Photography Quiz 1 by Dion Hitchcock | Jun 4, 2023 Welcome to your Photography Quiz 1 1. The amount of light or darkness on a photograph is known as the: Exposure Noise Bokeh Blur None 2. The amount of light passing through a lens during a given shutter speed is determined by the: ISO Focal Length Image Stabilisation Aperture None 3. What is the name of the first mass marketed cameras introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1900? Eclair Brownie Danish Eccles None 4. Name the natural optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of a screen is projected through a small hole in that screen as a reversed and inverted image on a surface opposite to the opening? Mirror Kinetoscope Camera Obscura Pinhole Inverter None 5. The difference between tones or colours in a photo is: Highlights Saturation Bokeh Contrast None 6. In 1841, which British photography pioneer patented the Calotype process, resulting in "negatives" of photos and being able to print multiple "positives"? William Henry Fox Talbot Edwin Land Louis Daguerre Nicéphore Niépce None 7. Born in 1795, who is often considered as the "Father of Photography?" Thomas Edison Anthemius of Tralles Nicéphore Niépce Lumiere Brothers None 8. Where are there known to be 12 discarded Hasselblad cameras? Antarctica The Titanic Mars The Moon None 9. What do the letters SLR stand for? Simple Light Render Simple Light Reader Single Lend Readout Single Lens Reflex None 10. What is a 'prime' lens? A fixed focal length lens A variable focal length Lens A macro lens A telephoto lens None 11. Which of the following ISO settings is twice as sensitive to light than an ISO 100 setting? ISO 50 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 200 None 12. Given a fixed aperture and ISO, what shutter speed setting will make the picture darkest? 1/6 second 1/30 second 1/100 second 1/300 second None 13. What does the term "ISO" in photography stand for? Image Stabilization Option International Standards Organization Intense Spectrum Output None 14. What does the term "aperture" refer to in photography? The color of the image The size of the lens opening The length of the lens The weight of the camera None 15. What is a RAW file in photography? A file that has been edited A file that is smaller than a JPEG A file that is ready for printing An uncompressed image file None 16. What is bokeh in photography? The contrast between light and dark in an image The sharpness of an image The color balance in an image The aesthetic quality of the blur in the out-of-focus parts of an image None 17. What does HDR stand for in photography? High Dynamic Range High Detail Rendering High Definition Resolution None 18. What is the purpose of a polarizing filter in photography? To blur the background To reduce glare and enhance colors To make the image black and white To increase the shutter speed None 19. What is the term for the area of a scene that a lens sees? Depth of field Focal length Aperture Field of view None 20. What is the purpose of a Neutral Density (ND) filter? To reduce glare and specular highlights To justify bringing the tripod To increase the shutter speed for a longer exposure To reduce the shutter speed for a shorter exposure None Time's up
