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A documentary photography is one whose primary purpose is»»>

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the truthful depiction of reality

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The FSA program was designed to

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help rural poor, education, farming improvement

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Which photographer had a limp making them less intimidating»>

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Doretha Lange

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Social Documentation and Photojournalism are similar and yet have two very different aims; Social Documentation has the aim to _______.

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influence change to improve the human condition of a select group

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true or false - Modern photographs emphasized form over content

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true

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The technical culture of the early twentieth century in Europe, and its impact on the arts, was named by Moholy-Nagy as ______.

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the new vision.

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Surrealist photographers used ____ to touch their audiences subconscious.

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unique views.

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Ansel Adams was known for his ______ photographic style and his images of Yosemite.

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straight

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Focal length is the distance from the ____ to the ____.

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center of the lens / point where light focuses

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_______ is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.

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depth of field

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The first Kodak camera, which changed the course of photography by shipping loaded with film so “you press the button, we do the rest”, was ______. [select all that apply

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designed in 1888, able to take 100 photographs per roll, offered by Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company

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What feature of photography makes it unique among all art mediums?

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ability to capture split-second images to freeze action

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True or False - Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work emphasized the uniqueness of photography to be able to capture “life while it is being lived.”

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True

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Which photographer captured life in urban New York city and had a flair for telling a story in a single frame?

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Weegee

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Richard Avedon’s fashion photographs were unique for their ______.

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action

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Which war photographer shot his pictures ‘right from the trenches’ and redefined how photographers were treated?

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Robert Capa

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The Family of Man exhibit was curated by Edward Steichen at the Modern Museum of Art in ________.

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1955

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Photographs of texture and other materials captured in such a way to obscure the subject and focus on the shapes and light are known as ________.

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Abstract Expressionism

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Surrealist photographers used what techniques to create their images? [select all that apply

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a.
double exposures

c.
blurring

d.
light manipulations

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What was the name of the work led by Mark Klett to photograph Midwest America?

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Rephotographic Survey Project

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Unlike the Modern images. “Conceptual” images are not _______.

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concerned with formal aspects

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Which artist is widely known for his contributions to Pop Art

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Andy Warhol

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Which photographer experimented with Cubist themes to construct collages of multiple photographs of a single scene?

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David Hockney

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When were the first electronic analogue computers invented for military defense?

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1945

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Digital image resolution is a measure of _____.

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PPI - pixels per inch

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What is a digital watermark?

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c.

the embedding of digital info into the file which can be used to verify ownership

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When was the first social network site, SixDegrees, launched?

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1997

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true or false - Copyright laws allow anyone to use an image as long as they are not trying to make money from it.
Answer

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false

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In the lecture materials, Documentary photographs are described as photographs that __________.

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capture specific subjects at a precise place and time

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What does FSA stand for?

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Farm Security Administration

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Dorthea Lange’s photography career included ______.

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photo food lines in sf, migrant workers, WWII Japanese internment

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32
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Social Documentation and Photojournalism are similar and yet have two very different aims; Photojournalism has the aim to _______.

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objectively report on the facts of a specific place and tim

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Surrealist photographers used ____ to touch their audiences subconscious.

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unique views

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34
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Ansel Adams was known for his ______ photographic style and his images of Yosemite.

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Straight

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35
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What is used to convert continuous tone photographs into printable art?

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halftone screen

36
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Focal length is the distance from the ____ to the ____.

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center of the lens / point where light focuses

37
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Which camera type allows the photographer to see an actual view of what will be captured in the photograph?

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SLR

38
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What are the basic parts of all cameras? [select all that apply]
Answer

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a.
Lens

c.
Aperture

e.
Enclosure

39
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What feature of photography makes it unique among all art mediums?

A

ability to capture split-second images to freeze action

40
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Which photographer captured life in urban New York city and had a flair for telling a story in a single frame?

A

Weege

41
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Which war photographer shot his pictures ‘right from the trenches’ and redefined how photographers were treated?

A

Robert Capa

42
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The purpose of The Family of Man exhibit was to ______.

A

display the universality of the human experience

43
Q

Which photographer captured close-up images of broken windows, peeling paint and stained walls?

A

Aaron Siskind

44
Q

The Surrealists were trying to exclude rational thought and were interested in _______.

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the unconscious or subconscious

45
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true or false - “Conceptual images” were more concerned with the ideas being conveyed than the forms captured.

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true

46
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Postmodernism occurred after Modernism and refers to the period of rebellion against the Modernists and ________.

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their grand theories about science as a universal truth

47
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Who was the artistic photographer noted as the first to explore the depths and varieties of color in his nature photographs?

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Eliot Porter

48
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A digital photograph is defined as, any image _________.

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captured with a digital camera

49
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When was the first social network site, SixDegrees, launched?

A

1997

50
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true or false Copyright laws allow anyone to use an image as long as they are not trying to make money from it.

A

flase

51
Q

In the lecture materials, Documentary photographs are described as photographs that __________.
Answer

A

capture specific subjects at a precise place and time

52
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The FSA programs were designed to combat ______.

A

American rural poverty

53
Q

Social Documentation and Photojournalism are similar and yet have two very different aims; Social Documentation has the aim to _______.

A

influence change to improve the human condition of a select group

54
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Which of the following options describe the general characteristics of “Modernism”? [select all that

A

a.
minimalism

c.
exploration of geometric form

f.
emphasis on shapes over subject

55
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László Moholy-Nagy was not satisfied with straight-on images, his extensive experimentation led to ________. [select all that apply]

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a.
Bird’s-eye view

b.
Worm’s-eye view

c.
extreme close-ups

d.
repetition

56
Q

Surrealist photographers used ____ to touch their audiences subconscious.
Answer

A

unique views

57
Q

Ansel Adams was known for his ______ photographic style and his images of Yosemite.
Answer

A

straight

58
Q

true or false - All colors visible with the human eye can be captured in RGB digital photographs, but not in CMYK process halftone printing.

A

false

59
Q

Which of the following statements is accurate?

A

The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view and the lower the magnification.

60
Q

The first Kodak camera, which changed the course of photography by shipping loaded with film so “you press the button, we do the rest”, was ______. [select all that apply]

A

a.
designed in 1888

c.
able to take 100 photographs per roll

d.
offered by the Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co

61
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true or false - Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work emphasized the uniqueness of photography to be able to capture “life while it is being lived.”

A

true

62
Q

Weegee worked for which publication?

A

not pm daily or anyone else he was an independent contractor

63
Q

In Richard Avedon’s portrait photographs he was attempting to capture what about his subjects?
Answer

A

A person’s surface

64
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Who was the WWII photographer that said “if your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”?
Answer

A

Robert Capa

65
Q

The purpose of The Family of Man exhibit was to ______.

A

display the universality of the human experience

66
Q

Photographs of texture and other materials captured in such a way to obscure the subject and focus on the shapes and light are known as ________.

A

Abstract Expressionism

67
Q

What was the name of the work led by Mark Klett to photograph Midwest America?

A

Rephotographic Survey Project

68
Q

In viewing “Conceptual” images, the audience is expected to ______.

A

think!

69
Q

Where the Modernists goal was to discover the ‘essence’ of an item; the Postmodernists wanted ______.
Answer

A

to show that there is not a single truth

70
Q

Which photographer posed his subjects with Halloween masks to focus the audience on something other than how a person looks?

A

Ralph Meatyard

71
Q

Which photographer challenged the distinction between science and art with her experimentations with photo-copiers to make images?

A

Sonia Landy Sheridan

72
Q

Which photographer had a limp, which made them less intimidating and more approachable to their subjects?

A

Dorthera Lange

73
Q

Social Documentation and Photojournalism are similar and yet have two very different aims; Social Documentation has the aim to _______.

A

influence change to improve the human condition of a select group

74
Q

Photographers of the Modernism era achieved “Abstract” images through ________.

A

f.

answers A, B and D only

75
Q

The technical culture of the early twentieth century in Europe, and its impact on the arts, was named by Moholy-Nagy as ______.

A

d.

New Vision

76
Q

The Dadaists used photographs in their ______.

A

a.

photomontages

77
Q

Which Edward Weston photograph, captured in the “New Vision” style, is known as one of the all-time masterpieces of photography?

A

c.

Pepper, No. 30

78
Q

true or false - All colors visible with the human eye can be captured in RGB digital photographs, but not in CMYK process halftone printing.

A

false

79
Q

Which of the following statements is accurate?

A

The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view and the lower the magnification.

80
Q

In Richard Avedon’s portrait photographs he was attempting to capture what about his subjects?

A

a person’s surface

81
Q

The purpose of The Family of Man exhibit was to ______.

A

display the universality of the human experien

82
Q

Which photographer captured close-up images of broken windows, peeling paint and stained walls?
Answer

A

Aaron Siskind

83
Q

Surrealist photographers used what techniques to create their images? [sel

A

a.
double exposures

c.
blurring

d.
light manipulations

84
Q

When was the first prototype digital camera, introduced by the Eastman Kodak company, patented?
Answer

A

1977

85
Q

true or false Social networking is an online site that is built for people with shared interested to engage online.
Answer

A

true

86
Q

true or false Copyright laws allow anyone to use an image as long as they are not trying to make money from it.
Answer

A

false

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