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Certified Professional Photographer

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1. The image transmitted by the lens is recorded by the what?
sensor
9
Reflected light meter
Yellow

2. What is the term used to describe data contained in a digital image?
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.
Metadata
1/250th
Fisheye

3. This light modifier can be used to highlight a specific area of the subject.
The impression human vision gives
All colors
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
Snoot

4. According to the Inverse Square Law - at a distance of 10 feet from a flash - the area illuminated receives how much more/less light than the area illuminated at 20 feet from the flash?
four times more
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor
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.
Hue - Luminance - Saturation

5. Sharpness from near to far is controlled by what?
Inkjet black & white printing where color cartridges are replaced with shades of gray - resulting in smooth tones and slight color cast
5000K
Aperture
256

6. An SLR camera uses what to allow you to see exactly what you'll photograph?
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
A mirror and pentaprism
Short lighting.
Subtractive primaries (plus black)

7. What do the bars on the left of a histogram represent?
A mirror and pentaprism
Sensor size - the larger the sensor size - the longer the focal length of a normal lens. (Corresponds to a diagonal line across the frame)
Black (0)
3:1 or 4:1

8. What kind of lighting pattern places the key light directly in front of and higher than the face?
Aperture and shutter
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
Butterfly lighting

9. Aperture controls what?
Very wide at about 180 degrees
Click with the neutral-point dropper on the selected color
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor

10. What does ISO stand for?
International Organization for Standardization
Depth of field
One stop
sensor

11. Generally - how much exposure compensation (in stops) should be used when using a polarizing filter?
A RAW file that has been altered
256
1 1/3 stops
Subtractive primaries (plus black)

12. Instead of permanently altering your image when adjusting for color and value - what should you do?
Use and adjustment layer
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject
Additive (R - G - B)
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.

13. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.
Add green
8 bits
3200 Kelvin
RAID system

14. What is the term used to describe human's change in perception of a color under different light sources?
Metamerism
Keeps a moving subject sharp while blurring the background
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
White (255)

15. What is the name of the issue that prevents you from seeing exactly what the lens sees when using a rangefinder camera?
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
5000K
Close-ups that are life-size or larger. Images through microscopes are "photomicrographs."
Parallax

16. What is the suggested shutter speed to stop action of a child running parallel to the film plan - about 25 feet from the camera?
Metadata fields that hold info on photographer - subject - and use.
Depth of field
1/250th
The impression human vision gives

17. The useable exposure range of a sensor - or the range of subject brightness is called what?
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
5 -000 Kelvin
emphasizes textures
JPEG

18. A normal (or standard) focal length lens approximates what?
Because you can move in close to the subject
a sensor (or film's) sensitivity to light
The impression human vision gives
Cyan

19. All objects beyond the closest distance in focus will be sharp when this appears within the DOF scale.
Infinity
Along the lines of an imaginary grid at intersecting points that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
White (additive primaries are Red - Green Blue)

20. What do the bars on the right of a histogram represent?
White (255)
Broad lighting
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.
One stop

21. A magic wand tool is used for what?
Selecting portions of the image based on color
Soft proofing
Aperture-Priority
lens-to-subject distance

22. What kind of light will be produced when using a large white umbrella close to a subject?
Glossy paper
flat - low contrast light
High Dynamic Range
On a scanner; it guesses what the pixels look like in between the ones the scanner can actually measure.

23. To emphasize texture in a portrait - what kind of light source is recommended?
Close-ups that are life-size or larger. Images through microscopes are "photomicrographs."
To send accurate color requirements to a printer.
Small light source at an angle to the subject
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.

24. Panning does what?
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.
Additive (R - G - B)
Black. Subtractive primaries are Magenta - Yellow - Cyan
Keeps a moving subject sharp while blurring the background

25. To produce optimal sharpness - detail - and resolution - is a higher or lower ISO setting better?
Lower
Selectively blocking light during print exposure to lighten the area
Aperture
All colors

26. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

27. Copyright law has certain built-in exceptions that allow for special situations in using copyrighted material. They are called what?
Aperture
Fair Use
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
No

28. What angle should a polarizing filter be to the sun for best results?
A high contrast image
JPEG
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.
Levels adjustment

29. What are the three main factors that affect depth of field?
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject
RAID system
dynamic range (not to be confused with gamut)
1) Magnification - or the size of the subject; 2) Angle of view

30. What Photoshop tool allows you to select an area of any size or shape by drawing freehand?
Glossy paper
Aperture-priority
Lasso tool
flat - low contrast light

31. What color is opposite Green on the color wheel?
To strike the side of the face away from the camera.
The sensor that converts the image from analog to digital (1's and 0's) CCD=charge coupled device; CMOS=complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
5000K
Magenta

32. What light source has the highest color temperature?
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin
Because you can move in close to the subject
It increases
RAID system

33. In a digital image - the images file sizes corresponds to the total number of what in the image?
Blue
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.
Blown highlights
Total number of pixels

34. What is focal length - technically?
The brightness of the light that reaches the sensor
Add blue
The distance between the lens rear nodal point and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)

35. Printers use what set of colors?
Keeps a moving subject sharp while blurring the background
Short lighting
9
Subtractive primaries (plus black)

36. This type of file format compresses images by discarding pixels; therefore - each time an images is compressed - it loses pixels.
JPEG
1920 pixels by 2400 pixels (4.6 million pixels)
Shutter-Priority
Flat lighting

37. The quantity of light that reaches your sensor is controlled by what?
Black (0)
Shutter speed & aperture
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.
Total number of pixels

38. What does side lighting emphasize?
The impression human vision gives
Aperture-priority
emphasizes textures
Aperture - focal length - and distance to the subject

39. Convex lenses cause light rays to do what?
bend toward each other and converge at the focal point.
1 1/3 stops
A mirror and pentaprism
Aperture-priority

40. What would you use an ICC profile for?
Add cyan
Creates deep shadows in eye pockets - under nose - and chin.
To send accurate color requirements to a printer.
256

41. Using this kind of automatic exposure setting on the camera - you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed.
Magenta
Aperture-Priority
In the middle
Direct sun at 11 -000 Kelvin

42. As the aperture is stopped down - what happens to sharpness?
On a scanner; it guesses what the pixels look like in between the ones the scanner can actually measure.
Dynamic range
More of the background and foreground are sharp.
White (255)

43. What does "photomacrograph" or "macrophotograph" mean?
flat - low contrast light
Close-ups that are life-size or larger. Images through microscopes are "photomicrographs."
It decreases. A 50mm lens at 12 inches and f/4 has a DOF of 1/16th of an inch. At f/11 - it increases to only 1/2 an inch.
Shutter-Priority

44. The histogram of a properly exposed grey card will show a vertical bar where on the histogram?
Levels adjustment
In the middle
Lasso tool
Absorbs equal quantities of all wavelengths of light. It allows you to use wider apertures or slower shutter speeds without changing color balance.

45. Perspective is affected by what?
The pixels per inch a scanner is capable of capturing often described as two numbers (i.e. 1200x2400)
Subtractive primaries (plus black)
hue/saturation adjustment layer
lens-to-subject distance

46. What does the term "stop" mean?
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)
Add blue
A change in illumination
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.

47. What is the name of the technique used to make a monitor look like what you will see on your print?
Butterfly lighting
Soft proofing
To send accurate color requirements to a printer.
Blue & Green

48. Can you save layers in a JPEG file format?
Fair Use
The sensor's sensitivity to light
More of the background and foreground are sharp.
No

49. What angle of view does a reflected light meter read?
Similar to a normal lens at about 30 degrees
Zoom lens
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.
1 1/3 stops

50. Name two ways you can increase depth of field (other than changing aperture).
90 degrees. If using to eliminate reflections - it should be used at 35 degrees.
Use and adjustment layer
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.
1) Use a shorter focal length; 2) Move farther away from the subject