Chapter 4

Question 1

A film’s light-sensitive silver halide crystals are located:

Answer 1

in the emulsion layer

Question 1

This kind of (in-front-of-lens) filter reduces the overall amount of light reaching the film/sensor, while leaving the color balance unchanged.

Answer 1

Neutral Density

Question 2

The faster the film:

Answer 2

the more visible its grain

Question 3

Both film and digital cameras are calibrated to meter a scene that averages ______ reflectance.

Answer 3

18%

Question 4

The color a lens filter will absorb to the greatest degree is:

Answer 4

its complementary color

Question 5

The emulsion side of the film is on the

Answer 5

the dull side

Question 6

Assuming that a correct exposure is made of a given scene using a film with an ISO of 200, an aperture of f/2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second, a correct exposure will also be made of the same scene using an ISO of 400 at which shutter speed and aperture combo?

Answer 6

f/2.8 at 1/125

Question 7

When shooting a non-silhouette portrait with the sun behind your subject, what kind of action may be required to override your camera’s light meter to maintain correct exposure on your subject?

Answer 7

open your aperture by 2 f-stops

Question 8

To make a correct exposure using an external incident light meter (the one with a white dome), you should point the meter at

Answer 8

the camera