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1. The image transmitted by the lens is recorded by the what?






2. This kind of meter is preferred by photographers working in a studio situation where lighting conditions can be altered.






3. What are luminance and illuminance?






4. Panning does what?






5. Name 3 ways to make a tonal adjustment in Photoshop.






6. What is the effect of front lighting?






7. A 1:1 lighting ratio produces what lighting result?






8. What does side lighting emphasize?






9. To emphasize texture in a portrait - what kind of light source is recommended?






10. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?






11. An in-camera reflected meter reading a very light toned scene indicates an exposure of 1/250th at f/8. For a correct exposure - what should you do?






12. What is the optical resolution on a scanner defined as?






13. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?






14. Generally - how much exposure compensation (in stops) should be used when using a polarizing filter?






15. Most inkjet printers intended for photographic printing include light and dark inks of all of the colors except for one. Which color ink is usually available only in one density?






16. The quantity of light that reaches your sensor is controlled by what?






17. If an image is too red - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?






18. What angle of view does an incident meter read?






19. According to the rule of thirds - where should the important parts of an image fall?






20. What are the effects of high side lighting?






21. What color is opposite Green on the color wheel?






22. Most modern lenses are based on this kind of lens.






23. 8 bits per pixel gives you how many colors?






24. A tall vertical line on the right hand edge of a histogram indicates what?






25. The smallest unit of digital information is called a what?






26. Resolution refers to what?






27. What is a flag?






28. An incident-exposure reading for a fair-skinned subject reads f/8 - 1/125th at 100 ISO. The next subject is very dark skinned. What is the proper exposure for the second subject?

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29. A normal (or standard) focal length lens approximates what?






30. To produce optimal sharpness - detail - and resolution - is a higher or lower ISO setting better?






31. What light source has the highest color temperature?






32. What is a Bit?






33. To minimize facial wrinkles - this type of lighting is best.






34. What kind of lighting pattern is best for average oval faces and round faces you want to slim?






35. A histogram with peaks on either end of the histogram and a deep valley in between represents what?






36. What does ISO stand for?






37. What is an element and where is it found?






38. What kind of light will be produced when using a large white umbrella close to a subject?






39. What is a color profile?






40. What is TTL?






41. An in-camera reflected meter reading a very dark scene indicates an exposure of 1/250th at f/8. For a correct exposure - what should you do?






42. Can you save layers in a JPEG file format?






43. If an image is too magenta - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?






44. How can you change the brightness of the background when using flash?






45. What is the inverse square law?






46. Perspective is affected by what?






47. The area of acceptable sharpness in an image is called what?






48. The relative aperture is equal to the lens focal length divided by what?






49. Maximum depth of field at a given aperture is achieved by focusing at what?






50. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?







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