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1. How much resolution do you need for: Internet? Newspaper? Photographic print? Glossy magazine?
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
Butterfly lighting
Internet = 72 dpi; Newspaper = 150 dpi; Photographic print = 240-300 dpi; Gloss magazine = 400 dpi

2. What is a derivative file?
One stop
A RAW file that has been altered
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)
With the Main at 45 degrees to one side and 45 degrees above subject - it is a classic angle for portraits. It seems natural and flattering and models the face into 3D form.

3. How does 'unsharp mask' work?
It emphasizes the edges between tones. A threshold of zero affects all pixels - a higher threshold affects just the edges with high tonal difference and minimizes noise.
Half as much light
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
Reflected light meter

4. What light source has the highest color temperature?
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
More of the background and foreground are sharp.
RAID system
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card

5. A lens set at f/4 admits how much more/less light than one set at f/2.8?
Contrast
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
Half as much light
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.

6. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
Use positive exposure compensation (overexposure). A reflected meter reading will attempt to make the scene 18% gray - employ overexposure to adjust.
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject

7. What kind of lighting patter is useful to narrow a face?
A raster image
Metadata
Luminance is light reflected from the subject (measured by a reflected-light meter) - while Illuminance is light falling on a subject (as measured with an incident light meter)
Short lighting

8. What angle of view does a spot meter read?
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree
flat - low contrast light
5 -000 Kelvin
Follow focus

9. If you must move to reduce the amount of flash reaching your subject - how far do you move?
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
Levels adjustment
Reflected light meter

10. Sharpness from near to far is controlled by what?
It should match the focal length. Too wide and it's inefficient; too narrow and it will vignette; most likely to occur with wide angle of 28mm and below.
1 1/3 stops
Aperture
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11. The smallest unit of digital information is called a what?
Bit
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
Butterfly lighting
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12. What is an element and where is it found?
Selectively increasing print exposure - which will make select parts of the image darker
A simple lens with two curved sides or one curved and one flat side; found in a compound lens.
Aperture-Priority
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)

13. If an image is too green - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?
Add magenta
Selecting portions of the image based on color
Cyan
Magenta

14. The histogram of a properly exposed grey card will show a vertical bar where on the histogram?
In the middle
The sensor that converts the image from analog to digital (1's and 0's) CCD=charge coupled device; CMOS=complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
Reflected light meter
emphasizes textures

15. This viewing option gives you the most accurate version of your image in Photoshop.
emphasizes textures
Actual Pixel view
Change the shutter speed. The longer the shutter speed - the lighter the background will be. The faster the shutter speed - the darker the background will be because less existing light is captured.
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.

16. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?
A mirror and pentaprism
Soft proofing
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject
Selecting portions of the image based on color

17. Contrast measures what in a print?
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
lens-to-subject distance
The difference between light and dark.
Lasso tool

18. What is the term used to describe a sensor's sensitivity to light?
The difference between light and dark.
All colors
Variations command
ISO

19. What is a BYTE?
An 8-BIT sequence that represents 256 possibilities - black & white & 254 shades of grey. The size of a file is the number of bytes it contains.
A mirror and pentaprism
Infrared
Subtractive primaries (plus black)

20. The useable exposure range of a sensor - or the range of subject brightness is called what?
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
More of the background and foreground are sharp.
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree

21. Blue is opposite what color on the color wheel?
Aperture
Aperture-Priority
A high contrast image
Yellow

22. In short lighting - where is the main light placed?
Blown highlights
To strike the side of the face away from the camera.
Blue & Green
Lower

23. What does side lighting emphasize?
Contrast
emphasizes textures
Fisheye
Hyperfocal distance. A lens focused at the hyperfocal distance has depth of field extending from approximately half the hyperfocal distance to infinity - whereas a lens focused at infinity has a depth of field only at infinity.

24. What would you use an ICC profile for?
Levels adjustment
To send accurate color requirements to a printer.
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors

25. Bit depth refers to what?
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
The smallest unit of information consisting of either a 1 or a zero. It can only represent two possibilities - either yes or no - black or white.
The amount of information contained in each pixel
One stop less

26. To emphasize texture in a portrait - what kind of light source is recommended?
8 stops
Use and adjustment layer
1/250th
Small light source at an angle to the subject

27. According to the rule of thirds - where should the important parts of an image fall?
Red - Yellow - Green - Cyan - Blue - Magenta
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Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
No

28. What do the bars on the left of a histogram represent?
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
Change the shutter speed. The longer the shutter speed - the lighter the background will be. The faster the shutter speed - the darker the background will be because less existing light is captured.
Black (0)
Shutter speed & aperture

29. What angle of view does an incident meter read?
Very wide at about 180 degrees
Selectively blocking light during print exposure to lighten the area
Soft proofing
In the middle

30. 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?
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
Use positive exposure compensation (overexposure). A reflected meter reading will attempt to make the scene 18% gray - employ overexposure to adjust.
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan

31. What is the term used to describe human's change in perception of a color under different light sources?
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree
The intensity of the illumination is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from light to subject. At twice the distance from the subject - the light illuminates only 1/4 of the original.
Metamerism
The difference between light and dark.

32. What are quad- and hex- tone printing?
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
Broad lighting
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject

33. What are luminance and illuminance?
Luminance is light reflected from the subject (measured by a reflected-light meter) - while Illuminance is light falling on a subject (as measured with an incident light meter)
four times more
The brightness of all the pixels in an image
Red - Yellow - Green - Cyan - Blue - Magenta

34. Name 3 ways to make a tonal adjustment in Photoshop.
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
3:1 or 4:1
Aperture
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.

35. What color is opposite Red on the color wheel?
3:1 or 4:1
256
Cyan
Reciprocal relationship

36. When the size of the aperture is decreased - it is said to be what?
stopped down
Add green
Convex
Use positive exposure compensation (overexposure). A reflected meter reading will attempt to make the scene 18% gray - employ overexposure to adjust.

37. What is the general rule of thumb for the measurement of a 'normal' lens?
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.
5000K
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
Short lighting.

38. If an image is too magenta - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
Add green
Magenta

39. This technique allows you to keep a subject that is moving toward you well focused.
Follow focus
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
In the middle
256

40. What do the bars on the right of a histogram represent?
White (255)
A mirror and pentaprism
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.

41. Color systems divide all colors into which three measurements?
Add red
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Hue - Luminance - Saturation
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically

42. Going clockwise around the color wheel - starting with RED - what is the progression of colors?
Red - Yellow - Green - Cyan - Blue - Magenta
No
Yellow
Infrared

43. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
(X times Y = exposure) Intensity (aperture) x Time (shutter)
Shutter-Priority
The entire range of colors that can be seen - reproduced - or captured. Our eyes have a greater gamut than a print or monitor.

44. Printers use what set of colors?
Levels adjustment
Yellow
Short lighting.
Subtractive primaries (plus black)

45. In a digital image - the images file sizes corresponds to the total number of what in the image?
Total number of pixels
Contrast
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
8 stops

46. This stores electronic images captured in a digital camera until they can be transferred to a computer.
Lasso tool
Follow focus
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card

47. Digital cameras use what set of primary colors?
The amount of information contained in each pixel
5 -000 Kelvin
Additive (R - G - B)
Short lighting.

48. What color is between Magenta and Cyan on the color wheel?
In the middle
Blue
Variations command
Reflected light meter

49. All objects beyond the closest distance in focus will be sharp when this appears within the DOF scale.
Infinity
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Actual Pixel view
The brightness of all the pixels in an image

50. What kind of film can help reduce haze in a landscape?
1 or 2
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
Fisheye
Infrared

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