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