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ARTS 301 Final Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
A measure of the sensitivity of film to light is called what? Answer: film
speed
Which film layer contains light-sensitive crystals that are suspended in a
gelatin? Answer: emulsion layer
Upon which natural element does photography rely on to record
images of light on film? Answer: silver
What does the antihalation dye in the film do? Answer: prevents light
from bouncing back through the film and forming a double image
Which film format would be used by a view camera (ground-glass back
camera)? Answer: film in individual sheets
Which of the following film speeds is the lowest in grain and the
highest in sharpness? Answer: 25 ISO
Which of the following is not responsible for an increase in a
photograph's grain?
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(a) overexposing the film in camera
(b) underexposing the film in camera
(c) large temperature changes between chemical steps of film
development
(d) push processing your film to a higher ISO Answer: underexposing
the film in camera
Which of the following films would be best to use when photographing
an indoor basketball game without the aid of a flash? Answer: 3200 ISO
Which of the following films would be best to use when photographing
a natural landscape on a clear, cloudless day? Answer: 100 ISO (lowest
is best)
Theoretically, a photographer should choose the slowest film speed
usable in a particular lighting situation to obtain maximum image
sharpness, the most contrast and the least amount of grain. (T/F)
Answer: True
Name three film manufacturers and tell what country they are
headquartered in. Answer: Kodak -> America
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ARTS 301 Final Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
A measure of the sensitivity of film to light is called what? Answer: film
speed
Which film layer contains light-sensitive crystals that are suspended in a
gelatin? Answer: emulsion layer
Upon which natural element does photography rely on to record
images of light on film? Answer: silver
What does the antihalation dye in the film do? Answer: prevents light
from bouncing back through the film and forming a double image
Which film format would be used by a view camera (ground-glass back
camera)? Answer: film in individual sheets
Which of the following film speeds is the lowest in grain and the
highest in sharpness? Answer: 25 ISO
Which of the following is not responsible for an increase in a
photograph's grain?
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(a) overexposing the film in camera
(b) underexposing the film in camera
(c) large temperature changes between chemical steps of film
development
(d) push processing your film to a higher ISO Answer: underexposing
the film in camera
Which of the following films would be best to use when photographing
an indoor basketball game without the aid of a flash? Answer: 3200 ISO
Which of the following films would be best to use when photographing
a natural landscape on a clear, cloudless day? Answer: 100 ISO (lowest
is best)
Theoretically, a photographer should choose the slowest film speed
usable in a particular lighting situation to obtain maximum image
sharpness, the most contrast and the least amount of grain. (T/F)
Answer: True
Name three film manufacturers and tell what country they are
headquartered in. Answer: Kodak -> America
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