Photography Basics

What photography genre shows people?

• Landscape

• Portrait

• Abstract

• Still Life

The three pillars of camera settings are...

• ...exposure, white balance, and ISO

• ...depth of field, exposure, and flash

• ...aperture, portrait, and focus

• ... shutter speed, aperture, and ISO

One of the differences between a DSLR camera and a phone camera is...

• ...the DSLR has a removable lens

• ...the phone camera fakes a shallow depth of field with a portrait filter

• ...the phone camera makes a fake shutter sound

• ...all of the above

Which of the following is a method for planning compositions?

• the magic eight ball

• the rule of birds

• the rule of thirds

• the golden egg

What is the purpose of an Abstract photograph?

• Creates a representational image of a person, place or thing

• Makes a mess

• It is meaningless

• Depict elements of art and principles of design

What kind of Depth of Field do you want for a portrait?

• A shallow depth of field-- subject in focus and background blurred

• A deep depth of field--- everything is in focus

Aperture controls what two aspects of your photo?

• Shutter Speed and ISO

• Depth of Field and Exposure

• Distance and Color

• White Balance and ISO

Which of these Shutter Speeds is the fastest?

• 1/15

• 1/60

• 1/200

• 1/1000

You're a wedding photographer who's trying to make pictures look dreamy and light. What would you change on your camera settings?

• Increase the exposure setting so everything is overexposed

• Lower the exposure so everything is underexposed

• Increase the ISO so my sensor is more sensitive to light

• Slow my shutter speed so my shutter stays open longer

You want total control over your photograph but it's a cloudy day outside. What setting in your camera has a special option for cloudy days?

• Shutter Speed

• ISO

• White Balance

• Aperture