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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.






2. What is a flag?






3. Tungsten is approximately what color temperature?






4. A lens set at f/4 admits how much more/less light than one set at f/2.8?






5. The rule of thirds necessitates that the composition be divided into a grid of now many equal rectangles or squares?






6. As the aperture becomes smaller - what happens to the depth of field?






7. Panning does what?






8. What is the best color profile for web images?






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






10. What two controls adjust the amount of light that reaches the sensor?






11. A technique used to maintain sharp focus on a subject that is moving toward you is called what?






12. The term "ISO speed" is used to describe what?

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13. Perspective is affected by what?






14. When the size of the aperture is decreased - it is said to be what?






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






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






17. This technique allows you to keep a subject that is moving toward you well focused.






18. This kind of lens has a variable focal length.






19. What are quad- and hex- tone printing?






20. As the aperture is stopped down - what happens to sharpness?






21. The term to describe the combination of aperture and shutter speed that can be changed by moving them in opposite directions.






22. Why does a short lens create wide-angle distortion?






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






24. In a digital image - the images file sizes corresponds to the total number of what in the image?






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






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






27. What does "photomacrograph" or "macrophotograph" mean?






28. What color is between Magenta and Cyan on the color wheel?






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






30. Color systems divide all colors into which three measurements?






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






32. The greatest tonal range from black to white is achievable on what kind of paper?






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






34. All objects beyond the closest distance in focus will be sharp when this appears within the DOF scale.






35. When buying a lens hood - you should get it in what size relative to the lens?

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36. What are the effects of top lighting?






37. If you're working with an automatic camera and you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture - what mode are you working in?






38. 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?






39. In short lighting - where is the main light placed?






40. What is a derivative file?






41. 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?






42. What kind of lighting patter is useful to narrow a face?






43. What is the effect of front lighting?






44. This type of file format compresses images by discarding pixels; therefore - each time an images is compressed - it loses pixels.






45. The term "ISO speed" is used to describe what?

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46. Using this kind of automatic exposure setting on the camera - you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.






47. What is a thyristor?






48. This light modifier can be used to highlight a specific area of the subject.






49. What would you use an ICC profile for?






50. A general purpose lens will provide an f-stop range of up to how many?