General Knowledge Photography Test! Trivia Quiz
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Questions are for traditional film and digital platforms.
- 1.What is dodging in photography?
- A.
Making the exposure darker during printing or editing.
- B.
Balancing the light meter.
- C.
Making the exposure lighter during printing or editing.
- D.
Changing the ISO.
- 2.Before digital photography, photographs were taken with chemicals that reacted to light to create a permanent image on something?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which shutter speed is faster?
- A.
1/60
- B.
1/400
- C.
1/1000
- D.
1/30
- 4.A higher ISO will result in what?
- A.
Brighter exposure
- B.
More noise or pixelation
- C.
Reduce the need for a flash
- D.
All of the above
- 5.Place a check mark next to the terms that directly affect exposure. (hint: there's 3)
- A.
F-stop
- B.
AF/MF
- C.
Shutter speed
- D.
ISO
- 6.Digital photography no longer needs light to take a photograph.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which shutter speed lets in more light?
- A.
1/30
- B.
1/60
- C.
1/400
- D.
1/1000
- 8.Which camera function allows you to view photos you've already taken?
- A.
F-stop
- B.
ISO
- C.
Aperture
- D.
Playback
- E.
None of the above
- 9.You want to take a photo with a diffused background. Which of the following actions will accomplish this?
- A.
Decrease the f-stop
- B.
Shorten the shutter speed
- C.
Increase the ISO
- D.
Add flash
- E.
None of the above
- 10.Which camera orientation is long horizontally and short vertically?
- A.
Landscape
- B.
Portrait
- C.
Neither
- D.
Both
- 11.Which compositional technique places the subject away from the center of the photograph?
- A.
Rule of Thirds
- B.
Leading Lines
- C.
Framing the Subject
- D.
Filling the Frame
- E.
Diffused Background
- 12.You want to take a photo with blurred motion. Which of the following actions will accomplish this?
- A.
Increase the f-stop
- B.
Lengthen the shutter speed
- C.
Increase the ISO
- D.
Change MF to AF
- E.
None of the above
- 13.Which mode should you shoot in if you want complete control of the camera settings?
- A.
Auto
- B.
Manual
- C.
Aperture-Priority
- D.
Shutter-Priority
- E.
None of the above
- 14.
- A.
Decrease the f-stop
- B.
Lengthen the shutter speed
- C.
Increase the ISO
- D.
Add flash
- E.
None of the above
- 15.Which type of zoom uses the camera's lens to magnify the image?
- A.
Optical
- B.
Digital
- C.
Neither
- D.
Both
- 16.Both AF and MF affect what part of the photo?
- A.
The sharpness of the subject
- B.
Depth of field
- C.
Exposure
- D.
Light balance
- E.
None of the above
- 17.A photo is underexposed. Which of the following actions will solve this?
- A.
Increase the f-stop
- B.
Lengthen the shutter speed
- C.
decrease the ISO
- D.
change MF to AF
- E.
None of the above
- 18.Which term describes the difference between the lightest and darkest areas in a photograph?
- A.
Hue
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Saturation
- D.
Focus
- E.
None of the above
- 19.Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Which f-stop lets in more light?
- A.
F2
- B.
F8
- C.
F16
- D.
F22
- 21.Which term describes the area of a photograph that is in focus?
- A.
Aperture
- B.
Focus
- C.
Depth of field
- D.
Exposure
- E.
None of the above
- 22.Which term describes photos where the subject is carefully positioned by the photographer?
- A.
Posed
- B.
Candid
- C.
Planned
- D.
Freestyle
- E.
None of the above
- 23.Aperture/f-stop affects what part(s) of a photo?
- A.
Depth of field
- B.
Exposure
- C.
Blurred motion
- D.
Both A & B
- E.
Both A & C
- F.
Both B & C
- 24.Which camera orientation is short horizontally and long vertically?
- A.
Landscape
- B.
Portrait
- C.
Neither
- D.
Both
- 25.Which f-stop has a longer depth of field?
- A.
F2
- B.
F8
- C.
F16
- D.
F22
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