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Certified Professional Photographer

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






2. Why does a short lens create wide-angle distortion?






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






4. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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






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






7. To minimize facial wrinkles - this type of lighting is best.






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






9. 8 bits per pixel gives you how many colors?






10. A magic wand tool is used for what?






11. What is a thyristor?






12. What does a neutral density filter do?






13. What does ISO stand for?






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






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






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






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






18. Most inkjet printers intended for photographic printing include light and dark inks of all of the colors except for one. Which color ink is usually available only in one density?






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

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






21. 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?






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






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






24. Why is depth of field greater on a short lens versus a long lens?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. What kind of lighting patter is useful to narrow a face?






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






38. What is burning?






39. What is a derivative file?






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






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






42. What is a flag?






43. Bit depth refers to what?






44. What is a BYTE?






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






46. What is the inverse square law?






47. Going clockwise around the color wheel - starting with RED - what is the progression of colors?






48. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?






49. 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?






50. What is TTL?