Photography MCQ Questions Answers

1. In order for photojournalistic news photos to be effective they need to be seen as ________.

2. The steerage by alfred stieglitz depicts ________.

3. ________ is the science of taking reliable measurements from aerial photographs.

4. The first cameras were ________.

5. The ______ was an early form of camera.

6. Higher quality digital cameras have __________ similar to film images.

7. Another name for Which lens is generally considered the best for taking high quality, natural looking portraits on a 35mm film or "full frame" digital camera?a medium format camera would be __________.

8.

When shooting with a view camera at infinity, the bellows extension factor would be __________.

9.

On the color wheel, colors are considered complementary when they are________

10.

Light not created by a photographer is called _______ light.

11.

Banding or posterization in a digital image is caused when there isn't enough information to reproduce different shades of color.

12.

Digital Photography has eliminated the need to get a good exposure.

13.

Aerial perspective is __________

14.

Another name for a key light is __________.

15.

The word noise is to digital Photography as __________ is to a film.

16.

TTL stands for __________.

17.

In lighting, modeling means you are __________

18.

Using a larger aperture will result in _________

19.

Images produced by digital cameras are __________.

20.

If an image is overexposed, which of the following would most likely be the cause?

21.

Where is the final image in a digital camera stored?

22.

A view camera differs from other cameras in that it can control __________.

23.

Fake walls used on Photography sets are often referred to as __________.

24.

The features called swing and tilt are available on most high end 35mm and equivalent digital cameras.

25.

Flash or strobe is considered an artificial light.

26.

What do polarizing filters help you to remove from or reduce in your photos?

27.

The step pattern seen on an enlarged digital photographic image is called __________.

28.

A prime lens is also called a __________.

29.

The inverse square law is used in reference to __________

30.

What might you do to add drama and interest to an image taken in snow?

31.

When working in digital editing software, sharpening is achieved by increasing the contrast between __________

32.

Diffused light is created in a photo studio through the use of screens and large light sources.

33.

Light travels in a straight line until it is __________

34.

When undiffused, a strobe light and a tungsten light will generally produce the same quality of light.

35.

To get the most accurate colors, you should __________

36.

What does saturated color refer to?

37.

The higher the f-stop number, the more the light allowed into the camera.

38.

Incident light meters work by reading the light that reflects off of a subject.

39.

What does the Rule of Thirds refers to?

40.

What effect does putting a grid or honeycomb on a light source have?

41.

A gray card used to determine proper exposure reflects __________ of the light that strikes it?

42.

Sharpening settings used when processing images should vary depending on the subject.

43.

Computer monitors use both the RGB and CMYK color spaces.

44.

What do F-stops really refer to?

45.

Extension tubes will change __________

46.

Kelvin degrees represent the __________ of a source of light.

47.

A candid approach to wedding Photography can also be called the photojournalistic style.

48.

Each photodiode or pixel on a standard digital chip can record all three of the colors used in digital photography.

49.

In order to prevent red eye that often happens in flash photography, it is best to__________

50.

In architectural Photography it is important to __________

51.

What problem can you often have when a subject is backlit?

52.

Bracketing is a term used to describe __________

53.

Images that are considered editorial can be described as __________

54.

A lens that focuses light using concentric glass rings is called a/an __________  lens.

55.

If you change your shutter speed from 1/60 to 1/250, you need to change your aperture from f11 to _____ to keep your exposure the same.

56.

A shutter speed of ½ of a second or longer should be used when hand holding a camera.

57.

The amount of energy a capacitor in a power pack can store is called watt seconds.

58.

RAW means that when an image is saved to the camera's memory, it is saved_____________

59.

The coatings on a lens are designed to increase image quality by __________

60.

Bit depth refers to __________

61.

The smallest element in a digital image is ______.

62.

A "catchlight" is __________

63.

Vignetting is __________

64.

A lighting ratio of 1:1 will produce an image that is __________.

65.

Using a longer lens will __________

66.

Moire is caused when there is an interaction between __________ in a subject and the pixels that make up the digital image.

67.

On a zoom lens, 3.5-5.6 means it has __________

68.

Another name for a medium format camera would be __________.

69.

What does shallow depth of field mean?

70.

A scrim is used to __________

71.

In a 300mm 2.8 lens, the number 2.8 refers to __________

72.

Chromatic aberration is the inability of a lens to focus __________ on a single point.

73.

When using a flash on most cameras, using too high a shutter speed will result in_________.

74.

A color that can't be reproduced in the final image is called __________.

75.

A reversal film is also referred to as a __________

76.

Which is the hardest type of light to achieve pleasing images in?

77.

Images saved as jpegs are saved with lossless compression.

78.

The "circle of confusion" is a term related to determining the __________.

79.

A butterfly is a name for __________

80.

What does the guide number of a flash describe?

81.

Copal is a type of __________.

82.

If the proper exposure at ISO 800 is f5.6 at 1/250, the proper exposure at ISO 100 would be f5.6 at __________.

83.

Which lens would be considered "normal" on a 35mm film or equivalent full frame digital camera?

84.

What does "Framing" an image refer to?

85.

What two processes had to be