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Photography study ?
SkillsUSA Photography Contest Study Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many full stops are there from f/2.8 to f/22 (Include f/22)? | 6 |
| You want to selectively lighten an area of your image to enhance the highlights. Which tool should you use? | dodge |
| Which tool lets you paint with stylized strokes, simulating the texture of painting with different colors and artistic styles? | art history brush |
| You have created a path that you will use repeatedly in a logo for a client. You want to be able to quickly access and use this path from within any Photoshop file. What should you do? | Define the path as a custom shape. |
| You have drawn a path with the pen tool. You want to select a single point so that you can move the point. Which tool should you use? | direct selection |
| Which type of lighting has the characteristic triangle of light under one eye? | Rembrandt |
| What is the one thing that does not affect depth of field? a) Camera to subject distance b) Focal length of the lens c) Aperture d) Shutter speed | shutter speed |
| Which tool permits you to make corrections without sampling first? The tool samples the surrounding area to make the correction. | spot healing brush tool |
| What does the sponge tool control? | saturation |
| If you want to access the hand tool quickly to move through your image, what is the shortcut key? | H |
| In Adobe Photoshop, if you have a white background behind your subject that you want to insert with another background, which tool would be the fastest for selecting the background? | magic wand tool |
| The noise in digital photographs increases when you use a higher ISO. | true |
| The shutter controls | the length of time the film or sensor is exposed to light |
| Depth of field refers to | The area of the picture that will be in focus from near to far. |
| If you increase your exposure by one stop from f/11 @ 1/250 using JUST YOUR SHUTTER, your new setting would be: | f/11 @ 1/125 |
| The exposure (Exposure question graphic) on the attached slide represents a 1/3 stop under exposure. | true |
| Which tool should you use to draw a precise path around an object, clicking or clicking and dragging to place each point? | pen |
| Which tool should be used to correct red eye in images? | color replacement |
| Which of these histograms (histograms #1 slide) represents a dark image? | a |
| Which of these histograms (histograms #2 slide) represents a dark image? | c |
| Which of these histograms (histograms #3 slide) represents a bright image? | b |
| What three ways can you control depth of field? | Focal length of lens, aperture, and camera to subject distance. |
| In Photoshop, which method of blending images would be considered non-destructive? | Using layer masks |
| Which type of shutter is located in the camera body, making the lenses less expensive to manufacture? | focal plane shutter |
| If you have a scene with a bright background and trust the meter reading, what will happen to your main subject? | The main subject will be under exposed and in the print it will be too dark. |
| 26) This histogram (histograms #4 slide) represents an underexposure because of clipping in the shadows. | true |
| What is the purpose of the main light? | The light that casts the dominant shadows in a scene or portrait. |
| The purpose of a gobo is to: | Shade the camera from light coming into the lens or it can shade the model. |
| A grey card exposure sets the __________ to be the true tone of the subject. | Diffused Highlight |
| In a portrait, a high camera position will make the face look: | shorter |
| Formula - Percent Enlarged = new height ÷ original height x 100 32) The original height of a digital photograph measures 350 pixels. The new height of the photograph measures 613 pixels. By what percentage has this photo been enlarged? | 175% |
| Which scientific photographer was known for his compelling high-speed images of milk splashes, motion, and bullets piercing things like apples and playing cards? | Harold “Doc” Edgerton |
| At which shutter speed should you tripod the camera (500 mm lens)? a) 1/30 b) 1/125 c) 1/250 d) All of the above. | All of the above |
| When using a digital camera, if the chip is smaller than the film, the focal length of the lens will seem longer than those with a chip the same size of film. | true |
| Shooting some frames over exposed, some frames under exposed, and one at the metered exposure is called: | bracketing |
| The color magenta is a combination of: | red and blue |
| A high contrast print is one that: | Is mostly black and white with few mid tones |
| Which F-stop would be the widest aperture: a) f/1.7 b) f/4 c) f/11 d) f/22 | f/1.7 |
| Closing down the lens one F-stop will: a) Decrease the exposure by 50% b) Decrease the exposure by 10% c) Increase the exposure by 1/3 d) Won't effect the picture | a |
| Combination of all three additive colors of light (red, blue, and green) produces: | white |
| George Eastman is best known for: | Founded Kodak |
| On the color wheel for light, red is opposite: | cyan |
| Which artist is widely known as a documentary photographer? a) Ansel Adams b) Cindy Sherman c) Mary Ellen Mark d) David Plowden | Mary Ellen Mark |
| The group "f/64" was: | An association of photographers who believed in the value of photography as art |
| A flash can be used to stop action: | true |
| To stop action you should: a) Use a faster shutter speed b) Make the subject freeze c) Use a wide angle d) Use a larger F-stop | a) Use a faster shutter speed |
| Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are: a) Subtractive colors b) Additive c) Primary colors d) Secondary colors | a) Subtractive colors |
| Telephoto lens has a greater angle of view than a wide angle lens: | false |
| Which lens has the greatest telephoto effect? a) 80mm b) 50mm c) 200mm d) 16mm | c) 200mm |
| Nigel Barker is known for: | His photography with America’s Top Model |
| What are the three additive colors? | red, green, blue |
| What is the opposite color light of cyan | red |
| Red light plus blue light equals: | magenta |
| What type of camera filter requires no exposure compensation? | Skylight filter |
| When you stop down 2 stops from F4 you are at: | F 8 |
| ISO 100 1/8 sec at F8 = ISO 1600 1/60 sec at F | 11 |
| An adjustment layer can be used to: a) Adjust Hue/Saturation b) Levels c) Color Balance d) All of the above e) None of the above | d) All of the above |
| The resolution of your image will determine sharpness at different sizes and different uses What resolution is common for output to a printer? | 300 dpi |
| When preparing images for the web so that they open faster, what is screen resolution? | 72 dpi |
| What is a CD that you can burn more than once called? | CD-RW |
| The file format you choose depends on: a) the size of the document b) the number of colors in the image c) what you intend to do with the image d) the resolution of the document | c) what you intend to do with the image |
| What is the purpose of making a selection? | to isolate an area |
| After you’ve made a selection you can a) correct the color of the selected area b) apply a filter to the selected area c) fill the selected area with a color d) all of the above | d) all of the above |
| An advantage of using layers is that a) you can keep the editing process dynamic b) you can apply special styles to layers c) you can move content forward or backward in the picture plane d) All of the above | d) All of the above |
| What tools in Photoshop make a selection? a) Magic wand b) Lasso c) Marquee tool d) All of the above | d) All of the above |
| What type of image is a standard for compressing image data and the most common group? | JPEG |
| What functions on the camera to compensate for different colors of light being emitted by different light sources? a) Histogram b) Saturation c) Dodging d) White Balance | d) White Balance |
| What makes the colors richer in a photo? a) Saturation b) Cropping c) Grayscale d) Dodging | a) Saturation |
| The image resolution ppi is: | the number of pixels per linear inch in an image |
| The smallest visual unit of a digital image is a: | bit |
| The transformation features allow you to: a) scale b) rotate c) distort d) all of the above | d) all of the above |
| Looking at the color wheel slide, list the correct positions of the colors on the color wheel of light? (Color wheel slide) | 2=Red; 3= Yellow; 5=Cyan; 6=Blue |
| Which tools can you use to paint? | paint bucket and paint brush |
| In digital cameras, digital noise is similar to: | film grain |
| Smart media, compact flash, and memory sticks are all: | storage media for your digital camera |
| What is one advantage of using Quick Mask? | You can make selections using the paint tools |
| What significant event happened the same year that the digital camera was invented? (1969) | Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. |
| Organizing work into a step by step method to move from start to finished product is called: | work flow |
| One disadvantage when viewing and composing with a range finder digital camera is that the eyepiece and camera sensors see differently especially on close ups. | true |
| White in a computer monitor is formed by what three primary colors? | red, green & blue |
| What type of digital camera usually has fewer controls than other digital cameras? | point-and-shoot |
| What should you do after you are finished taking pictures? | turn off the camera to preserve battery power |
| What does SLR stand for? | single lens reflex |
| The on-camera flash will automatically pop up or fire if there is not enough light for good exposure in which mode? | full auto |
| M (on the Mode Dial) stands for | manual |
| P (on the Mode Dial) stands for | programmed exposure |
| When you push the shutter button half way down it ______? | focuses the camera |
| Less light makes an image ______ in a digital camera? | darker |
| In addition to focusing the camera, pressing the shutter button half way down also | measures the light |
| The most common format for photographic images is _____. | JPEG |
| 93) What is not a type of memory card used in digital cameras? a) Smart Media b) Memory Stick c) Universal Serial Bus d) Compact Flash | c) Universal Serial Bus |
| What does TIFF stand for? | Tagged Image File Format |
| A lens that would work well for photos of a sports event – where you want to bring the subject closer without putting yourself in harm’s way – would be a | telephoto lens |
| Landscape photos – where you want to show a broad distance and give a feeling of great depth – would be best done with a | wide angle lens |
| A lens that allows you to choose one of many focal lengths | zoom lens |
| An optical zoom | uses the physical principles of optics to make your subject appear closer to the camera |
| To stabilize your camera during a long exposure where you want sharpness in non-moving subjects, you would be best advised to use a | tripod |
| The connection on a digital SLR that has the mechanical and electrical connections for an external flash is called a | hot shoe |
| On-camera direct flash usually produces photos that are | flat and textureless |
| “Red-Eye” is caused by | light reflecting back from the retina of your subject |
| Using Aperture Priority to determine your exposure means: | You set the aperture and the camera chooses the correct shutter speed |
| Using Shutter Priority to determine your exposure means: | You set the shutter speed and the camera chooses the correct aperture |
| If you shoot primarily sports photos and needed to use interchangeable telephoto If you shoot primarily sports photos and needed to use interchangeable telephoto lenses on your camera, your best choice for a camera would be a: | A digital SLR and matching lenses |
| “Continuous Shooting Mode” is most likely to be used when photographing what? | sporting events |
| How many pixels are in a megapixel? | 1,000,000 |
| If you un-click Constrain Proportions in the Image Size menu and change only one dimension of an image, the result will be | A distorted image |
| Which tool in Photoshop can draw a soft line with a fuzzy edge? | The Paintbrush tool |
| To paint or draw a line that is precisely horizontal, you would: | Use the Shift key while dragging the mouse |
| You would use the dodging tool in Photoshop to: | Lighten selected parts of an image |
| Which tool creates a selection with a series of straight lines? | The Polygonal Lasso tool |
| Digital photographs are displayed on the screen using which three colors? | red, blue, green |
| After opening an image in Photoshop, what keyboard shortcut do you use to get the cropping tool? | C |
| To Deselect in Photoshop press: | Ctrl D |
| What tool can you use when you want to retouch blemishes in a portrait? | spot healing brush tool |
| Which tool in Photoshop is used to duplicate parts of an image many times? | clone stamp tool |
| What tool is used to select multiple areas of the same color in a picture? | magic wand |
| The Rule of Thirds is | not centering your subject in the middle of the picture |
| A photograph of receding railroad tracks would be an example of | leading lines |
| The structure that resembles the iris in a human eye and controls light coming into a camera is an ________________. | aperture |
| The numbers that describe the size of the lens opening are referred to as________. | f:stops |
| Large lens openings give you ____________ depth of field. | less |
| Small lens openings give you ____________ depth of field. | more |
| To isolate your subject from its surroundings, you should use a lens opening (aperture) like ________. a) 2.8 b) 8 c) 11 d) 16 | f 2.8 |
| To get maximum depth of field, (everything from the foreground to the background in focus), you should use a lens opening, like _________. a) 5.6 b) 16 c) 2.8 d) 8 | f 16 |
| For maximum sharpness with a small lens opening (f/stop), you would probably have to stabilize your camera by attaching it to a ____________________. | tripod |
| Edward Muybridge demonstrated a use of fast shutter speeds by photographing a: | galloping horse |
| The type of shutter that works by passing a pair of curtains across in front of the film is called a ____________ ____________ shutter. | focal plane |
| Moving water can be shown as a fog-like vapor by using ____________ shutter speeds. | slow |
| When you change the shutter speed of your camera to a faster speed, you ________________ the amount of light coming into your camera. | decrease |
| To keep the same exposure when you change your shutter speed, you must also change the ______________________. | aperture |
| Which ISO would produce the sharpest detail and least digital noise, you would use: a) ISO 200 b) ISO 100 c) ISO 1600 d) ISO 400 | ISO 100 |
| Simplest type of camera... viewing system is separate from the picture taking lens. Most point and shoots are this type. | Rangefinder/Viewfinder |
| You view the image through the picture taking lens on the camera. Typically has interchangeable lens capability. | Single Lens Reflex |
| Which artist was known for his blending of multiple negatives and now digitally, with multiple images? | Jerry Uelsmann |
| A lens that can be adjusted to a variety of focal lengths is called a _________. | zoom lens |
| A lens that focuses closer than normal is called a _________ lens. | macro |
| Front light emphasizes ___________ . | detail |
| Side light emphasizes ____________ . | texture |
| When a subject is not lit, but is placed against a brightly lit background, the effect is called a _________ . | silhouette |
| Perhaps the best-known American photographer - known for his landscapes of Yosemite Valley - is ___________________________. | Ansel Adams |
| In Photoshop, while printing, you want to reduce the jagged appearance of a low-resolution image by automatically re-sampling up. Which option should you use? | Interpolation |
| You want to create text on a path so that the text orientation is parallel to the baseline. What should you do? | Use the Vertical type tool |
| Which option in the Camera Raw dialog box reduces grayscale noise? | Luminance Smoothing |
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