Film Photography 301 Final UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
An image of a scene recorded on film that only becomes visible to the human eye after
development is called a? - CORRECT ANSWER - latent image
Dark areas of a scene which appear light in the negative and dark again in the print are called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - shadows
The ability of film to handle a range of intensities from darkest to lightest is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - film latitude
True or False: The average scene contains five f-stops of light intensity - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
When a photographer shoots three or more photographs of a scene all at different exposures it is
called? - CORRECT ANSWER - bracketing
True or False: The higher the film's speed, the greater that film's exposure latitude - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
True or False: An incident light meter measures the amount of light reflected off a subject -
CORRECT ANSWER - false
True or False: Most cameras have an incident meter built into them - CORRECT
ANSWER - false
When shooting a photograph that contains people, there are several things you can do to make
sure you get the proper exposure. Which of the following is not one of them?
, A) take a general reading and divide by five f-stops
B) move in close and take a meter reading of the subject's face
C) take a meter reading of your own skin
D) use a zoom lens to take a close-up meter reading of the subject's face - CORRECT
ANSWER - take the general reading and divide by five f-stops
True or False: When photographing a beach or snow scene, take a meter reading then reduce the
exposure by one to two f-stops - CORRECT ANSWER - false
True or False: When cropping a portrait for a "headshot" a photographer always must include
some of the subjects shoulders as well, so as to avoid the awkward look of a bodiless, floating
head - CORRECT ANSWER - true
when cropping a portrait for a "half-length" shot, where is the best place to draw a crop? -
CORRECT ANSWER - about halfway between the subject's belt line and their knees
When shooting a portrait of someone, the correct camera angle in most normal situations (not
correcting or enhancing someone's physical features) would be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
right at the subject's eye level
True or False: The "Rembrandt" portrait setup is by far and away the most popular style and
setup for portraits in use today. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
What is the most important facial feature on a person to focus your camera's lens on when taking
a portrait in order to make sure it is precisely in focus? - CORRECT ANSWER - eyes
which is the correct ratio of main to fill light in a normal portrait? - CORRECT
ANSWER - three to one
Identify the following portrait lighting scheme. The mail light is positioned 45 degrees to the
right of the camera. The fill light is to the left of the camera. The subject is seated with his/her
shoulders square 45 degrees to the right of the camera and their head is turned almost square
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
An image of a scene recorded on film that only becomes visible to the human eye after
development is called a? - CORRECT ANSWER - latent image
Dark areas of a scene which appear light in the negative and dark again in the print are called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - shadows
The ability of film to handle a range of intensities from darkest to lightest is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - film latitude
True or False: The average scene contains five f-stops of light intensity - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
When a photographer shoots three or more photographs of a scene all at different exposures it is
called? - CORRECT ANSWER - bracketing
True or False: The higher the film's speed, the greater that film's exposure latitude - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
True or False: An incident light meter measures the amount of light reflected off a subject -
CORRECT ANSWER - false
True or False: Most cameras have an incident meter built into them - CORRECT
ANSWER - false
When shooting a photograph that contains people, there are several things you can do to make
sure you get the proper exposure. Which of the following is not one of them?
, A) take a general reading and divide by five f-stops
B) move in close and take a meter reading of the subject's face
C) take a meter reading of your own skin
D) use a zoom lens to take a close-up meter reading of the subject's face - CORRECT
ANSWER - take the general reading and divide by five f-stops
True or False: When photographing a beach or snow scene, take a meter reading then reduce the
exposure by one to two f-stops - CORRECT ANSWER - false
True or False: When cropping a portrait for a "headshot" a photographer always must include
some of the subjects shoulders as well, so as to avoid the awkward look of a bodiless, floating
head - CORRECT ANSWER - true
when cropping a portrait for a "half-length" shot, where is the best place to draw a crop? -
CORRECT ANSWER - about halfway between the subject's belt line and their knees
When shooting a portrait of someone, the correct camera angle in most normal situations (not
correcting or enhancing someone's physical features) would be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
right at the subject's eye level
True or False: The "Rembrandt" portrait setup is by far and away the most popular style and
setup for portraits in use today. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
What is the most important facial feature on a person to focus your camera's lens on when taking
a portrait in order to make sure it is precisely in focus? - CORRECT ANSWER - eyes
which is the correct ratio of main to fill light in a normal portrait? - CORRECT
ANSWER - three to one
Identify the following portrait lighting scheme. The mail light is positioned 45 degrees to the
right of the camera. The fill light is to the left of the camera. The subject is seated with his/her
shoulders square 45 degrees to the right of the camera and their head is turned almost square
