Photography Definitions Quiz

Camera Obscura: Choose the correct definition.

• A modern digital camera with advanced lenses.

• A sculpture technique involving shadow projections.

• A dark room or box with a small hole projecting an inverted image, used as a drawing tool.

Light-Proof Box: Choose the correct definition.

• A box used to store photosensitive film safely in daylight.

• A container designed for developing photographs in total darkness.

• The main body of a camera that keeps light out except through the aperture.

Aperture: Choose the correct definition.

• The lens that captures light and focuses it onto the film or sensor.

• The shutter mechanism that controls the duration of exposure.

• The opening in a camera that determines the depth of field.

Lens: Choose the correct definition.

• A mirror that inverts the image inside the camera.

• A filter placed in front of a camera to alter the colors.

• The component that focuses light rays passing through it.

Mirror: Choose the correct definition.

• A lens that directs light onto the camera sensor.

• The mechanism controlling exposure time.

• A part of the camera that corrects the inversion of the image.

Shutter: Choose the correct definition.

• The aperture of a camera that determines the depth of field.

• A lens adjustment mechanism that sharpens the image.

• Controls the length of time light strikes the light-sensitive film or plate.

Montage (Photomontage): Choose the correct definition.

• A single photograph taken from an unusual angle.

• A digital file format for high-quality photos.

• Different photo parts cut and reformed into a new image.

Digital Photos: Choose the correct definition.

• Photos captured exclusively on film and scanned.

• Images that cannot be edited or manipulated.

• Photos that are easily edited with software, raising ethical concerns about authenticity.

Straight Photography: Choose the correct definition.

• A highly manipulated and abstract form of photography.

• Photos edited to enhance their dramatic effect.

• Documents reality as seen through the lens without manipulation.

Persistence of Vision: An optical illusion making cinema possible by holding images in the brain for a fraction of a second.

• True

• False