Lhs History Of Photography Test
All Loudon High School students taking Digital Design and Imaging are required to take this test. You must have a password to login. You can take it 2 times on test day. To receive a passing grade you must make a score on 1 of the tests that is 85% or higher.
- 1.
The word photography is derived from Greek words photos and graphein which literally means what?- A.
Drawing with Light
- B.
Frozen Time
- C.
Captured Light
- D.
Stop Motion
- 2.You are using a regular film camera. You are photographing an outdoor table-tennis competition. Which would be the best film speed to use?
- A.
100
- B.
200
- C.
400
- D.
800
- 3.ISO stands for
- A.
International Organization for Standardization
- B.
Integrated Sensor Operation
- C.
Illumination Sensitivity Output
- 4.In what year was the first 35mm still camera developed?
- A.
1901
- B.
1913
- C.
1929
- D.
1935
- 5.At what shutter speeds is a tripod generally required?
- A.
Less than 1/125 of a second
- B.
Less than 1/60th of a second
- C.
Less than 1/30th of a second
- D.
Greater than 1/250th of a second
- 6.
"What type of photography is Ansel Adams most famous for?
- A.
Candid photography
- B.
Landscape photography
- C.
Fashion photography
- D.
Documentary photography
- 7.Which of the following is not a photography or graphics file format?
- A.
JPG
- B.
DOC
- C.
PNG
- D.
TIFF
- 8.What type of lens would give a wider depth of field?
- A.
35 mm
- B.
50 mm
- C.
100 mm
- D.
200 mm
- 9.
Depth of Field is determined by:
- A.
The size of the aperture
- B.
The focal length of the lens
- C.
The distance between the camera and lens
- D.
All of these
- 10.
Which of the following are especially suitable for use in low-light photography?
- A.
Fast shutter speed.
- B.
Slow film (low ISO rating)
- C.
Telephoto lens
- D.
Wide aperture
- 11.
Who invented the first negative from which multiple postive prints could be made?
- A.
Louis Daguerre
- B.
Henry Fox Talbot
- C.
George Eastman
- 12.In digital photography, having a camera with a larger number pixels increases the capability for doing what?
- A.
Using faster shutter speeds
- B.
Taking good pictures under different light conditions
- C.
Making larger prints
- 13.
Which camera settings will work best in achieving a soft, milky effect on moving water?
- A.
1/2second @ f/8
- B.
1/500 @ f/1.4
- C.
2 minutes @ f/8
- 14.
Which well known photographer worked for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970's?
- A.
Annie Leibovitz
- B.
Helmut Newton
- C.
Norman Parkinson
- 15.
The first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1825 by the French inventor ..........
- A.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
- B.
Louis Daguerre
- C.
John Herschel
- 16.
In 1889, .......... invented film with a base that was flexible, unbreakable, and could be rolled.
- A.
George Eastman
- B.
Hamilton Smith
- C.
Henry Fox Talbot
- 17.
The first high quality 35mm camera was made by .........
- A.
Kodak
- B.
Bronica
- C.
Leica
- 18.
Who was the inventor of the negative / positive photographic process, the precursor to most photographic processes of the 19th & 20th centuries?
- A.
Louis Daguerre
- B.
Henry Fox Talbot
- C.
James Clerk Maxwell
- 19.
Kodak released the first commercially available, professional digital camera in what year?
- A.
1988
- B.
1991
- C.
1994
- 20.
This photograph called "Boulevard du Temple" was taken in late 1838 by what photography pioneer?
- A.
Nicephore Niepce
- B.
Louis Daguerre
- C.
George Eastman
- 21.
What does SLR stand for?
- A.
Small Light Reflector
- B.
Southern Light Reader
- C.
Single Lens Reflect
- 22.The size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken that is also measured in fstops.
- A.
Shutter speed
- B.
Depth of field
- C.
Aperture
- 23.The length of time that the shutter in a SLR camera exposes the film to the scene you’re photographing.
- A.
Shutter speed
- B.
Aperture
- C.
ISO
- 24.
Using this camera feature can help get the colors in your images as accurate as possible.
- A.
Shutter speed
- B.
Aperture
- C.
White Balance
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