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186.
What does "Framing" an image refer to?

187.
Which lens would be considered "normal" on a 35mm film or equivalent full frame digital camera?

188.
If the proper exposure at ISO 800 is f5.6 at 1/250, the proper exposure at ISO 100 would be f5.6 at __________.

189.
Copal is a type of __________.

190.
What does the guide number of a flash describe?

191.
A butterfly is a name for __________

192.
The "circle of confusion" is a term related to determining the __________.

193.
Images saved as jpegs are saved with lossless compression.

194.
Which is the hardest type of light to achieve pleasing images in?

195.
A reversal film is also referred to as a __________

196.
A color that can't be reproduced in the final image is called __________.

197.
When using a flash on most cameras, using too high a shutter speed will result in_________.

198.
Chromatic aberration is the inability of a lens to focus __________ on a single point.

199.
In a 300mm 2.8 lens, the number 2.8 refers to __________

200.
A scrim is used to __________

201.
What does shallow depth of field mean?

202.
Another name for a medium format camera would be __________.

203.
On a zoom lens, 3.5-5.6 means it has __________

204.
Moire is caused when there is an interaction between __________ in a subject and the pixels that make up the digital image.

205.
Using a longer lens will __________

206.
A lighting ratio of 1:1 will produce an image that is __________.

207.
Vignetting is __________

208.
A "catchlight" is __________

209.
The smallest element in a digital image is ______.

210.
Bit depth refers to __________

211.
The coatings on a lens are designed to increase image quality by __________

212.
RAW means that when an image is saved to the camera's memory, it is saved_____________

213.
The amount of energy a capacitor in a power pack can store is called watt seconds.

214.
A shutter speed of ½ of a second or longer should be used when hand holding a camera.

215.
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.

216.
A lens that focuses light using concentric glass rings is called a/an __________ lens.

217.
Images that are considered editorial can be described as __________

218.
Bracketing is a term used to describe __________

219.
What problem can you often have when a subject is backlit?

220.
In architectural Photography it is important to __________

221.
In order to prevent red eye that often happens in flash photography, it is best to__________

222.
Each photodiode or pixel on a standard digital chip can record all three of the colors used in digital photography.

223.
A candid approach to wedding Photography can also be called the photojournalistic style.

224.
Kelvin degrees represent the __________ of a source of light.

225.
Extension tubes will change __________

226.
What do F-stops really refer to?

227.
Computer monitors use both the RGB and CMYK color spaces.

228.
Sharpening settings used when processing images should vary depending on the subject.

229.
A gray card used to determine proper exposure reflects __________ of the light that strikes it?

230.
What effect does putting a grid or honeycomb on a light source have?

231.
What does the Rule of Thirds refers to?

232.
Incident light meters work by reading the light that reflects off of a subject.

233.
The higher the f-stop number, the more the light allowed into the camera.

234.
What does saturated color refer to?

235.
To get the most accurate colors, you should __________

236.
When undiffused, a strobe light and a tungsten light will generally produce the same quality of light.

237.
Light travels in a straight line until it is __________

238.
Diffused light is created in a photo studio through the use of screens and large light sources.

239.
When working in digital editing software, sharpening is achieved by increasing the contrast between __________

240.
What might you do to add drama and interest to an image taken in snow?

241.
The inverse square law is used in reference to __________

242.
A prime lens is also called a __________.

243.
The step pattern seen on an enlarged digital photographic image is called __________.

244.
What do polarizing filters help you to remove from or reduce in your photos?

245.
Flash or strobe is considered an artificial light.

246.
The features called swing and tilt are available on most high end 35mm and equivalent digital cameras.

247.
Fake walls used on Photography sets are often referred to as __________.

248.
A view camera differs from other cameras in that it can control __________.

249.
Where is the final image in a digital camera stored?

250.
If an image is overexposed, which of the following would most likely be the cause?

251.
Images produced by digital cameras are __________.

252.
Using a larger aperture will result in _________

253.
In lighting, modeling means you are __________

254.
TTL stands for __________.

255.
The word noise is to digital Photography as __________ is to a film.

256.
Another name for a key light is __________.

257.
Aerial perspective is __________

258.
Digital Photography has eliminated the need to get a good exposure.

259.
Banding or posterization in a digital image is caused when there isn't enough information to reproduce different shades of color.

260.
Light not created by a photographer is called _______ light.

261.
On the color wheel, colors are considered complementary when they are________

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