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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why does a short lens create wide-angle distortion?






2. What is TTL?






3. Photoshop's command for a simple way to start using color balance is what?






4. The amount of motion blur in an image will increase if you do what?






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






6. What would you use an ICC profile for?






7. What is a thyristor?






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






9. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?






10. What does side lighting emphasize?






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






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






13. What is a derivative file?






14. What angle should a polarizing filter be to the sun for best results?






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

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16. What is dodging?






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






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






19. What is burning?






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






21. 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?






22. In the 20th century - black & white photographers used the Zone system to tame excessive contrast. Now - digital photographers use what?






23. How does 'unsharp mask' work?






24. What is the suggested shutter speed to stop action of a child running parallel to the film plan - about 25 feet from the camera?






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






26. Panning does what?






27. What angle of view does a spot meter read?






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. If your print will be viewed mostly under window light - what is the suggested Kelvin temperature of the lights you should use to evaluate your print?






35. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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






37. An image made of pixels is sometimes called what?






38. How is brightness and contrast best controlled in Photoshop?






39. What does ISO stand for?






40. What is gamut?






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






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






43. What light source has the highest color temperature?






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






45. 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?






46. What do TTL systems react to?






47. In a 2:1 ratio - the shadow side of the subject would meter at X stop(s) less than the highlight side.






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






49. What determines what will be a 'normal' focal length lens on a particular camera?






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