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1. What are quad- and hex- tone printing?
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.
Metadata
1 1/3 stops
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast

2. In a curves adjustment layer - what does the shape of the curve indicate?
Contrast
All colors
One stop less
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)

3. The area of acceptable sharpness in an image is called what?
Depth of field
Reflected light meter
One stop less
Levels adjustment

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

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5. When the subtractive primaries are added together equally - what is created?
ISO
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
Incident light meter

6. An 8x10 at 240 dpi will have a resolution of what?
Use and adjustment layer
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card
8 bits
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)

7. In a 2:1 ratio - the shadow side of the subject would meter at X stop(s) less than the highlight side.
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor
lens-to-subject distance
1/250th
One stop less

8. What is TTL?
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.
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.
four times more
Add red

9. This stores electronic images captured in a digital camera until they can be transferred to a computer.
Flattens out the volume of the subject and minimizes textures
No change. The EXPOSURE doesn't change or it would also change the background as well. Move the lights to adjust.
Magenta
Memory card / flash card / compact flash card

10. A normal (or standard) focal length lens approximates what?
One stop less
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The impression human vision gives
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.

11. A general purpose lens will provide an f-stop range of up to how many?
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8 stops
Fair Use
Variations command

12. What is the term used to describe a sensor's sensitivity to light?
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.
White (255)
ISO
Soft proofing

13. A ring of thin - overlapping leaves located inside the lens is called what?
Selectively increasing print exposure - which will make select parts of the image darker
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
Total number of pixels
Incident light meter

14. What kind of lighting patter is useful to narrow a face?
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
lens-to-subject distance
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
Short lighting

15. According to the rule of thirds - where should the important parts of an image fall?
Curves adjustment; Levels adjustment; Brighteness/Contrast adjustment
Flattens out the volume of the subject and minimizes textures
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
Magenta

16. What does "photomacrograph" or "macrophotograph" mean?
9
Additive (R - G - B)
Close-ups that are life-size or larger. Images through microscopes are "photomicrographs."
Actual Pixel view

17. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?
A RAW file that has been altered
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
A light-sensitive cell or sensor inside a flash unit that measures the amount of light reflecting off a subject when a flash is used.
Flat lighting

18. 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?
Shutter-priority
Levels adjustment
Blue
Short lighting

19. As the aperture becomes smaller - what happens to the depth of field?
lens-to-subject distance
aperture diameter
The entire range of colors that can be seen - reproduced - or captured. Our eyes have a greater gamut than a print or monitor.
It increases

20. Instead of permanently altering your image when adjusting for color and value - what should you do?
The impression human vision gives
Black (0)
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).
Use and adjustment layer

21. Tungsten is approximately what color temperature?
3200 Kelvin
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.
Parallax
JPEG

22. What is the name of the technique used to make a monitor look like what you will see on your print?
Reciprocal relationship
The impression human vision gives
Soft proofing
Blue

23. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?
3:1 or 4:1
Snoot
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)

24. When the size of the aperture is decreased - it is said to be what?
On a scanner; it guesses what the pixels look like in between the ones the scanner can actually measure.
stopped down
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
Selecting portions of the image based on color

25. What is focal length - technically?
Half as much light
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
Add blue
flat - low contrast light

26. Sharpness from near to far is controlled by what?
aperture diameter
Add yellow
Aperture
Snoot

27. How is brightness and contrast best controlled in Photoshop?
Black (0)
Levels adjustment
Add yellow
Butterfly lighting

28. What does ISO stand for?
5000K
Add magenta
International Organization for Standardization
Aperture-priority

29. What is the best color profile for web images?
sRGB
bend toward each other and converge at the focal point.
White (255)
Add yellow

30. The quantity of light that reaches your sensor is controlled by what?
Very wide at about 180 degrees
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.
On a scanner; it guesses what the pixels look like in between the ones the scanner can actually measure.
Shutter speed & aperture

31. In short lighting - where is the main light placed?
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view
To strike the side of the face away from the camera.
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color
Use and adjustment layer

32. What is a thyristor?
A light-sensitive cell or sensor inside a flash unit that measures the amount of light reflecting off a subject when a flash is used.
A RAW file that has been altered
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically

33. Most modern lenses are based on this kind of lens.
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
Convex
Zoom lens
Reciprocal relationship

34. The rule of thirds necessitates that the composition be divided into a grid of now many equal rectangles or squares?
Soft proofing
8 bits
9
Metamerism

35. What is the optical resolution on a scanner defined as?
The entire range of colors that can be seen - reproduced - or captured. Our eyes have a greater gamut than a print or monitor.
The amount of light reflected back from the subject during exposure.
The pixels per inch a scanner is capable of capturing often described as two numbers (i.e. 1200x2400)
Glossy paper

36. A color image with smooth gradiations requires at least what bit depth?
Half as much light
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors
stopped down
Short lighting

37. What is gamut?
The brightness of all the pixels in an image
White (additive primaries are Red - Green Blue)
aperture diameter
The entire range of colors that can be seen - reproduced - or captured. Our eyes have a greater gamut than a print or monitor.

38. What angle should a polarizing filter be to the sun for best results?
Half as much light
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
Cyan

39. What is the general rule of thumb for the measurement of a 'normal' lens?
Reflected light meter
Glossy paper
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.
The amount of information contained in each pixel

40. What kind of light will be produced when using a large white umbrella close to a subject?
The difference between light and dark.
Add magenta
A change in illumination
flat - low contrast light

41. In a digital image - the images file sizes corresponds to the total number of what in the image?
Infrared
flat - low contrast light
Total number of pixels
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors

42. 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?
Internet = 72 dpi; Newspaper = 150 dpi; Photographic print = 240-300 dpi; Gloss magazine = 400 dpi
It decreases. A 50mm lens at 12 inches and f/4 has a DOF of 1/16th of an inch. At f/11 - it increases to only 1/2 an inch.
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.
Aperture-priority

43. What is the name of the issue that prevents you from seeing exactly what the lens sees when using a rangefinder camera?
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
Parallax
Add yellow
Contrast

44. Stopping a lens down from f/8 to f/16 represents a X stop difference.
Levels adjustment
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)
Blue
emphasizes textures

45. Name 2 ways you can decrease depth of field.
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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.
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject
High Dynamic Range

46. The smallest unit of digital information is called a what?
Fair Use
Bit
The diaphragm - the mechanism that controls aperture.
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor

47. What is a flag?
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
Also called a gobo; it is a small panel usually mounted on a stand that shades some part of the subject or shields the lens from light that could cause flare
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
White (255)

48. Can you save layers in a JPEG file format?
Aperture-priority
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
No
Short lighting.

49. Focal length controls what?
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
aperture diameter
A simple lens with two curved sides or one curved and one flat side; found in a compound lens.

50. How can you change the brightness of the background when using flash?
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.
Dynamic range
No
1 or 2