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Certified Professional Photographer

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






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






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






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






5. What kind of meter is built in to most cameras?






6. Tungsten is approximately what color temperature?






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






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






9. Resolution refers to what?






10. What is an element and where is it found?






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






12. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






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






14. A ring of thin - overlapping leaves located inside the lens is called what?






15. According to the Inverse Square Law - at a distance of 10 feet from a flash - the area illuminated receives how much more/less light than the area illuminated at 20 feet from the flash?






16. When doing close-up work - what happens to the depth of field when the subject is closer to the lens?






17. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?






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






19. As the aperture becomes smaller - what happens to the depth of field?






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






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






22. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?






23. What is dodging?






24. Panning does what?






25. A histogram shows what in an image?






26. What do TTL systems react to?






27. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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






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






30. What is interpolated resolution?






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






32. As the aperture is stopped down - what happens to sharpness?






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






34. 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?






35. When the size of the aperture is decreased - it is said to be what?






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

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37. What is a BYTE?






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






39. Name 3 ways to make a tonal adjustment in Photoshop.






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

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41. The histogram of a properly exposed grey card will show a vertical bar where on the histogram?






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






43. What is a derivative file?






44. What does ISO stand for?






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






46. When buying a lens hood - you should get it in what size relative to the lens?

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47. The image transmitted by the lens is recorded by the what?






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






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






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







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