2. We owe the word Photography to a great astronomer: Johann Franz Encke (1791-1865) Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau (1819-1896) John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871)
3. In Canada, if a client commissions a photographer to shoot anything, who owns the copyright on the images? The photographer The client Both the client and the photographer
4. What causes red eyes in photography? Reflected off the cornea The redness of the retina, made worse by a large iris opening at the time of the flash A unique prism effect in the lens of the eye
5. What is true about bracketing? It is the act of taking several different exposures of the same subject to ensure you get at least one frame that is expose correctly It is the act of taking several different exposures at different times of day for the same subject at the same place It is the act of taking several different exposures of the same subject during several months just to see the effect of seasons on an object
6. Looking at the top picture of this page, can you identify the brand of camera shown? Nikon Canon Minolta
7. In aerial photography, when is the best time to shoot? In the middle of the day Late afternoon or early morning It’s doesn’t matter when as long that it’s not foggy
8. What is the rule of thirds? Under this rule, never show more that three foregrounds in a picture Three or more diagonals are dynamic add interest to any picture It is the recognition that, in general the subject of a picture looks better if it is off center
9. Who discovered the negative-positive process of photography in the late 1830s? Joseph Nicéphone Niépce William Henry Fox Talbot Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
10. What is a monopod? It’s a lens for 35mm cameras It’s a camera that can only use one lense It’s a one-legged tripod
11. You are in an open area and you want to photograph lightning at night. Where is the safest place to shoot? Inside your vehicle Next to your vehicle under a big umbrella Next to your vehicle under a tall tree
12. If a propack is 5 rolls of film and a brick is 20 rolls of film, what do you call 50 rolls of film? Press pack Maximum pack Professional pack
13. What are the most common filters used by photographers? Neutral-Density filters Ultraviolet (UV) and Skylight filters Polarizing filters
14. Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), who lived most of his life in Ottawa, was a master of photography in which field? Nude photography Portrait photography Landscape photography
15. What is NOT true about fisheye lenses? They produce lots of barrel distortion They have angles of view of 180° or greater There are two types of fisheyes: frame and full-frame
16. What is NOT true about black and white Infrared photography: The foliage and grass take on a white snowy appearance Infrared photography creates atmosphere though it’s softness and grain The contrast between the clouds and the sky is almost non-existent
17. What is wedding photojournalism style? Using more that one camera at the wedding for colour, Black and White and Infrared Capturing the wedding day with storytelling in mind Consists primarily of many sets of posed photographs
18. Who said: “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” Eliott Erwitt Ansel Adams Freeman Patterson
19. There are three basic types of filters. What are they? Colour, High Speed and Polarizing filters Colour, Diffusing and Polarizing filters Colour, Neutral density and Polarizing filters
20. What is true about astrophotography? Most Cameras of the automatic point-and-shoot variety are suited for astrophotography You learn to hate the moon You need to have the Skylight or UV filters
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