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Digital Photography Study Guide: CTE Exam Preparation, Exams of Photography

Southwestern University (SU)Photography

This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of digital photography concepts and techniques, covering essential topics such as camera operation, exposure settings, image formats, and basic editing principles. It includes multiple-choice questions with answers, designed to help students prepare for a cte exam on digital photography.

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CTE Digital Photo- Study Guide
Version II Guaranteed Success Exam
1. What are three standard steps of photography workflow? -
Correct Ans: ✅capture, edit, output
2. name three processes you should consider while capturing a
photograph - Correct Ans: ✅Focus, composition, settings
3. what is the term for printing a single page with multiple
thumbnail-sized images used as a proof print? - Correct Ans:
✅contact sheet
4. in photography terms, what does DPI and PPI mean? - Correct
Ans: ✅dots per inch, pixels per inch
5. why would you choose a lower resolution version of your image
to post onto a website? - Correct Ans: ✅save space
6. what minimum resolution is needed for a high-resolution
photo-quality print? - Correct Ans: ✅200-300 DPI
7. what is the term for when a low resolution photo is printed at
such a large size that individual pixels are visible and the image
is no longer sharp? - Correct Ans: ✅pixelation
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CTE Digital Photo- Study Guide

Version II Guaranteed Success Exam

  1. What are three standard steps of photography workflow? - Correct Ans: ✅capture, edit, output
  2. name three processes you should consider while capturing a photograph - Correct Ans: ✅Focus, composition, settings
  3. what is the term for printing a single page with multiple thumbnail-sized images used as a proof print? - Correct Ans: ✅contact sheet
  4. in photography terms, what does DPI and PPI mean? - Correct Ans: ✅dots per inch, pixels per inch
  5. why would you choose a lower resolution version of your image to post onto a website? - Correct Ans: ✅save space
  6. what minimum resolution is needed for a high-resolution photo-quality print? - Correct Ans: ✅200-300 DPI
  7. what is the term for when a low resolution photo is printed at such a large size that individual pixels are visible and the image is no longer sharp? - Correct Ans: ✅pixelation
  1. what is this standard resolution for web images? - Correct Ans: ✅72 PPI
  2. name two types of equipment which could be used to transfer images from a memory card. - Correct Ans: ✅card reader, USB cable
  3. which two types of cameras offer interchangeable lenses?
    • Correct Ans: ✅DLSR and mirrorless
  4. what is the benefit of using the optical viewfinder window on a DSLR compared using the LCD screen while shooting? - Correct Ans: ✅less delay
  5. what does DSLR stand for? - Correct Ans: ✅Digital single lens reflex
  6. what part of the Camera is designed to show settings while capturing photos and review images? - Correct Ans: ✅LCD screen
  7. what type of cameras would be the most convenient to take on a backpacking trip? - Correct Ans: ✅Point and shoot
  1. what are three elements you must account for when manually controlling exposure in digital cameras? - Correct Ans: ✅aperture, shutter speed, ISO
  2. what part of a camera opens/closes to allow more/less light through, much like the iris in an eye? - Correct Ans: ✅aperture
  3. what two actions will the camera do if you press the shutter button down halfway? - Correct Ans: ✅Focus and measure light
  4. what type of light would require the ISO setting to be high for the exposure to come out correct? - Correct Ans: ✅dark light
  5. what digital camera setting controls the sensitivity of a camera? - Correct Ans: ✅ISO
  6. what is the term for a photo in which the subject is too dark and missing details? - Correct Ans: ✅underexposed
  7. what is the name of the speckled distortion when cameras used too high of an ISO setting? - Correct Ans: ✅image noise
  1. what is the name of the memory which temporarily holds the image information before it is written out to memory card to allow continuous shooting? - Correct Ans: ✅buffer
  2. what is the most common image format used by point- and-shoot and cell phone cameras? - Correct Ans: ✅JPEG
  3. what are the advantages and the disadvantages of using a heavily-compressed compressed JPEG (basic) vs. a low- compressed JPEG (extra-fine)? - Correct Ans: ✅small file, low quality
  4. what are the four most common memory card types use the digital cameras today? - Correct Ans: ✅SD, CF, Sony memory stick, xD
  5. besides a digital camera, what device can be used to create digital images (for example, copy an old film negative)? - Correct Ans: ✅scanner
  6. what lossless image format common in DSLR's provides higher quality for editing in Photoshop? - Correct Ans: ✅RAW
  7. what is the term for when the lens physically shifts in and out to allow magnification at different focal lengths? - Correct Ans: ✅optical zoom
  1. what is the name of the tool that measures the light that is used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph? - Correct Ans: ✅light meter
  2. what focal length type will magnify in object to look bigger without having to physically move closer? - Correct Ans: ✅telephoto
  3. what is the name of the single-legged pole used to help support cameras when shooting at long focal lens? - Correct Ans: ✅monopod
  4. what is the longest shutter speed to be selected before you should use a tripod and cable release? - Correct Ans: ✅1/60"
  5. what is a shutter speed would be recommended to freeze the actions of a car driving along a racetrack? - Correct Ans: ✅1/1000" or higher
  6. what is the aperture f/stop that would allow for the greatest depth of field? - Correct Ans: ✅1/22 or higher
  7. what causes redeye in photos? - Correct Ans: ✅flash on back of eye
  1. What is the purpose of s Soft Box or umbrella in photographic lighting? - Correct Ans: ✅soften the light
  2. what is the term in which you take multiple pictures of your subject at different exposures- both lighter and darker- to get the correct exposure - Correct Ans: ✅bracketing
  3. what is the name of the photoshop menu option that allows you too rotate, stretch, distort, etc. an image? - Correct Ans: ✅image> transform
  4. what is the name of a collection of images designed to demonstrate your abilities and interests? - Correct Ans: ✅portfolio
  5. which lens filter is used to reduce haze increase contrast in photos? - Correct Ans: ✅UV filter
  6. what is the name of the mounting point on the top of a SLR used to attach an external flash? - Correct Ans: ✅hot shoe
  7. what is the purpose of a key light - Correct Ans: ✅provide main source of light for image
  8. what does monochrome mean - Correct Ans: ✅one color
  1. what is the name of the photoshop tool that allows you to make a selection that includes the surrounding pixels of the same color - Correct Ans: ✅magic wand
  2. what photoshop selection tool is designed to select objects with multi sided straight lines - Correct Ans: ✅polygonal lasso tool
  3. what is the graph that demonstrates the overall tonal range (variations between dark and light) of an image - Correct Ans: ✅histogram
  4. which photoshop adjustment layer can correct for photos that were too yellow because if the lighting - Correct Ans: ✅color balance
  5. what is the photoshop tool hat can increase the exposure for areas of an image that the photographer wishes to be lighter - Correct Ans: ✅dodge
  6. which photoshop feature controls how much a layer allows the underlying layers to show thriugh - Correct Ans: ✅opacity
  7. what photoshop tool allows you to sample the color from anywhere else on the screen - Correct Ans: ✅eye dropper
  1. what Photoshop keyboard shortcuts allows you to undo your last change - Correct Ans: ✅control Z
  2. Photoshop keyboard shortcut allows you to take away from your current selection - Correct Ans: ✅option
  3. what Photoshop keyboard shortcut allows you to duplicate your current selection within the same layer - Correct Ans: ✅option
  4. what tool can be use to darken a small area of a picture - Correct Ans: ✅burn
  5. which Photoshop tool is used to fix imperfections like blemishes or wrinkles by using a sample from the surrounding pixels - Correct Ans: ✅healing brush
  6. what is the name of the adjustment layer where you increase/decrease the intensity of a color - Correct Ans: ✅hue/saturation
  7. what Photoshop keyboard shortcut allows you to draw perfectly straight horizontal/vertical lines or perfectly square/circular sections - Correct Ans: ✅shift
  1. which compositional guidelines is to place the camera on the ground or high above the subject - Correct Ans: ✅perspective
  2. what compositional guideline is represented by a set of railroad tracks receding into the distance - Correct Ans: ✅leading lines
  3. which compositional guidelines says to have a contrast of shape, color, texture, etc. to make subject stand out from background - Correct Ans: ✅emphasis
  4. ethically, who's photos do not require permission to use - Correct Ans: ✅your own
  5. in what type of areas can you take pictures of people without obtaining a photo release - Correct Ans: ✅public property
  6. when using a portrait for commercial purposes, what document needed from the model - Correct Ans: ✅signed model release
  7. according to copyright law and ethics, when can you use another person's photograph - Correct Ans: ✅once you obtain permission
  1. what type of business would a photojournalist work for - Correct Ans: ✅newspaper or magazine
  2. what is the national student organization associated with CTE courses, such as photography - Correct Ans: ✅skills usa
  3. Who invented the first consumer film camera (the founder of Kodak)? - Correct Ans: ✅George Eastman
  4. What were common problems with the first DSLR cameras? - Correct Ans: ✅low resolution, expensive
  5. What year did adobe release the version 1.0 of Photoshop? - Correct Ans: ✅ 1990
  6. What is the term for the small dots of color that can be combined to form an image? - Correct Ans: ✅pixels
  7. What is the name of the first consumer (almost) digital camera (made by Sony)? - Correct Ans: ✅Mavica
  8. What is the name of the digital camera part that is made up of a grid of pixels that are sensitive to light? - Correct Ans: ✅sensor