Aperture And Shutter Speed
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A simple quiz to test the fundamentals of photography- understanding aperture and shutter speed.
- 1.
- A.
How large of an opening the curtain makes on the camera
- B.
How large of an opening the blades in the lens make
- C.
The focus of the lens
- D.
How fast light is recorded on your digitial or film sensor
- 2.When you shoot using the lowest number possible for your aperture, what is it called?
- A.
Shooting "slow"
- B.
Shooting "low"
- C.
Shooting "wide open"
- D.
Shooting "fast"
- 3.
- A.
Equal to your focal length
- B.
The total distance from near to far that you are capturing in your photo
- C.
How much of your photo from near to far is in sharp focus
- D.
How fast your shutter captures the sharpness of the image
- 4.What is another term for Aperture?
- A.
Shutter speed
- B.
F-stop
- C.
ISO
- D.
Focal length
- 5.What 3 things determine the exposure of a photograph?
- A.
Aperture, shutter speed, ISO
- B.
Shutter speed, ISO, metering mode
- C.
Aperture, f-stops, timer mode
- D.
F-stop, aperture, depth of field
- 6.Compared to f/8, f/16 is:
- A.
A larger opening
- B.
A smaller opening
- C.
Farther away
- D.
Blurrier
- 7.
- A.
1/50th
- B.
1/100th
- C.
1/500th
- D.
1/1000th
- 8.You’re taking a picture of a landscape. Which aperture would be best for getting all of it in focus?
- A.
F/16
- B.
F/2
- C.
F/4
- D.
F/8
- 9.Film speed refers to:
- A.
How long it takes to develop film.
- B.
How fast film moves through film-transport system.
- C.
How sensitive the film is to light
- D.
None of these make sense
- 10.Depth of Field is controlled by:
- A.
The Focal length of the lens
- B.
The size of the Aperture opening
- C.
The distance between camera and the subject
- D.
All of these
- E.
None of these
- 11.What type of lens would give a wider depth of field?
- A.
100mm
- B.
Macro lens
- C.
14mm
- D.
18-200mm
- 12.The dSLR camera is one the most popular types of camera on the market today. dSLR stands for:
- A.
Digital Single Lens Reflex
- B.
Digital Standard Lens Refraction
- C.
Digital Simple Light Recorder
- 13.Which of the following are especially suitable for use in low-light photography?
- A.
Slow ISO setting (ex: 100 ISO)
- B.
Fast shutter speed
- C.
Wide Aperture
- D.
Telephoto lens
- 14.
- A.
Your aperture alone
- B.
Aperture, focal length and shutter speed
- C.
Your aperture and the total distance between you and the subject you are focused on
- D.
Your aperture, focal length and the distance from your camera to the subject you are focusing on
- 15.Out of the apertures listed, which will give you the most light?
- A.
F/22
- B.
F/5.6
- C.
F/2.8
- D.
F/11
- 16.Which aperture will give you a blurry background?
- A.
F/22
- B.
F/16
- C.
F/2.8
- D.
F/11
- 17.Which aperture will allow you to use a faster shutter speed?
- A.
F/22
- B.
F/5.6
- C.
F/2.8
- D.
F/11
- 18.
- A.
By dividing the measured diameter of a particular lens opening into the focal length of the lens
- B.
By multiplying the measured diameter of a particular lens opening into the focal length of the lens
- C.
By the dividing the depth of field and shutter speed of the lens and camera together
- 19.The following are whole f/stops:
- A.
F/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/6.7, f/8
- B.
F/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11
- C.
F/2.8, f/3.2, f/4, f/4.5, f/5.6, f/8
- D.
F/11, f/16, f/20, f/22
- 20.Out of the ISO's listed, which produces the finest grain?
- A.
3200
- B.
400
- C.
800
- D.
100
- 21.A 28-105mm f4 lens and a 50mm 1.4 lens are available to purchase. Which has a wider range of available apertures?
- A.
The 28-105mm f/4 does.
- B.
The 50mm f/1.4 does.
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