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1. What are the effects of high side lighting?
It increases
With the Main at 45 degrees to one side and 45 degrees above subject - it is a classic angle for portraits. It seems natural and flattering and models the face into 3D form.
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
Infrared

2. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.
Short lighting.
RAID system
Fisheye
Add cyan

3. Tungsten is approximately what color temperature?
Reflected light meter
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
3200 Kelvin
Follow focus

4. What is gamut?
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
The entire range of colors that can be seen - reproduced - or captured. Our eyes have a greater gamut than a print or monitor.
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light

5. What color is opposite Red on the color wheel?
International Organization for Standardization
Cyan
5000K
A RAW file that has been altered

6. Stopping a lens down from f/8 to f/16 represents a X stop difference.
The amount of light reflected back from the subject during exposure.
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)
Total number of pixels
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)

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

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8. The rule of thirds necessitates that the composition be divided into a grid of now many equal rectangles or squares?
Blue & Green
9
(X times Y = exposure) Intensity (aperture) x Time (shutter)
ISO

9. What determines what will be a 'normal' focal length lens on a particular camera?
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
A new layer
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree
Magenta

10. What is a flag?
Also called a gobo; it is a small panel usually mounted on a stand that shades some part of the subject or shields the lens from light that could cause flare
Levels adjustment
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors
Actual Pixel view

11. What is a thyristor?
A light-sensitive cell or sensor inside a flash unit that measures the amount of light reflecting off a subject when a flash is used.
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree
Flat lighting
Variations command

12. The histogram of a properly exposed grey card will show a vertical bar where on the histogram?
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
In the middle
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
Shutter-Priority

13. What is the effect of front lighting?
Broad lighting
Total number of pixels
Flattens out the volume of the subject and minimizes textures
A RAW file that has been altered

14. The smallest unit of digital information is called a what?
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject
Bit
Internet = 72 dpi; Newspaper = 150 dpi; Photographic print = 240-300 dpi; Gloss magazine = 400 dpi
The sensor that converts the image from analog to digital (1's and 0's) CCD=charge coupled device; CMOS=complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

15. What does the term "stop" mean?
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
A change in illumination
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color

16. To minimize facial wrinkles - this type of lighting is best.
Hyperfocal distance. A lens focused at the hyperfocal distance has depth of field extending from approximately half the hyperfocal distance to infinity - whereas a lens focused at infinity has a depth of field only at infinity.
Add green
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
Front lighting

17. The amount of motion blur in an image will increase if you do what?
lengthen (or slow) the shutter speed
Similar to a normal lens at about 30 degrees
Bit
Variations command

18. What is the general rule of thumb for the measurement of a 'normal' lens?
Blue & Green
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.
(X times Y = exposure) Intensity (aperture) x Time (shutter)

19. When the subtractive primaries are added together equally - what is created?
Half as much light
Reciprocal relationship
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan

20. What kind of lighting pattern is useful to widen a subject?
A new layer
Dynamic range
Broad lighting
It emphasizes the edges between tones. A threshold of zero affects all pixels - a higher threshold affects just the edges with high tonal difference and minimizes noise.

21. Cyan is composed of equal parts of what two colors?
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
Blue & Green
No
A new layer

22. A lens with a very wide angle of view and produces barrel distortion is what kind of lens?
Fisheye
Glossy paper
To send accurate color requirements to a printer.
Very wide at about 180 degrees

23. If an image is too red - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?
Magenta
Add cyan
Yellow
Bit

24. What angle should a polarizing filter be to the sun for best results?
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
Short lighting.
hue/saturation adjustment layer

25. When mixed in varying proportion - the subtractive primary colors produce what?
All colors
The difference between light and dark.
Also called a gobo; it is a small panel usually mounted on a stand that shades some part of the subject or shields the lens from light that could cause flare
International Organization for Standardization

26. Printers use how many bits per channel of information when printing?
Shutter-Priority
8 bits
Add yellow
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment

27. What Photoshop tool allows you to select an area of any size or shape by drawing freehand?
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
Lasso tool
Soft proofing
With the Main at 45 degrees to one side and 45 degrees above subject - it is a classic angle for portraits. It seems natural and flattering and models the face into 3D form.

28. What color is opposite Green on the color wheel?
Magenta
sRGB
Total number of pixels
To strike the side of the face away from the camera.

29. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?
A mirror and pentaprism
Hyperfocal distance. A lens focused at the hyperfocal distance has depth of field extending from approximately half the hyperfocal distance to infinity - whereas a lens focused at infinity has a depth of field only at infinity.
It decreases. A 50mm lens at 12 inches and f/4 has a DOF of 1/16th of an inch. At f/11 - it increases to only 1/2 an inch.
The smallest unit of information consisting of either a 1 or a zero. It can only represent two possibilities - either yes or no - black or white.

30. If you must move to reduce the amount of flash reaching your subject - how far do you move?
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color
An 8-BIT sequence that represents 256 possibilities - black & white & 254 shades of grey. The size of a file is the number of bytes it contains.
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.

31. How can you change the brightness of the background when using flash?
Change the shutter speed. The longer the shutter speed - the lighter the background will be. The faster the shutter speed - the darker the background will be because less existing light is captured.
Total number of pixels
Front lighting
Dynamic range

32. A ring of thin - overlapping leaves located inside the lens is called what?
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
One stop
Variations command

33. How is brightness and contrast best controlled in Photoshop?
Add red
Levels adjustment
The impression human vision gives
To send accurate color requirements to a printer.

34. A tonal correction cannot be accomplished by using a...
No change. The EXPOSURE doesn't change or it would also change the background as well. Move the lights to adjust.
Incident light meter
Glossy paper
hue/saturation adjustment layer

35. What does "photomacrograph" or "macrophotograph" mean?
Red - Yellow - Green - Cyan - Blue - Magenta
Close-ups that are life-size or larger. Images through microscopes are "photomicrographs."
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
1 1/3 stops

36. Whenever another image is copied or moved into a file - Photoshop automatically creates what?
Aperture-Priority
White (255)
5 -000 Kelvin
A new layer

37. What is the optical resolution on a scanner defined as?
The pixels per inch a scanner is capable of capturing often described as two numbers (i.e. 1200x2400)
Variations command
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view
White (additive primaries are Red - Green Blue)

38. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?
One stop less
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
bend toward each other and converge at the focal point.
The sensor's sensitivity to light

39. The useable exposure range of a sensor - or the range of subject brightness is called what?
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
Because you can move in close to the subject
stopped down
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)

40. According to the rule of thirds - where should the important parts of an image fall?
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject
Use positive exposure compensation (overexposure). A reflected meter reading will attempt to make the scene 18% gray - employ overexposure to adjust.
The amount of light reflected back from the subject during exposure.
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically

41. What kind of light will be produced when using a large white umbrella close to a subject?
The pixels per inch a scanner is capable of capturing often described as two numbers (i.e. 1200x2400)
9
Follow focus
flat - low contrast light

42. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?
Shutter speed & aperture
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
A simple lens with two curved sides or one curved and one flat side; found in a compound lens.

43. Can you save layers in a JPEG file format?
Blown highlights
No
256
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast

44. Name two ways you can increase depth of field (other than changing aperture).
Add red
Subtractive primaries (plus black)
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject
1 1/3 stops

45. Why is depth of field greater on a short lens versus a long lens?
Lower
Relative aperture. The opening on a long lens must be larger than a corresponding opening on a short lens to produce the same f-stops.
It should match the focal length. Too wide and it's inefficient; too narrow and it will vignette; most likely to occur with wide angle of 28mm and below.
White (additive primaries are Red - Green Blue)

46. What angle of view does a reflected light meter read?
Soft proofing
Similar to a normal lens at about 30 degrees
The amount of information contained in each pixel
Shutter-priority

47. This viewing option gives you the most accurate version of your image in Photoshop.
Actual Pixel view
Use positive exposure compensation (overexposure). A reflected meter reading will attempt to make the scene 18% gray - employ overexposure to adjust.
It increases
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors

48. What is burning?
A new layer
Selectively increasing print exposure - which will make select parts of the image darker
flat - low contrast light
The impression human vision gives

49. Color systems divide all colors into which three measurements?
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
Hue - Luminance - Saturation
Butterfly lighting
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.

50. What does a neutral density filter do?
3:1 or 4:1
A change in illumination
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
Absorbs equal quantities of all wavelengths of light. It allows you to use wider apertures or slower shutter speeds without changing color balance.