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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
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1. What is the usable exposure range - or range of subject brightness called?






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






3. A general purpose lens will provide an f-stop range of up to how many?






4. A lens with a very wide angle of view and produces barrel distortion is what kind of lens?






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






6. A histogram shows what in an image?






7. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






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






9. A magic wand tool is used for what?






10. What do the bars on the left of a histogram represent?






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






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






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






14. What is interpolated resolution?






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






16. What is focal length - technically?






17. Aperture controls what?






18. What does the term "stop" mean?






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

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20. In a curves adjustment layer - what does the shape of the curve indicate?






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






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






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






24. Panning does what?






25. Printers use what set of colors?






26. What kind of lighting pattern is best for average oval faces and round faces you want to slim?






27. What is a flag?






28. What are luminance and illuminance?






29. The amount of motion blur in an image will increase if you do what?






30. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?






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






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






33. How does 'unsharp mask' work?






34. 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?






35. What angle of view does a spot meter read?






36. Focal length controls what?






37. What are the effects of top lighting?






38. 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?






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






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






41. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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42. What is a Bit?






43. The area of acceptable sharpness in an image is called what?






44. What is a derivative file?






45. An image made of pixels is sometimes called what?






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






47. Most lenses are sharpest closed down to how many stops from the widest?






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






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






50. What is a color profile?