Focus on Photography - Chapter 1

When film is developed, does it produce a positive or negative?

• Negative

• Positive

Which of the following is an advantage of medium/large format cameras?

• They offer higher image quality and resolution compared to smaller formats.

• They are lightweight and highly portable.

• They are generally less expensive than smaller cameras.

• They have faster autofocus than most digital cameras.

When using a pinhole camera virtually everything is in focus all of the time.

• True

• False

Who took the oldest surviving permanent photograph?

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

• Louis Daguerre

• William Henry Fox Talbot

• George Eastman

George Eastman made something that became very popular. What did he make, and why was it so popular?

• He made the first consumer mass market (film ready) camera, it was accessible to all people

• He made the first digital camera, made taking photos easier

• He made the first underwater camera, able to capture oceanic images

• He made the first X-ray film, to help doctors

Using a filter on a camera is different from using a filter in Photoshop in which of the following ways?

• A camera filter affects the image before it is captured, while a Photoshop filter is applied after the image is taken.

• A camera filter can only be used on digital images, while a Photoshop filter works on film.

• A camera filter changes the resolution, while a Photoshop filter changes the camera settings.

• A camera filter is used for printing, while a Photoshop filter is used for storage.

The format film we will be using in this class this year is:

• 35mm

• 8mm

• 16mm

• Digital

The next great innovation was the invention of color photography, what was it called and who/where was it invented?

• It was called the Autochrome, invented by the Lumière brothers in France.

• It was called Kodachrome, invented by Kodak in the USA.

• It was called Polaroid, invented by Edwin Land in the USA.

• It was called Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Daguerre in France.

The lens of a camera helps produce:

• clear images

• loud sounds

• strong magnets

• bright lights

"Latent" in terms of photography means:

• invisible but present

• very active

• extremely obvious

• completely destroyed