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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. As the aperture becomes smaller - what happens to the depth of field?






2. What is a color profile?






3. Tungsten is approximately what color temperature?






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






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






6. What is a flag?






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






8. What angle of view does an incident meter read?






9. According to the rule of thirds - where should the important parts of an image fall?






10. What does side lighting emphasize?






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






12. What is a Bit?






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






14. A 1:1 lighting ratio produces what lighting result?






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






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






17. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






18. Instead of permanently altering your image when adjusting for color and value - what should you do?






19. What Photoshop tool allows you to select an area of any size or shape by drawing freehand?






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






21. Perspective is affected by what?






22. The useable exposure range of a sensor - or the range of subject brightness is called what?






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






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






25. Printers use how many bits per channel of information when printing?






26. Panning does what?






27. What is the inverse square law?






28. What is the effect of front lighting?






29. What kind of film can help reduce haze in a landscape?






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






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






32. What is focal length - technically?






33. What is a thyristor?






34. This kind of meter is preferred by photographers working in a studio situation where lighting conditions can be altered.






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






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






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






38. What is the best color profile for web images?






39. An in-camera reflected meter reading a very dark scene indicates an exposure of 1/250th at f/8. For a correct exposure - what should you do?






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






41. How does 'unsharp mask' work?






42. In a digital image - the images file sizes corresponds to the total number of what in the image?






43. Digital cameras use what set of primary colors?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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