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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
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1. A tonal correction cannot be accomplished by using a...






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






3. What does a neutral density filter do?






4. 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?






5. 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?






6. What is the name of the issue that prevents you from seeing exactly what the lens sees when using a rangefinder camera?






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






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






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






10. How does 'unsharp mask' work?






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






12. A normal (or standard) focal length lens approximates what?






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






14. What is dodging?






15. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?






16. An incident-exposure reading for a fair-skinned subject reads f/8 - 1/125th at 100 ISO. The next subject is very dark skinned. What is the proper exposure for the second subject?

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






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






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






20. What is the optical resolution on a scanner defined as?






21. 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?






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






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






24. Name two ways you can increase depth of field (other than changing aperture).






25. Bit depth refers to what?






26. Printers use what set of colors?






27. What does side lighting emphasize?






28. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?






29. Stopping a lens down from f/8 to f/16 represents a X stop difference.






30. What do the bars on the right of a histogram represent?






31. What is the effect of front lighting?






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






33. What kind of lighting pattern is useful to widen a subject?






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






35. Panning does what?






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






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






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

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39. What is gamut?






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






41. What are quad- and hex- tone printing?






42. What is a BYTE?






43. 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?






44. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?






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






46. What kind of lighting pattern is best for average oval faces and round faces you want to slim?






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






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






49. What are luminance and illuminance?






50. Why does a short lens create wide-angle distortion?