Understanding Exposure, Chapter 1: Defining Exposure

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Tests a reader's comprehension of Chapter 1 of the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson.

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1.

What is meant by the word "exposure"?
- A.
  
  One photo that's been taken
- B.
  
  A print
- C.
  
  The amount of light that falls on your film or sensor
- D.
  
  The act of allowing light to hit your film or sensor
- E.
  
  All of the above
2.

Your light meter looks like this:[-2...-1...0..+1..+2]but what is it for?
- A.
  
  It tells you if your manual settings are right or not
- B.
  
  It tells you how much light there is in your scene
- C.
  
  It should always show "0" or your photos won't come out
- D.
  
  It tells you how light or dark your photo will be if you use the current settings. Positive numbers mean the photo will come out brighter than they would at "0".
- E.
  
  It tells you how light or dark your photo will be if you use the current settings. Positive numbers mean the photo will come out darker than they would at "0".
3.

When you set your shutter speed so the camera shows "500", what does that actually mean?
- A.
  
  500 seconds
- B.
  
  .500 seconds
- C.
  
  1/500 seconds
- D.
  
  500 micro-seconds
4.

You're trying to take a photo of moving cars so that the headlights and taillights get blurred into streaks of red and white light. What setting is most important in this situation?
- A.
  
  Aperture
- B.
  
  Shutter speed
- C.
  
  ISO
- D.
  
  Focal length
5.

You want to take a photo that will capture both your kids and Niagara Falls in the distance and have them both be in-focus. Assuming the following combinations would all give you "correct exposure", which settings would give you the "creatively correct exposure"?
- A.
  
  F/4, 1/250, ISO 400
- B.
  
  F/8, 1/250, ISO 1600
- C.
  
  F/4, 1/125, ISO 200
- D.
  
  F/8, 1/500, ISO 800
- E.
  
  F/16, 1/125, ISO 800
6.

You're taking a seascape photo at dusk and you want to use f/8 at a minimum shutter speed of 1/60, but taking a photo with those settings give you a photo that's too dark, what can you do?
- A.
  
  Increase your aperture
- B.
  
  Increase your shutter speed
- C.
  
  Increase your ISO
- D.
  
  Use flash
7.

You have a field of flowers, how do you single one flower out of the bunch?
- A.
  
  Use a shallow depth of field by choosing an aperture of f/4
- B.
  
  Use a shallow depth of field by choosing an aperture of f/16
- C.
  
  Use a shallow depth of field by choosing a shutter speed that's at least one over the reciprocal of your focal length
- D.
  
  Use a shallow depth of field by choosing an ISO of 100
- E.
  
  Use a shallow depth of field by choosing an ISO of 800
8.

What is a "creatively correct exposure"?
- A.
  
  The one combination of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO that give you correct exposure
- B.
  
  When your light meter gives you "0" and it comes out as light or dark as you intended it
- C.
  
  When your light meter does not give you "0", but it comes out as you intended anyway (due to overly light or dark subjects or backgrounds)
- D.
  
  One of the many possible combinations of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO that gives you both correct exposure and the depth of field and/or motion blur that you intended