Spring Semester Photo 1 Exam STUDY GUIDE WCSD 2015-16

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Content Standard 6.0: Understand Light Sources

1. Should you use a smaller or larger light to soften the lighting?

2. Split Lighting can be used for what type of portraits?

3. What are some other names for Butterfly lighting?

4. What are some other terms for the Back Light?

5. What do the numbers (1:3) refer to in studio lighting ratios?

6. What is it called when the subject is not lit, but the background is?

7. What is the effect of using a rim light?

8. What is the primary light source called in 3-point studio lighting?

9. What is the worst way to artificially light a subject?

10. What quality of light will using a Diffuser and/or Filter on a light or strobe create?
11. What studio portrait lighting pattern is best for filling-out a subjects face?

12. Which camera function controls the image sensors sensitivity to light?

13. Which kind of reflector would be best to use in a low light situation?

14. Which light, in three-point lighting, is used to minimize shadows?

15. Which lighting pattern can be paired with a weak fill light to highlight the shadow-side?

16. Which of the standard 3 studio lights will separate the subject from the background?

17. Which pattern is ideal for oval-shaped faces?

18. Which reflector would change the color temperature of the shot?

19. Which studio portrait lighting pattern is best for female subjects with strong cheekbones?

20. Which studio portrait lighting pattern is best for slimming a subjects face?

21. Which studio portrait lighting pattern is named after a classic painter?

22. Which type of light meter will most accurately measure the light in a controlled studio?
Content Standard 7.0: Implement Digital Workflow Processes

23. How do you create a new file in Photoshop?

24. How many pixels are in a megapixel?

25. If you take a properly exposed portrait of a white object in the center of a black
background, what would the histogram look like?

26. In Photoshop, what is the area with all of the brushes, pens, erasers, and other icons
called?

27. Name 10 basic tasks that are included in a basic image workflow to edit most
photographs?

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28. Name 3 ways to make a selection using the selection tools.

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29. Name the repair tool that combines the hues and tones of the damaged area with the clean
pixel patterns of the source point, defined by the user.

30. Name three types of memory cards used in digital cameras?

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31. What tool measures color information and displays it in the info pallet?

32. What adjustment can make the colors richer in a photo?

33. What are some key steps to prepare a photograph for printing?

34. What company created Photoshop?

35. What device is used to digitize images (the quality of which depends on the DPI setting?)
36. What does the History palette allow you to do in Photoshop?

37. What does the K in the color mode CMYK represent?

38. What format do Photoshop files save as?

39. What happens when you simultaneously press the Ctrl and T keys?

40. What is the most common default format for photographic images?

41. What is the term for the process of organizing work to move from start to finished
product?

42. What resolution is recommended for printing?

43. What setting on a digital camera will retain the greatest amount of information?

44. Which file format compresses an image by getting rid of useless data so the image will
take up less space on the computer?

45. Which image format does not compress the image, which makes it the good for long term
storage?

46. Which repair tool allows the user to drag and drop selected problem areas over a clean
related clone source?
 47. Which tool can strengthen the composition of an image by eliminating outer portions of
the canvas?

48. Which tool copies exact pixel information from a source point to another point following
the freehand movements of the user?

49. Which tool creates text on an image?

50. Which tool hardens edge contrast to increase apparent detail?

51. Which tool lightens areas of an image inside the brush following the freehand movements
of the user?

52. Which tool makes selections in the shape of squares or rectangles?

53. Which tool selects similar tones, based on tolerance settings, with a single click of the
mouse?

Content Standard 8.0: Demonstrate Competence in Presentation Techniques & Portfolio

Development

54. How many images are recommended to include in a portfolio?

55. List 3 uses for a photographic portfolio:

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56. List 4 examples of photographic galleries spaces:

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57. Should portfolios be printed or digital?

58. What is a photographic portfolio?

59. What is a Theme?

60. What is the main purpose of a portfolio?

61. What minimum resolution should images be for gallery submissions?

62. What size prints are recommended for a portfolio?

63. What social media sites can be used to create photographic portfolios?

64. Why would you want to cut an over-matt for your photograph when displaying it in a
glass frame?