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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Perspective is affected by what?






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






3. Aperture controls what?






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






5. What is the usable exposure range - or range of subject brightness called?






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

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






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






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






10. How does 'unsharp mask' work?






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

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12. What is a derivative file?






13. What is dodging?






14. Most lenses are sharpest closed down to how many stops from the widest?






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






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






17. What Photoshop tool allows you to select an area of any size or shape by drawing freehand?






18. A histogram with peaks on either end of the histogram and a deep valley in between represents what?






19. According to the Inverse Square Law - at a distance of 10 feet from a flash - the area illuminated receives how much more/less light than the area illuminated at 20 feet from the flash?






20. What does ISO stand for?






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






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






23. What is gamut?






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






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






26. What do the bars on the left of a histogram represent?






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






28. What kind of meter is built in to most cameras?






29. A lens with a very wide angle of view and produces barrel distortion is what kind of lens?






30. when adjusting an image with levels - if you want to make any color neutral quickly - what would you do?






31. A magic wand tool is used for what?






32. What is the term used to describe a sensor's sensitivity to light?






33. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






34. What is the effect of front lighting?






35. What kind of film can help reduce haze in a landscape?






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






37. To produce optimal sharpness - detail - and resolution - is a higher or lower ISO setting better?






38. What is the inverse square law?






39. Panning does what?






40. Contrast measures what in a print?






41. What light source has the highest color temperature?






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






43. What are the effects of top lighting?






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






45. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?






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






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






48. A tall vertical line on the right hand edge of a histogram indicates what?






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






50. What color is opposite Green on the color wheel?