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Photographic Art: 9 Questions with Answers, Exams of Photography

A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to photographic art. It covers various aspects of photography, including technical elements, historical developments, artistic styles, and contemporary practices. The questions explore topics such as exposure time, photographic processes, artistic influences, and the use of composition in photography. This resource can be valuable for students studying photography or art history, providing insights into key concepts and techniques.

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Photographic ART: 9 Questions with
Answers 100% Verified.
1. What technical element accounts for the visible details seen
throughout Jane and Louise Wilson's photograph?
1. the mist released before shooting the photograph
2. the 6-foot-square format
3. the photograph's exposure time
4. the digital processing - Correct Ans: ✅3. the
photograph's exposure time
2. How did Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's process differ from
that of the early camera obscura?
1. It was made using a metal plate on which the image was
fixed.
2. It required the use of mirrors to set the image right-side-up.
3. It allowed the photographer to work indoors or in low light.
4. It was unable to show stationary figures and inanimate
objects. - Correct Ans: ✅1. It was made using a metal plate
on which the image was fixed.
3. Today's smartphone cameras do not automatically set
a) aperture.
b) shutter speed.
c) development time.
d) focal length. - Correct Ans: ✅d) focal length.
4. What provided the artistic model for photographic portraits?
a) newspaper photography
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  1. What technical element accounts for the visible details seen throughout Jane and Louise Wilson's photograph? 1. the mist released before shooting the photograph 2. the 6-foot-square format 3. the photograph's exposure time 4. the digital processing - Correct Ans: ✅3. the photograph's exposure time
  2. How did Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's process differ from that of the early camera obscura?
    1. It was made using a metal plate on which the image was fixed.
    2. It required the use of mirrors to set the image right-side-up.
    3. It allowed the photographer to work indoors or in low light.
    4. It was unable to show stationary figures and inanimate objects. - Correct Ans: ✅1. It was made using a metal plate on which the image was fixed.
  3. Today's smartphone cameras do not automatically set a) aperture. b) shutter speed. c) development time. d) focal length. - Correct Ans: ✅d) focal length.
  4. What provided the artistic model for photographic portraits? a) newspaper photography

b) popular posters and advertisements c) established traditions in painting d) scientific illustrations - Correct Ans: ✅c) established traditions in painting

  1. This image demonstrates Alfred Stieglitz's mastery of- a) tonal control. b) objectively documenting the landscape. c) digital manipulation of the image. d) combining multiple negatives. - Correct Ans: ✅a) tonal control.
  2. What element of Margaret Bourke-White's Louisville Flood Victims might fit Henri Cartier-Bresson's notion of the decisive moment? a) the figure turning to look to the camera b) the tonal contrast of buckets and bags to darker coats c) the predominance of African-American flood victims d) the figures waiting in front of the billboard - Correct Ans: ✅d) the figures waiting in front of the billboard
  3. How does Manuel Álvarez Bravo's Two Pairs of Legs demonstrate the artistic qualities of straight photography? a) It documents the subject matter exactly as the artist saw it. b) Its formal elements enhance the subject matter. c) It calls attention to social conditions through its subject matter.
  1. How does color function in William Eggleston's Untitled (Nehi Bottle on Car Hood)? a) It heightens the realistic illusionism. b) It adds to the play of formal elements. c) It adds critical commentary. d) It suggests symbolic meaning - Correct Ans: ✅b) It adds to the play of formal elements.
  2. What do these two contemporary photographs have in common? a) interest in the natural landscape b) experimentation with photographic processes c) photo essays d) underlying social commentary - Correct Ans: ✅b) experimentation with photographic processes
  3. What most caused the decreased use of chemical photographic negatives near the end of the twentieth century? a) the health risks in using toxic processing methods b) the more conceptual interests of photographers c) the increased commercial use of photography d) the emergence of new digital technology - Correct Ans: ✅d) the emergence of new digital technology
  4. What distinguishes Jeff Wall's Boy Falls from Tree as an example of photography used as an art form? a) the intensity of the color palette b) the large format c) the moralizing subject matter

d) the uniqueness of digital prints - Correct Ans: ✅b) the large format

  1. How does James Welling increase viewer knowledge about his works like 9812 when they are exhibited? a) He includes explanatory videos. b) He does demonstrations of his process. c) He holds workshops. d) He makes booklets available so they can understand the process. - Correct Ans: ✅d) He makes booklets available so they can understand the process.
  2. Arranging different visual materials around a central point with the intention of creating a rough circular form is a concept common in photography, though photography is not the only discipline this concept can be found in. What other industries or disciplines can this be found in? - Correct Ans: ✅math and design
  3. Becca has a distinctive style that she has come to be known for in all of her photographs. She consistently places a square frame, almost like a picture frame, within each of her photographs. What does this do for the viewer's focus? - Correct Ans: ✅focuses the viewer's attention on the subject while also hinting at a wider context
  4. Marjorie is familiarizing herself with composition and trying to focus on the general structure of the scene. With her camera in hand, she backs away from the scene she is shooting to look at the big picture through the viewfinder and/or LCD screen. What should she do next? - Correct Ans: ✅slowly walk

be an effective technique for Jonah to use to ensure that he doesn't waste space? - Correct Ans: ✅zoom in to include more of the subject and less of the not-as-necessary background

  1. What is the first secret to excellent composition? -

Correct Ans: ✅don't waste space

  1. Phoebe is making use of radial composition in her recent photography project with elements running both side to side and up and down. What kind of feeling is created by using this effect? - Correct Ans: ✅excited, full feeling
  2. Jake is taking photos of his neighbor's home to help them list and sell the house. It is important to have a wide variety of photos to choose from, so he is taking multiple shots of each room—some from the doorways, some from floor-level, some from up above, and some from a corner of the room. What is Jake playing around with as he photographs each room? - Correct Ans: ✅angles
  3. Which profession taught us to place a frame within a

frame? - Correct Ans: ✅painters

  1. Question Janice is at a park standing in front of two big boulders with diagonal lines leading down to the mulch at her feet. When viewers are looking at this image, what will their eyes likely follow? - Correct Ans: ✅the silhouette of the rocks to the center point of her face
  1. Kayla is just starting out as a photographer and has very little experience with composition. Because of this, rather than concentrating overly hard on specific details, what is the best way for Kayla to approach composition? - Correct Ans: ✅focus on the general structure of the scene she is shooting
  2. What type of effect is demonstrated in this image? -

Correct Ans: ✅Radial composition