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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the size of the aperture is decreased - it is said to be what?






2. Instead of permanently altering your image when adjusting for color and value - what should you do?






3. Color systems divide all colors into which three measurements?






4. Bit depth refers to what?






5. Resolution refers to what?






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






7. 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?






8. Cyan is composed of equal parts of what two colors?






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






10. What does the term "stop" mean?






11. Tungsten is approximately what color temperature?






12. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?






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






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






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






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






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






18. In short lighting - where is the main light placed?






19. A technique used to maintain sharp focus on a subject that is moving toward you is called what?






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






21. This stores electronic images captured in a digital camera until they can be transferred to a computer.






22. Sharpness from near to far is controlled by what?






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






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






25. What does ISO stand for?






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






27. What kind of lighting patter is useful to narrow a face?






28. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?






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






30. Name 2 ways you can decrease depth of field.






31. What are luminance and illuminance?






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






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






34. The useable exposure range of a sensor - or the range of subject brightness is called what?






35. When the additive primaries are mixed together equally - what is created?






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






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






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






39. 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?






40. The quantity of light that reaches your sensor is controlled by what?






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






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






43. What is the term used to describe human's change in perception of a color under different light sources?






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






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






46. What is the general rule of thumb for the measurement of a 'normal' lens?






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






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






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






50. An in-camera reflected meter reading a very light toned scene indicates an exposure of 1/250th at f/8. For a correct exposure - what should you do?