Introduction to Digital Photography,
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Aperture - ✔✔Size of the opening in a lens
Shutter Speed - ✔✔How fast the shutter opens and closes
ISO - ✔✔How sensitive the camera sensor is to light
Depth of Field - ✔✔Term that refers to how much of the image is in focus
High Dynamic Range (HDR) - ✔✔Several photos of the same scene taken at different
exposures
Bokeh - ✔✔The blur or orbs created when lights or backgrounds are out of focus in an
image
Al Servo or Continuous Focus - ✔✔the autofocus system will continue focusing until
you take the photo, so the subject is still sharp, even if they move. This camera setting is
essential to understand for photographing moving objects
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,Exposure - ✔✔How light or dark an image is and is controlled through aperture,
shutter speed and ISO
Histogram - ✔✔Is a chart that depicts how many light and dark pixels are in an image.
If the chart peaks towards the left, the image has a lot of dark hues. If the chart peaks to
the right, the image has a lot of light hues. If those peaks are cut off at the edges, the
image is underexposed (on the left edge) or overexposed (on the right edge)
Long Exposure - ✔✔Is an image that has been exposed for a long time, or uses a long
shutter speed. This technique is useful for shooting still objects in low light, or
rendering moving objects into an artistic blur
Hot Shoe - ✔✔Is the slot at the top of a camera for adding accessories, like a speed light
or flash
Manual Mode - ✔✔You choose the aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and those choices
affect how light or dark the image is
Noise - ✔✔Is simply little flecks in an image, also sometimes called grain. Images taken
at high ISOs have a lot of noise, so it's best to use the lowest ISO you can for the amount
of light in the scene
Rule of Thirds - ✔✔This compositional rule suggests imagining the image has been
divided into three parts both horizontally and vertically. Often the most interesting
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, compositions result in placing the subject on one of the intersections of those imaginary
lines, instead of in the center of the photo.
Shutter Release - ✔✔That's the button you press to take the picture
Viewfinder - ✔✔That's the hole you look through to take the picture. Some digital
cameras don't have one and just use the screen, but all DSLRs and most mirrorless
cameras use them
White Balance - ✔✔Your eyes automatically adjust to different light sources, but a
camera can't do that—that's why sometimes you take an image and it looks very blue or
very yellow. Using the right __________ ___________ setting will make what's white in
real life actually appear white in the photo
Adobe RGB - ✔✔A widely accepted color space that encompasses a wider range of
color than the more commonly used sRGB color space
Dynamic Range - ✔✔The range of brightness and tonality reproduced in a digital (or
traditional) photographic image. Wider __________ __________ translates into greater
tonal values (and detail) between the darkest shadows and the brightest highlights
DPI - ✔✔Printing term for resolution. The higher the __________, the higher the
resolution of the resulting image will be. For viewing images at magnifications of up to
life size on a computer screen, you only need 72 __________. For offset printing, the
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Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Aperture - ✔✔Size of the opening in a lens
Shutter Speed - ✔✔How fast the shutter opens and closes
ISO - ✔✔How sensitive the camera sensor is to light
Depth of Field - ✔✔Term that refers to how much of the image is in focus
High Dynamic Range (HDR) - ✔✔Several photos of the same scene taken at different
exposures
Bokeh - ✔✔The blur or orbs created when lights or backgrounds are out of focus in an
image
Al Servo or Continuous Focus - ✔✔the autofocus system will continue focusing until
you take the photo, so the subject is still sharp, even if they move. This camera setting is
essential to understand for photographing moving objects
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,Exposure - ✔✔How light or dark an image is and is controlled through aperture,
shutter speed and ISO
Histogram - ✔✔Is a chart that depicts how many light and dark pixels are in an image.
If the chart peaks towards the left, the image has a lot of dark hues. If the chart peaks to
the right, the image has a lot of light hues. If those peaks are cut off at the edges, the
image is underexposed (on the left edge) or overexposed (on the right edge)
Long Exposure - ✔✔Is an image that has been exposed for a long time, or uses a long
shutter speed. This technique is useful for shooting still objects in low light, or
rendering moving objects into an artistic blur
Hot Shoe - ✔✔Is the slot at the top of a camera for adding accessories, like a speed light
or flash
Manual Mode - ✔✔You choose the aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and those choices
affect how light or dark the image is
Noise - ✔✔Is simply little flecks in an image, also sometimes called grain. Images taken
at high ISOs have a lot of noise, so it's best to use the lowest ISO you can for the amount
of light in the scene
Rule of Thirds - ✔✔This compositional rule suggests imagining the image has been
divided into three parts both horizontally and vertically. Often the most interesting
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, compositions result in placing the subject on one of the intersections of those imaginary
lines, instead of in the center of the photo.
Shutter Release - ✔✔That's the button you press to take the picture
Viewfinder - ✔✔That's the hole you look through to take the picture. Some digital
cameras don't have one and just use the screen, but all DSLRs and most mirrorless
cameras use them
White Balance - ✔✔Your eyes automatically adjust to different light sources, but a
camera can't do that—that's why sometimes you take an image and it looks very blue or
very yellow. Using the right __________ ___________ setting will make what's white in
real life actually appear white in the photo
Adobe RGB - ✔✔A widely accepted color space that encompasses a wider range of
color than the more commonly used sRGB color space
Dynamic Range - ✔✔The range of brightness and tonality reproduced in a digital (or
traditional) photographic image. Wider __________ __________ translates into greater
tonal values (and detail) between the darkest shadows and the brightest highlights
DPI - ✔✔Printing term for resolution. The higher the __________, the higher the
resolution of the resulting image will be. For viewing images at magnifications of up to
life size on a computer screen, you only need 72 __________. For offset printing, the
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