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Certified Professional Photographer

Subject : certifications
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1. This type of backup system is fault-tolerant because it creates redundant data.






2. Generally - how much exposure compensation (in stops) should be used when using a polarizing filter?






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






4. What is the inverse square law?






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






6. Resolution refers to what?






7. The greatest tonal range from black to white is achievable on what kind of paper?






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






9. Printers use how many bits per channel of information when printing?






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






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






12. What kind of light will be produced when using a large white umbrella close to a subject?






13. Aperture controls what?






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






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






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






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






18. What is dodging?






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






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






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






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






23. What is the effect of front lighting?






24. 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?






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






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






27. Daylight is approximately what color temperature?






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

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






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






31. What do the bars on the left of a histogram represent?






32. What is the optical resolution on a scanner defined as?






33. What is TTL?






34. 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?






35. This kind of lens has a variable focal length.






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






37. A general purpose lens will provide an f-stop range of up to how many?






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






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






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






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






42. A normal (or standard) focal length lens approximates what?






43. 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?






44. What is interpolated resolution?






45. What kind of lighting pattern is useful to widen a subject?






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






47. What is the CCD or CMOS sensor?

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48. What angle of view does a spot meter read?






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






50. A histogram with peaks on either end of the histogram and a deep valley in between represents what?