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Certified Professional Photographer

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1. Name two ways you can increase depth of field (other than changing aperture).






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






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






4. Generally - traditional portraits use what lighting ratio?






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






6. A tonal correction cannot be accomplished by using a...






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






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






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






10. What does a neutral density filter do?






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






12. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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13. What are IPTC fields used for?






14. What image adjustment tool uses a histogram display to alter an image?






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






16. A histogram shows what in an image?






17. What is a color profile?






18. A magic wand tool is used for what?






19. Contrast measures what in a print?






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






21. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?






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






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






24. What is the effect of front lighting?






25. How would you define exposure in mathematical terms?






26. If you're working with an automatic camera and you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed - what mode are you working in?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. What is interpolated resolution?






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






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






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






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






40. What does ISO stand for?






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






48. What are the effects of top lighting?






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






50. What is focal length - technically?