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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a BYTE?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What do TTL systems react to?






10. Blue is opposite what color on the color wheel?






11. This stores electronic images captured in a digital camera until they can be transferred to a computer.






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






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

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






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






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






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






18. The rule of thirds necessitates that the composition be divided into a grid of now many equal rectangles or squares?






19. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?






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






21. What color is opposite Green on the color wheel?






22. Focal length controls what?






23. Aperture controls what?






24. What are the effects of top lighting?






25. What two controls adjust the amount of light that reaches the sensor?






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






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






28. What is the term used to describe a sensor's sensitivity to light?






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






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






31. What angle should a polarizing filter be to the sun for best results?






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






33. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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






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






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






37. What are IPTC fields used for?






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






39. What light source has the highest color temperature?






40. What are the effects of high side lighting?






41. This viewing option gives you the most accurate version of your image in Photoshop.






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






43. What does side lighting emphasize?






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






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






46. 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?






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






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






49. What color is between Magenta and Cyan on the color wheel?






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