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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?






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






3. What do TTL systems react to?






4. What does ISO stand for?






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






6. Panning does what?






7. In a curves adjustment layer - what does the shape of the curve indicate?






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






9. What is interpolated resolution?






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






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






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






13. What is the name of the technique used to make a monitor look like what you will see on your print?






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






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






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






17. What is TTL?






18. What are the effects of top lighting?






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






20. The smallest unit of digital information is called a what?






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






22. What does the term "stop" mean?






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






24. How can you change the brightness of the background when using flash?






25. A magic wand tool is used for what?






26. A histogram shows what in an image?






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






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






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






30. A tonal correction cannot be accomplished by using a...






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






32. What are IPTC fields used for?






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






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






35. 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?






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






37. 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?






38. Perspective is affected by what?






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






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






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






42. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?






43. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?






44. What is gamut?






45. What is the effect of front lighting?






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






47. 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?






48. Whenever another image is copied or moved into a file - Photoshop automatically creates what?






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






50. What would you use an ICC profile for?