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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a digital image - the images file sizes corresponds to the total number of what in the image?






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






3. What is gamut?






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






5. A general purpose lens will provide an f-stop range of up to how many?






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

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7. What is focal length - technically?






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






9. Perspective is affected by what?






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






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






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






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






14. A lens set at f/4 admits how much more/less light than one set at f/2.8?






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






16. What does a neutral density filter do?






17. A magic wand tool is used for what?






18. The term to describe the combination of aperture and shutter speed that can be changed by moving them in opposite directions.






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






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






21. Contrast measures what in a print?






22. How is brightness and contrast best controlled in Photoshop?






23. All objects beyond the closest distance in focus will be sharp when this appears within the DOF scale.






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






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






26. 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?






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






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






29. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






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






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






32. What would you use an ICC profile for?






33. The relative aperture is equal to the lens focal length divided by what?






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






35. What image adjustment tool uses a histogram display to alter an image?






36. 8 bits per pixel gives you how many colors?






37. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?






38. How much resolution do you need for: Internet? Newspaper? Photographic print? Glossy magazine?






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






40. Aperture controls what?






41. In the 20th century - black & white photographers used the Zone system to tame excessive contrast. Now - digital photographers use what?






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






43. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.






44. What are the effects of high side lighting?






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






46. This technique allows you to keep a subject that is moving toward you well focused.






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






48. 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?






49. A filter with a factor of 2 requires how many stops of compensation?

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50. Resolution refers to what?