ARTS 301 Film Photography UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Ground glass back - CORRECT ANSWER - An 8 X 10 inch view camera is an example
of a _________________________________ type of camera.
Shutter - CORRECT ANSWER - The _____________ is the part of the camera which
controls the length of time the film is exposed to light
Viewfinder - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of a camera that shows a photographer
what he/she is aiming at is called the _______________________.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - The larger the film size, the poorer the quality of the final
photograph.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - An aperture setting of f-8 allows twice as much light to hit
the film as an aperture of f-11.
Shutter Priority - CORRECT ANSWER - The ________________________ exposure
mode on a camera means that the operator sets the shutter speed and the camera selects the
proper aperture.
Single Lens Reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - The 35mm camera belongs to the SLR
family of cameras. What does SLR stand for?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - A shutter speed of 1/60th of a second lets more light hit
the film than a shutter speed of 1/125th of a second.
a. Kodak Disk Camera - CORRECT ANSWER - Which one of the following cameras
would be the best example of a rangefinder camera? a. Kodak disc camera
, b.4 X 5 view camera
c. 35mm SLR camera
d. 120mm medium format camera
Focusing - CORRECT ANSWER - Twisting the lens barrel to sharpen an image on the
film is called what?
Joseph Nicephore Niepce took the first picture ever of a view from his window in France, 1826 -
CORRECT ANSWER - Who took the first photo ever? Where was it taken? What year
was it taken in? What was the subject of that photo?
Vivian Maier was a care-giver/nanny. She took most of her pictures in Chicago and New York
City. Her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house in Chicago - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tell me about Vivian Maier: What city did she do most of her photography
work in? What was her occupation? How was she eventually "discovered?"
Lens Speed - CORRECT ANSWER - _________________________ is the amount of
light a lens can transmit in a give time.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - A lens characterized as "slow" transmits more light than
one characterized as "fast."
False - CORRECT ANSWER - A lens characterized as "fast" transmits less light than one
characterized as "slow."
50mm - CORRECT ANSWER - A "normal" lens for a 35mm SLR camera would be of
what focal length?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - If you double a lens' focal length, the image projected on
the film would also double in size.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Ground glass back - CORRECT ANSWER - An 8 X 10 inch view camera is an example
of a _________________________________ type of camera.
Shutter - CORRECT ANSWER - The _____________ is the part of the camera which
controls the length of time the film is exposed to light
Viewfinder - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of a camera that shows a photographer
what he/she is aiming at is called the _______________________.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - The larger the film size, the poorer the quality of the final
photograph.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - An aperture setting of f-8 allows twice as much light to hit
the film as an aperture of f-11.
Shutter Priority - CORRECT ANSWER - The ________________________ exposure
mode on a camera means that the operator sets the shutter speed and the camera selects the
proper aperture.
Single Lens Reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - The 35mm camera belongs to the SLR
family of cameras. What does SLR stand for?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - A shutter speed of 1/60th of a second lets more light hit
the film than a shutter speed of 1/125th of a second.
a. Kodak Disk Camera - CORRECT ANSWER - Which one of the following cameras
would be the best example of a rangefinder camera? a. Kodak disc camera
, b.4 X 5 view camera
c. 35mm SLR camera
d. 120mm medium format camera
Focusing - CORRECT ANSWER - Twisting the lens barrel to sharpen an image on the
film is called what?
Joseph Nicephore Niepce took the first picture ever of a view from his window in France, 1826 -
CORRECT ANSWER - Who took the first photo ever? Where was it taken? What year
was it taken in? What was the subject of that photo?
Vivian Maier was a care-giver/nanny. She took most of her pictures in Chicago and New York
City. Her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house in Chicago - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tell me about Vivian Maier: What city did she do most of her photography
work in? What was her occupation? How was she eventually "discovered?"
Lens Speed - CORRECT ANSWER - _________________________ is the amount of
light a lens can transmit in a give time.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - A lens characterized as "slow" transmits more light than
one characterized as "fast."
False - CORRECT ANSWER - A lens characterized as "fast" transmits less light than one
characterized as "slow."
50mm - CORRECT ANSWER - A "normal" lens for a 35mm SLR camera would be of
what focal length?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - If you double a lens' focal length, the image projected on
the film would also double in size.
