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Introduction to Photography Unit 1:
Exam Certification with Questions and
Answers.
The daguerreotype revolutionized the world of photography. It shortened the amount of time that it took to create a photograph
from eight hours to a few minutes. - Correct Ans: ✅True
In 1840, ______________ unveils the calotype camera. - Correct
Ans: ✅Henry Fox Talbot
Snapshot photographs emerged after the development of dry-plate
photography. - Correct Ans: ✅true
The process of wet-plate photography greatly speeded up exposure times. Within a decade, photographers went from needing 20
minutes to needing 20 seconds for exposure time. - Correct Ans:
✅true
The word "photography" comes from the Greek words for
"_____________" and "drawing". - Correct Ans: ✅light
_______________________ said something along the lines of this: "When other photographers take photographs, they screw the lens on until it looks sharp, and I just focus it until it looks beautiful." -
Correct Ans: ✅Julia Margaret Cameron
___________________, known as the First Great War Photographer, eventually gave up his/her career as a photographer once
photography began to transition from art to commerce. - Correct
Ans: ✅Roger Fenton
The camera obscura was invented before the pinhole camera. -
Correct Ans: ✅False
In the late 1800's, the popular slogan "you press the button - we do
the rest" was published by which company? - Correct Ans: ✅Kodac
Photographic _______________ is understanding or interpreting your subject's height, width, and depth in relation to the distance
between another object in your frame. - Correct Ans: ✅NOT perception or composition
Some great photographs break several photography "rules" and still
end up amazing. - Correct Ans: ✅True
The 14mm lens is one of the widest lenses used commonly by
photographers. - Correct Ans: ✅True
___________is a measure of how much light enters a single
photograph. - Correct Ans: ✅Exposure
-Captioning or explaining pictures might be important to them (species name, locations, dates, etc..)
-Images can be art but not for the sake of art
-Take pictures of themselves, their families, and travels
-Mission: to document and keep track of a story, person, place, or thing
Types of Documenters - Correct Ans: ✅Photojournalists, Street Photographers, Wildlife, Sports, Archaeological
Traits and mission of the Techie - Correct Ans: ✅-Tends to generally like tech
-Seeks technical perfection beyond the practical
-They enjoy troubleshooting, pushing limits of tech, and approach photography from a technical and analytical angle
-Images can be artistic or documentary
-Mission: To understand and utilize the technology of the camera they're using
Ansel Adams - Correct Ans: ✅Created the zone system, wrote technical books, strove for technical perfection, founding member of group 64
Traits and missions of the creative - Correct Ans: ✅-Changes gears only when it interferes with their vision
-Appreciates art in general
-Appreciates aesthetics more than technique aspects
-Uses photos to communicate messages or express feelings
-Mission: Create art
Types of creatives - Correct Ans: ✅Fine Art
Traits and Mission of the Earner - Correct Ans: ✅-Purchases camera gear only when it's profitable
-Chooses projects based on compensation not passion
-Works a stable and reliable schedule making money to take pics
A zoomed in pic of a fly - Correct Ans: ✅Macro photography
A pic of a window with rain on it and blurred lights - Correct Ans:
✅Abstract photography
A _______________________ photo is composed of two or more
layered images. - Correct Ans: ✅Multiple exposure
A zoomed in pic of rain drops - Correct Ans: ✅Macro photography
A pic of a guy's arm holding some upside down shoes by the laces -
Correct Ans: ✅Forced perspective photography
Used for photographing guests or scenarios on occasions such as
parties, festivals, concerts, and corporate gatherings - Correct Ans:
✅Event Photography
Refers to the hour before sunset and/or the hour after sunrise -
Correct Ans: ✅Golden hour photography
Stitches together multiple photos to gather the details of all
highlights and shadows into one image - Correct Ans: ✅NOT long exposure photography
Depicts a large field of view - Correct Ans: ✅Panorama Photography
Used for chronicling events or environments in everyday life -
Correct Ans: ✅Documentary photography
_____________ photographs are images captured for use in
magazines or newspapers. - Correct Ans: ✅Editorial
______________________ photography is the act of photographing abandoned places. This type of photography incorporates
architectural and interior photography. - Correct Ans: ✅Urban exploration
A pic of some zebras roaming around - Correct Ans: ✅Wildlife photography and one more
A picture of a pineapple and Dasani sparkling water - Correct Ans:
✅Commercial photography and Still life photography
Quiz 1.1 - Correct Ans: ✅
________________________ was an American photographer who made it his/her aim to capture photographs that depicted true
human emotion. - Correct Ans: ✅William Eugene Smith
Which photographer is known for creating photographs that shift
viewers into an unusual and surprising point of view? - Correct Ans:
In 1952 Cartier-Bresson published ________________ , a collection of the images taken in the first decades of his career, in which he
elaborated his approach to photography. - Correct Ans: ✅The Decisive Moment
Which person became the only foreign photographer to remain in Moscow, Russia when the first German bombs dropped in 1941? -
Correct Ans: ✅Margaret Bourke-White
Which famous photographer is known for the following quote:
"What is the use of having great depth of field if there is not an
adequate depth of feeling?" - Correct Ans: ✅William Eugene Smith
_____________________ began his/her career in photography in the 1920's, specializing in construction and industrial photography. Up until this point, industrial photography was rather boring, but this photographer found a way to create beautiful photographs out of
the mundane. - Correct Ans: ✅Margaret Bourke-White
What is depicted in the following image? - Correct Ans: ✅Camera obscura
____________________________ was one of the most respected photojournalists in the United States during the 1930s and 40s, and his/her documentary work was among the most popular of its day. -
Correct Ans: ✅Margaret Bourke-White
Which of the following played piano as his/her primary occupation
before giving it up for photography? - Correct Ans: ✅Ansel Adams
________________________ used a photographic technique to
create a piece called "A Man With A Horse" in 1825. - Correct Ans:
✅Joseph Nicephore Niepce
Quiz 1.2 - Correct Ans: ✅
The process of wet-plate photography development is done in a dark room because the elements involved are not sensitive to light. -
Correct Ans: ✅False
In 1839, the ______________ government bought the
daguerreotype. - Correct Ans: ✅French
The first digital camera was invented in __________ - Correct Ans:
✅ 1975
In 1724, Johann Heinrich Schulze discovered that substances mixed
with _____________ react to light. - Correct Ans: ✅silver nitrate
When was the first digital camera image produced? - Correct Ans:
✅1900s
