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1. What is the name of the technique used to make a monitor look like what you will see on your print?
Soft proofing
3:1 or 4:1
One stop less
emphasizes textures

2. This type of file format compresses images by discarding pixels; therefore - each time an images is compressed - it loses pixels.
RAID system
A simple lens with two curved sides or one curved and one flat side; found in a compound lens.
JPEG
Selectively increasing print exposure - which will make select parts of the image darker

3. 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?
Short lighting
Dynamic range
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
Yellow

4. Generally - how much exposure compensation (in stops) should be used when using a polarizing filter?
1 1/3 stops
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
Cyan
5000K

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

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6. Photoshop's command for a simple way to start using color balance is what?
The amount of light reflected back from the subject during exposure.
Variations command
Short lighting
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.

7. How is brightness and contrast best controlled in Photoshop?
Levels adjustment
The smallest unit of information consisting of either a 1 or a zero. It can only represent two possibilities - either yes or no - black or white.
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor

8. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.
The sensor that converts the image from analog to digital (1's and 0's) CCD=charge coupled device; CMOS=complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
Hyperfocal distance. A lens focused at the hyperfocal distance has depth of field extending from approximately half the hyperfocal distance to infinity - whereas a lens focused at infinity has a depth of field only at infinity.
Small light source at an angle to the subject
RAID system

9. This technique allows you to keep a subject that is moving toward you well focused.
lens-to-subject distance
Also called a gobo; it is a small panel usually mounted on a stand that shades some part of the subject or shields the lens from light that could cause flare
Follow focus
In the middle

10. A lens with a very wide angle of view and produces barrel distortion is what kind of lens?
Half as much light
Broad lighting
RAID system
Fisheye

11. A normal (or standard) focal length lens approximates what?
The impression human vision gives
Keeps a moving subject sharp while blurring the background
Actual Pixel view
Hyperfocal distance. A lens focused at the hyperfocal distance has depth of field extending from approximately half the hyperfocal distance to infinity - whereas a lens focused at infinity has a depth of field only at infinity.

12. What is a derivative file?
Relative aperture. The opening on a long lens must be larger than a corresponding opening on a short lens to produce the same f-stops.
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.
High Dynamic Range
A RAW file that has been altered

13. A tall vertical line on the right hand edge of a histogram indicates what?
Luminance is light reflected from the subject (measured by a reflected-light meter) - while Illuminance is light falling on a subject (as measured with an incident light meter)
Depth of field
Blown highlights
Actual Pixel view

14. What is a thyristor?
A light-sensitive cell or sensor inside a flash unit that measures the amount of light reflecting off a subject when a flash is used.
Actual Pixel view
Depth of field
lens-to-subject distance

15. Stopping a lens down from f/8 to f/16 represents a X stop difference.
Two (f/8 > f/11 > f/16)
5000K
Reflected light meter
ISO

16. The term to describe the combination of aperture and shutter speed that can be changed by moving them in opposite directions.
White (255)
The brightness of all the pixels in an image
A mathematical translator assigned to each piece of equipment you use (they map one gamut to another; and the ICC (or International Color Consortium) profile is usually shipped by the equipment manufacturer).
Reciprocal relationship

17. The quantity of light that reaches your sensor is controlled by what?
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject
Shutter speed & aperture
Blue & Green
lengthen (or slow) the shutter speed

18. An 8x10 at 240 dpi will have a resolution of what?
Also called a gobo; it is a small panel usually mounted on a stand that shades some part of the subject or shields the lens from light that could cause flare
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
(X times Y = exposure) Intensity (aperture) x Time (shutter)

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

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20. This viewing option gives you the most accurate version of your image in Photoshop.
The intensity of the illumination is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from light to subject. At twice the distance from the subject - the light illuminates only 1/4 of the original.
A mirror and pentaprism
Selectively blocking light during print exposure to lighten the area
Actual Pixel view

21. A lens set at f/4 admits how much more/less light than one set at f/2.8?
Contrast
Half as much light
24 bits per pixel (8 per color) - which gives 16 -777 -216 colors
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color

22. What angle should a polarizing filter be to the sun for best results?
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor
Contrast
Because you can move in close to the subject
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.

23. A general purpose lens will provide an f-stop range of up to how many?
8 stops
1/250th
1 or 2
Selecting portions of the image based on color

24. What angle of view does a spot meter read?
Depth of field
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree
Fair Use

25. What is TTL?
Through the Lens. A camera that can automatically control flash exposure using sensors inside the camera.
Flat lighting
3:1 or 4:1
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image

26. What is gamut?
The entire range of colors that can be seen - reproduced - or captured. Our eyes have a greater gamut than a print or monitor.
5000K
aperture diameter
It should match the focal length. Too wide and it's inefficient; too narrow and it will vignette; most likely to occur with wide angle of 28mm and below.

27. What image adjustment tool uses a histogram display to alter an image?
5000K
bend toward each other and converge at the focal point.
Levels adjustment
One stop less

28. What does the term "stop" mean?
Bit
sensor
A change in illumination
flat - low contrast light

29. How much resolution do you need for: Internet? Newspaper? Photographic print? Glossy magazine?
The difference between light and dark.
Selectively blocking light during print exposure to lighten the area
Internet = 72 dpi; Newspaper = 150 dpi; Photographic print = 240-300 dpi; Gloss magazine = 400 dpi
Aperture and shutter

30. What do the bars on the right of a histogram represent?
Dynamic range
Front lighting
No
White (255)

31. If you must move to reduce the amount of flash reaching your subject - how far do you move?
To create a 1-stop difference - multiply the original distance by 1.4. Example - if you were originally 5 feet away - a 1-stop difference would have you step back to 7 feet.
3:1 or 4:1
With the Main at 45 degrees to one side and 45 degrees above subject - it is a classic angle for portraits. It seems natural and flattering and models the face into 3D form.
A raster image

32. What is the best color profile for web images?
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
sRGB
Use negative exposure compensation (underexpose). The meter will attempt to make the dark scene 18% grey - underexpose to bring it back to dark.
Zoom lens

33. If an image is too green - what color adjustment should be made in Photoshop to correct it?
Aperture-priority
A mirror and pentaprism
Add magenta
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)

34. What is the term used to describe data contained in a digital image?
Contrast
Reciprocal relationship
It should match the focal length. Too wide and it's inefficient; too narrow and it will vignette; most likely to occur with wide angle of 28mm and below.
Metadata

35. Perspective is affected by what?
Variations command
White (255)
Aperture-priority
lens-to-subject distance

36. Most lenses are sharpest closed down to how many stops from the widest?
1 or 2
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color
The amount of light reflected back from the subject during exposure.
Internet = 72 dpi; Newspaper = 150 dpi; Photographic print = 240-300 dpi; Gloss magazine = 400 dpi

37. Resolution refers to what?
Hyperfocal distance. A lens focused at the hyperfocal distance has depth of field extending from approximately half the hyperfocal distance to infinity - whereas a lens focused at infinity has a depth of field only at infinity.
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Selectively blocking light during print exposure to lighten the area
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor

38. Printers use how many bits per channel of information when printing?
Maybe as little as 0.5 degrees or 1 degree
Similar to a normal lens at about 30 degrees
8 bits
Magenta

39. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?
Yellow
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
A mirror and pentaprism
Flat lighting

40. Name 2 ways you can decrease depth of field.
Blue & Green
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
Actual Pixel view
1) Use a longer lens; 2) Move closer to the subject

41. What does ISO stand for?
Levels adjustment
International Organization for Standardization
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
Flat lighting

42. What kind of lighting pattern places the key light directly in front of and higher than the face?
Butterfly lighting
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
A raster image
stopped down

43. What is the usable exposure range - or range of subject brightness called?
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view
Dynamic range
Metamerism
Reflected light meter

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

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45. Using this kind of automatic exposure setting on the camera - you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.
Change the shutter speed. The longer the shutter speed - the lighter the background will be. The faster the shutter speed - the darker the background will be because less existing light is captured.
Shutter-Priority
1 1/3 stops
Subtractive primaries (plus black)

46. Cyan is composed of equal parts of what two colors?
Blue & Green
Luminance is light reflected from the subject (measured by a reflected-light meter) - while Illuminance is light falling on a subject (as measured with an incident light meter)
8 stops
To strike the side of the face away from the camera.

47. What are quad- and hex- tone printing?
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
5 -000 Kelvin
No
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)

48. This kind of lens has a variable focal length.
The number of pixels per unit of length in a image
Change the shutter speed. The longer the shutter speed - the lighter the background will be. The faster the shutter speed - the darker the background will be because less existing light is captured.
Zoom lens
Lasso tool

49. Printers use what set of colors?
Subtractive primaries (plus black)
Butterfly lighting
Flat lighting
Use positive exposure compensation (overexposure). A reflected meter reading will attempt to make the scene 18% gray - employ overexposure to adjust.

50. The useable exposure range of a sensor - or the range of subject brightness is called what?
It increases
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
aperture diameter
The diagonal measurement of the sensor.

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