What Do You Like About Photography?

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Do you know enough about photography? Take this quiz and find out!

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1.

When taking a picture with a digital camera, you can ensure it is well focused by doing what?
- A.
  
  Aiming Carefully At Your Subject
- B.
  
  Pressing The Shutter Release Button
- C.
  
  Zooming In As Far As Possible
- D.
  
  Pressing The Shutter Halfway First
2.

In the abbreviation "SLR", what does the "R" stand for?
- A.
  
  Reflex
- B.
  
  Repeat
- C.
  
  Recur
- D.
  
  Rhythm
3.

What is photographic shutter speed measured in?
- A.
  
  Millimeters
- B.
  
  Milliseconds
- C.
  
  Seconds
- D.
  
  Minutes
4.

What type of metal is used to produce a daguerreotype photograph?
- A.
  
  Silver
- B.
  
  Copper
- C.
  
  Gold
- D.
  
  Mercury
5.

A camera that has few or no adjustments to be made by the picture-taker is generally called a what?
- A.
  
  Easy Camera
- B.
  
  No Problem Camera
- C.
  
  Simple Camera
- D.
  
  Unintelligent Camera
6.

What feature of a camera eliminates parallax error?
- A.
  
  Red Eye Reduction Flash
- B.
  
  Autofocus
- C.
  
  Shutter Speed
- D.
  
  Single Lens Reflex
7.

On an overcast day, a photographer is likely to encounter what kind of lighting?
- A.
  
  Soft Lighting
- B.
  
  Easy Lighting
- C.
  
  Hard Lighting
- D.
  
  Bright Lighting
8.

In photography, what word refers to film's sensitivity to light?
- A.
  
  Exposures
- B.
  
  Speed
- C.
  
  Negative
- D.
  
  Aperture
9.

The first autofocus camera was marketed in what decade?
- A.
  
  1930's
- B.
  
  1950's
- C.
  
  1970's
- D.
  
  1990's
10.

The first commercial color film, invented by the French Lumiere brothers in 1907, was called?
- A.
  
  Autochrome Color Sheets
- B.
  
  Photo Film
- C.
  
  Autochrome Plates
- D.
  
  Color Sheets
11.

What is the compensation for the color temperature associated with a given set of lighting conditions?
- A.
  
  Focal Length
- B.
  
  ISO Speed
- C.
  
  Shutter Speed
- D.
  
  White Balance
12.

Which lens has a focal length that is substantially shorter than the focal length of a normal lens?
- A.
  
  Autofocus Lens
- B.
  
  Single-Lens Reflex
- C.
  
  Wide-Angle Lens
- D.
  
  Telephoto Lens
13.

Who created the first photograph on paper of a human figure in 1840?
- A.
  
  Alexander Hesler
- B.
  
  George N. Barnard
- C.
  
  Edward Anthony
- D.
  
  William Henry Fox Talbot
14.

The word "photography" is derived from words in Greek which mean "light" and what else?
- A.
  
  Picture
- B.
  
  Image
- C.
  
  Copy
- D.
  
  Writing
15.

Which company makes the "Vario Tessar" line of camera lenses?
- A.
  
  Kodak
- B.
  
  Hasselblad
- C.
  
  Leica
- D.
  
  Zeiss