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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Color systems divide all colors into which three measurements?






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






3. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?






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






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






6. A tonal correction cannot be accomplished by using a...






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






8. When the subtractive primaries are added together equally - what is created?






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






10. An 8x10 at 240 dpi will have a resolution of what?






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

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12. Blue is opposite what color on the color wheel?






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






14. What angle of view does a reflected light meter read?






15. Why is depth of field greater on a short lens versus a long lens?






16. What color is opposite Red on the color wheel?






17. 8 bits per pixel gives you how many colors?






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






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






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






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






22. What is the name of the technique used to make a monitor look like what you will see on your print?






23. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






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






25. The histogram of a properly exposed grey card will show a vertical bar where on the histogram?






26. Panning does what?






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






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






29. What is a derivative file?






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






31. When mixed in varying proportion - the subtractive primary colors produce what?






32. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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33. What is the term used to describe data contained in a digital image?






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






35. What kind of lighting pattern places the key light directly in front of and higher than the face?






36. A ring of thin - overlapping leaves located inside the lens is called what?






37. What would you use an ICC profile for?






38. How much resolution do you need for: Internet? Newspaper? Photographic print? Glossy magazine?






39. What is dodging?






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






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






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






43. Focal length controls what?






44. A color image with smooth gradiations requires at least what bit depth?






45. Copyright law has certain built-in exceptions that allow for special situations in using copyrighted material. They are called what?






46. What does a neutral density filter do?






47. If you must move to reduce the amount of flash reaching your subject - how far do you move?






48. 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?






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






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