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Photography Test #1 Total /20

1. Name the 2 types of cameras we use in class (not the manufacturer): /2

2. If I change the RESOLUTION of an image I am changing it’s:____________________________

a) Shape /1
b) Contrast ratio
c) Size
d) Exposure

3. Label the DIAGRAM:

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4. In your own words, what do all the elements of the exposure triangle allow us to control in the final
product (be more specific than “exposure”)?
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5. Depth of field (focus) is controlled by ___________________.

(a) focal length of the lens /2
(b) aperture
(c) how close the camera is to the subject
(d) all of these
(e) none of these

6. If your camera light meter says you are going to over expose the film, you may fix the exposure by
____________.
(a) a higher shutter speed /1
(b) opening up the lens with a wide aperture
(c) setting the aperture to a smaller number (i.e. f2.8 rather than f8)
(d) all of these
(e) none of these

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7. When the aperture is closed down (smaller), the depth of field is __________. /2
(a) increased
(b) decreased
(c) blurrier

8. To obtain a motion blur ________.

(a) set the shutter to 125 or less /1
(b) move the camera to follow the motion of the subject
(c) set the aperture to 16 or more (to force the shutter slower)
(d) a and b but not c are correct
(e) b and c but not a are correct
(f) any of these is correct

9. The aperture is _________.

(a) a hole in the camera body /1
(b) an adjustable opening in the camera body
(c) a variable opening in the camera lens
(d) all of these
(e) none of these

10. The shutter in a SLR type camera is _______.

(a) a hole in the camera lens /1
(b) a cloth or rubber curtain that moves across the film inside the
camera body
(c) is located inside the lens
(d) all of these
(e) none of these

11. The light meter for the shot said that f4 at 1/500 was a good exposure. The photographer wanted
better depth of field and set the aperture to f11, what did they need to set the shutter speed to so that
the exposure was still correct?
(a) a slower shutter speed like ______________(give slow example) /2
(b) a faster shutter speed like _____________ (give fast example)

12. As the camera chip’s sensitivity to light or ____________ (fill in blank for a point) setting increases,
there is a noticable increase in ...

(a) film noise or grain /2

(b) colour
(c) white balance
(d) all of the above
(e) none of these

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