balance.
• use the camera's preset for a given light source.
• shoot only in one type of light.

54. When undiffused, a strobe light and a tungsten light will generally produce the same quality of light.

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• True
• False

55. Light travels in a straight line until it is __________

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• refracted.
• curved.
• reflected.
• refracted or curved.

56. Diffused light is created in a photo studio through the use of screens and large light sources.

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• True
• False

57. When working in digital editing software, sharpening is achieved by increasing the contrast between __________

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• adjacent pixels.
• the subject and the background.
• distinct colors.
• the background and the foreground.

58. What might you do to add drama and interest to an image taken in snow?

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• Find a source of bright color
• Move the subject into some shade
• Shoot mainly in the middle of the day
• Place your subject between the sun and yourself

59. The inverse square law is used in reference to __________

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• the depth of the field.
• shutter speed settings.
• the intensity of light that reaches a subject.
• aperture settings.

60. A prime lens is also called a __________.

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• zoom lens
• telephoto lens
• fixed focal length lens
• wide angle lens

61. The step pattern seen on an enlarged digital photographic image is called __________.

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• Vectorization
• Aliasing
• Axis lines
• Anti-aliased

62. What do polarizing filters help you to remove from or reduce in your photos?

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• Infrared light
• Dark shadows
• Reflections
• Sunlight

63. Flash or strobe is considered an artificial light.

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• True
• False

64. The features called swing and tilt are available on most high end 35mm and equivalent digital cameras.

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• True
• False

65. Fake walls used on Photography sets are often referred to as __________.

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• screens
• scrims
• gobos
• flats

66. A view camera differs from other cameras in that it can control __________.

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• perspective
• the depth of the field
• neither perspective or the depth of the field
• both perspective and the depth of the field

67. Where is the final image in a digital camera stored?

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• In the buffer
• In the acetate
• In the memory card or stick
• In the CCD

68. If an image is overexposed, which of the following would most likely be the cause?

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• Shooting at the aperture setting of 5.6
• Moving to a higher aperture number
• Shooting at a shutter speed of 1/125
• Moving to a lower aperture number

69. Images produced by digital cameras are __________.

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• vector based
• halftone
• duotone
• raster based

70. Using a larger aperture will result in _________

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• more depth of field.
• longer exposures.
• less depth of field.
• all of the above.

71. In lighting, modeling means you are __________

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• keeping the light close to the axis of the camera.
• turning the lights on and off to see the effect a light will have.
• creating a three dimensional effect or depth in your image.
• having your subject pose in a particular manner.

72. TTL stands for __________.

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• Table Top Lighting
• Through the Lens
• Traditional Tungsten Lighting
• Temporary Time Lag

73. The word noise is to digital Photography as __________ is to a film.

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• hue
• grain
• pixel
• saturation

74. Another name for a key light is __________.

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• hot light
• back light
• main light
• ring light

75. Aerial perspective is __________

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• shooting from a high vantage point
• shooting up from a low vantage point.
• the effect of atmosphere on distant subjects.
• shooting from a plane.

76. Digital Photography has eliminated the need to get a good exposure.

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• True
• False

77. Banding or posterization in a digital image is caused when there isn't enough information to reproduce different shades of color.

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• True
• False