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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The image transmitted by the lens is recorded by the what?






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






3. Cyan is composed of equal parts of what two colors?






4. If your print will be viewed mostly under window light - what is the suggested Kelvin temperature of the lights you should use to evaluate your print?






5. What does "photomacrograph" or "macrophotograph" mean?






6. A color image with smooth gradiations requires at least what bit depth?






7. What is burning?






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






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






10. What is the suggested shutter speed to stop action of a child running parallel to the film plan - about 25 feet from the camera?






11. 8 bits per pixel gives you how many colors?






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






13. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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14. What is the name of the issue that prevents you from seeing exactly what the lens sees when using a rangefinder camera?






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






16. What is the optical resolution on a scanner defined as?






17. What are the effects of top lighting?






18. Perspective is affected by what?






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






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






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






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






23. What does the term "stop" mean?






24. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?






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






26. When mixed in varying proportion - the subtractive primary colors produce what?






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






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






29. when adjusting an image with levels - if you want to make any color neutral quickly - what would you do?






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






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

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32. The greatest tonal range from black to white is achievable on what kind of paper?






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






34. A tall vertical line on the right hand edge of a histogram indicates what?






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

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36. Name 2 ways you can decrease depth of field.






37. What kind of lighting pattern places the key light directly in front of and higher than the face?






38. In a 2:1 ratio - the shadow side of the subject would meter at X stop(s) less than the highlight side.






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






40. When the subtractive primaries are added together equally - what is created?






41. What is gamut?






42. What do the bars on the right of a histogram represent?






43. 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?






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






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






46. A magic wand tool is used for what?






47. What would you use an ICC profile for?






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

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






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