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Certified Professional Photographer

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. According to the rule of thirds - where should the important parts of an image fall?
Fair Use
The pixels per inch a scanner is capable of capturing often described as two numbers (i.e. 1200x2400)
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
Fisheye

2. What kind of lighting pattern places the key light directly in front of and higher than the face?
Yellow
White (additive primaries are Red - Green Blue)
Black (0)
Butterfly lighting

3. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.
RAID system
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
Yellow
The intensity of the illumination is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from light to subject. At twice the distance from the subject - the light illuminates only 1/4 of the original.

4. What is dodging?
A mirror and pentaprism
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors
hue/saturation adjustment layer
Selectively blocking light during print exposure to lighten the area

5. What determines what will be a 'normal' focal length lens on a particular camera?
Lasso tool
Red - Yellow - Green - Cyan - Blue - Magenta
Metamerism
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)

6. Name 3 ways to make a tonal adjustment in Photoshop.
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
1 or 2
On a scanner; it guesses what the pixels look like in between the ones the scanner can actually measure.

7. Going clockwise around the color wheel - starting with RED - what is the progression of colors?
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Metadata
Red - Yellow - Green - Cyan - Blue - Magenta
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.

8. The amount of motion blur in an image will increase if you do what?
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
A raster image
Add red
lengthen (or slow) the shutter speed

9. This kind of lens has a variable focal length.
Incident light meter
256
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.
Zoom lens

10. Most modern lenses are based on this kind of lens.
Convex
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.
Infrared
A mirror and pentaprism

11. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?
Subtractive primaries (plus black)
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.
Use and adjustment layer
3:1 or 4:1

12. Whenever another image is copied or moved into a file - Photoshop automatically creates what?
A new layer
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
Add red
Additive (R - G - B)

13. 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?
hue/saturation adjustment layer
Yellow
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.
Total number of pixels

14. What color is between Magenta and Cyan on the color wheel?
Blue
Add cyan
The sensor that converts the image from analog to digital (1's and 0's) CCD=charge coupled device; CMOS=complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
Snoot

15. What is a Bit?
256
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.
Lasso tool
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.

16. In the 20th century - black & white photographers used the Zone system to tame excessive contrast. Now - digital photographers use what?
1/250th
Reciprocal relationship
High Dynamic Range
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view

17. This kind of meter is preferred by photographers working in a studio situation where lighting conditions can be altered.
Blown highlights
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
Soft proofing
Incident light meter

18. The rule of thirds necessitates that the composition be divided into a grid of now many equal rectangles or squares?
stopped down
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
9
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card

19. When mixed in varying proportion - the subtractive primary colors produce what?
All colors
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
Blue & Green
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)

20. Maximum depth of field at a given aperture is achieved by focusing at what?
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.
Variations command
Similar to a normal lens at about 30 degrees
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject

21. The relative aperture is equal to the lens focal length divided by what?
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
Additive (R - G - B)
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
aperture diameter

22. An image made of pixels is sometimes called what?
Shutter-priority
Add magenta
A raster image
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light

23. What are quad- and hex- tone printing?
A change in illumination
Aperture
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
Flattens out the volume of the subject and minimizes textures

24. What Photoshop tool allows you to select an area of any size or shape by drawing freehand?
Absorbs equal quantities of all wavelengths of light. It allows you to use wider apertures or slower shutter speeds without changing color balance.
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
Lasso tool
Small light source at an angle to the subject

25. Sharpness from near to far is controlled by what?
Aperture
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.
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.
The sensor's sensitivity to light

26. Blue is opposite what color on the color wheel?
Yellow
More of the background and foreground are sharp.
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
Bit

27. A ring of thin - overlapping leaves located inside the lens is called what?
Zoom lens
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Aperture

28. Using this kind of automatic exposure setting on the camera - you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed.
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
Aperture-Priority
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
Add magenta

29. What does ISO stand for?
Blue
International Organization for Standardization
hue/saturation adjustment layer
Follow focus

30. Aperture controls what?
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor
Depth of field
Shutter speed & aperture

31. Using this kind of automatic exposure setting on the camera - you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.
Shutter-Priority
Soft proofing
All colors
White (255)

32. What do the bars on the right of a histogram represent?
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
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.
White (255)
Contrast

33. What kind of lighting pattern is useful to widen a subject?
Zoom lens
5000K
Broad lighting
(X times Y = exposure) Intensity (aperture) x Time (shutter)

34. What is the usable exposure range - or range of subject brightness called?
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.
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
Metadata
Dynamic range

35. Panning does what?
Variations command
sRGB
Keeps a moving subject sharp while blurring the background
The sensor that converts the image from analog to digital (1's and 0's) CCD=charge coupled device; CMOS=complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

36. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?
The brightness of all the pixels in an image
Actual Pixel view
Follow focus
A mirror and pentaprism

37. A tall vertical line on the right hand edge of a histogram indicates what?
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card
Blown highlights
Reciprocal relationship
Glossy paper

38. What is burning?
The difference between light and dark.
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
Selectively increasing print exposure - which will make select parts of the image darker
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).

39. This stores electronic images captured in a digital camera until they can be transferred to a computer.
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor
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.

40. What image adjustment tool uses a histogram display to alter an image?
Levels adjustment
The amount of information contained in each pixel
Metadata
Contrast

41. The smallest unit of digital information is called a what?
Bit
Internet = 72 dpi; Newspaper = 150 dpi; Photographic print = 240-300 dpi; Gloss magazine = 400 dpi
Contrast
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor

42. How can you change the brightness of the background when using flash?
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
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.
Actual Pixel view
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card

43. 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?
bend toward each other and converge at the focal point.
Follow focus
Subtractive primaries (plus black)
Shutter-priority

44. If you must move to reduce the amount of flash reaching your subject - how far do you move?
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view
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.
Broad lighting
A change in illumination

45. Resolution refers to what?
factor of 2 = 1 stop compensation. (Each time a factor doubles - it's one additional stop)
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
A raster image

46. 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?
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
To strike the side of the face away from the camera.
JPEG

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

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48. What are IPTC fields used for?
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.
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
Additive (R - G - B)
All colors

49. If an image is too blue - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?
Add yellow
Aperture
RAID system
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.

50. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?
Fair Use
A mirror and pentaprism
5 -000 Kelvin
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light