History Of Photography Quiz
- 1.The term "camera obscura" is Latin for:
- A.
Dark room
- B.
Old camera
- C.
Lighted room
- D.
Hidden light
- 2.The development of Photography was created not by artists, but by:
- A.
Chemists
- B.
Machinists
- C.
Military engineers
- D.
Architects
- 3.
The first documented photograph (seen here) was taken around:- A.
1826
- B.
1847
- C.
1855
- D.
1860
- 4.
How long was the exposure to light in one of the first documented photos (seen above)?
- A.
About 8 minutes
- B.
About 3 hours
- C.
About 8 hours
- D.
About 5 hours
- 5.
In this 1838 photo of a Parisian street, no people were in the photo because:
- A.
The shutter was open for 10 minutes, and everyone was moving too fast.
- B.
The original was too dark, but when it was later lightened digitally, the figures didn't transfer.
- C.
The photographer requested that the street be closed so he could get the best photo possible.
- D.
The 1837 outbreak of Cholera forced people to stay in their homes.
- 6.What is a "Brownie"?
- A.
The first inexpensive camera sold to the public.
- B.
Slang term for the assistant who held the flash in early photography.
- C.
A small brown box used to hold light-sensitive plates.
- D.
The sponge used to wipe the chemicals from a Daguerrotype plate.
- 7.
The Frenchman Louis Daguerre (known for the Daguerreotype) influenced photography by:
- A.
Creating a more sensitive silver-based plate, reducing the exposure time from hours to just a few minutes.
- B.
Creating a glass sheet 'negative' that could produce multiple prints of one image.
- C.
Developed a camera that was portable and easy for people to carry.
- D.
Creating a flash for the camera, so portraits could be shot indoors.
- 8.What was special about the POLAROID camera?
- A.
The camera's film contained chemicals to immediately process the picture, making images instant.
- B.
It was the first camera to be able to hold 24 photos instead of just one.
- C.
The camera was the first to have a built-in flash, allowing people to take it anywhere.
- D.
It was the first disposable camera.
- 9.What made the photos by James Van Der Zee special?
- A.
He was the first landscape photographer to journey out to the American West.
- B.
He depicted life of middle and upper-class African Americans in a lifestyle very similar to white people.
- C.
He was the first to photograph Abraham Lincoln, General Grant and the Union army.
- D.
He showed a side to war that few people had ever experienced.
- 10.
Dorothea Lange (pictured here) made her mark in Photography History by shooting photos of:
- A.
Migrant workers during the Great Depression.
- B.
The American West landscape.
- C.
Children in poor living conditions in the cities.
- D.
Women in occupations outside of the home.
- 11.To this day, why do many crime scene experts prefer FILM-BASED instant cameras instead of the high-resolution digital cameras?
- A.
Film-based cameras are easier to operate under low-light conditions.
- B.
Digital images are way too easy to edit, and may not be considered valid evidence in court.
- C.
Film cameras are much cheaper, so every investigator can have one available.
- D.
Prosecutors are afraid that digital images will be shared on social networks before the trials.
- 12.What made the photos by Matthew Brady's studio special?
- A.
He was the first landscape photographer to journey out to the American West.
- B.
He depicted life of Native Americans that very few people had ever seen.
- C.
He was the first to photograph the first five Presidents after 1840.
- D.
He showed a side to war that few people had ever experienced.
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