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44 Cards in this Set
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Name the three types of digital cameras
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SLR, prosumer, consumer
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What are two controls on your camera to control proper exposure?
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aperture and shutterspeed
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What is Depth of Field?
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The object that is in focus at a certain length away. The distance from the subject
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What three things control Depth of Field?
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f-stop, distance, focal length
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Name the four types of film cameras
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SLR, Twin Lens Reflex, Range Find, View
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Name the two types of light meters and how each reads light.
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Reflected - reflects the light to multiple areas
Incident - reads light directly |
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If I ask how "fast" your lens is, what am I asking for about your lens?
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lowest f-stop level
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Explain the difference between RAW IMAGE AND A JPEG image.
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a RAW image is the original, JPEG is a condensed form.
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In composition, explain RULE-OF-THIRDS
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Taking a picture using a grid, picture is usually taken on the side; top or bottom.
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If my camera settings are 1/125 SS at F/11, what is my F-11stop setting for 1/250 SS
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F-8. as the SS # goes up, F-stop # goes down.
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The forerunner to the modern camera was called what?
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camera obscera
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Explain the law of Reciprocity as pertaining to exposure control.
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E= T x I
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What is bracket shooting?
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When you shoot in multiple f-stops with the same shutter speed
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What was Margaret Bourke-White famous for?
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First person on the cover of Life Magazine.
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The first permanent photographic image was produced by whom?
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Joseph Niepce.
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The first practical method of photography was made by whom?
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Louis Daguerre
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The man who founded the KODAK CO was who?
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George Eastman
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Of the three digital camera types which is the most expensive?
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Consumer Digital Camera
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Who made the first image on paper using the negative to positive method?
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William Talbot
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The Collodian Wet Plate was invented by this English sculptor
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Fredrick Scott Archer
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The Father of American Photography was who?
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Samuel Morse
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Of the two types of basic light meters which one is built into your SLR camera?
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Reflected meter
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A famous Civil War photographer who also put together a team of photographers was who?
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Matthew Brady
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ASA or ISO on your camera refers to what?
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Film Speed
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Who produced the first permanent color photo?
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James Clerk Maxwell in 1861
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What are the primary additive colors?
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Red, Blue, Green
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If you overlap the primary additive colors what do you get?
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white
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If you overlap two of the primary additive colors what do you get?
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magenta, cyan, yellow
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If you overlap the subtractive colors what do you get?
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black
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All modern photography is based on what?
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Subtractive method of color
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What are the two main types of color films?
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Color negative film - form negative image when exposed. expose onto photographic paper to form a positive image
Color reversal film - forms negative image when exposed, which is reversed to a positive image during developing. Then projected onto a screen. |
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What are the four basic studio lights?
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1. The Main or Key light
2. The Fill light 3. THe Accent light (or Hair light) 4. THe Background light |
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The Main or Key light
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positioned at a 45 degree angle from the subject. subject turned towards the Main light.
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What is Rembrandt Light?
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if light is positioned high and on the side of the face
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The Fill light
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positioned opposite of the Main. meant to lessen the shadow side of the face from the Main.
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Accent light or Hair light
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meant to accent something on the individual. positioned behind the subject and off to the side
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The Background light
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placed behind your subject aimed at the background. used to separate the subject from the background.
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What are the four main styles of lighting
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1. Broad Lighting
2. Short Lighting 3. Butterfly Lighting 4. Rembrandt Lighting |
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Broad Lighting
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illuminates the side of the face that is turned toward the camera.
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Short Lighting
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when main light is turned away from the camera. oval faces.
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Butterfly Lighting
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main light directly in front of the subject's face. creates a butterfly under nose.
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Electronic Flash is...
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compact and easy to use, inexpensive, freezes motion, eliminates motion, color balanced, easy on the eyes.
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correct exposure in electronic flash is determined by
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1. power output of the light source is measured in guide numbers.
2. distance from light source to subject 3. film speed |
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Five principal components in a flash unit are
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1. power supply
2. electronic storage capacitors 3. triggering circuit 4. gas-filled flash tube 5. reflector |