Photography final semester 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Which angle makes the subject look bigger. Which makes subject look smaller

A

Low angle = big
High angle = small

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2
Q

What is the command to select a whole image, copy, and paste

A

Command A, C, V

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3
Q

What is the rule of thirds

A

Placing your subject slightly off centered

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4
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What does a lower aperture (f/1.8) do to background

A

Blurry background

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5
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What does a higher aperture (f/10 or f/12) do to the background of the photo

A

Focused background

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6
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What is overexposed and what do the photos look like

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Too many highlights. Very bright

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7
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What is underexposed and what do the photos look like

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Too many lowlights. Very dark

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8
Q

3 basic edits to do to photograph

A

Brightness, saturation, crop

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9
Q

What is a macro lens

A

Sharp pics of very small objects

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10
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What is telephoto lens

A

Photos of faraway subjects

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11
Q

What is wide angle lens

A

Capturing as much as possible (fishball)

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12
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What is prime lens

A

More light, faster shutter speed, better quality, small DOF

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13
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What is your shutter speed and when to increase

A

Time sensor is exposed to light. If you want motion blur

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14
Q

Where is the aperture on your camera

A

Lens

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15
Q

Where is the shutter on your camera

A

Body

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16
Q

Do all lenses have the same aperture

A

No

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17
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What is the aperture and what is it’s main function

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Size of opening that allows light to reach sensor. Allow light to pass through camera

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18
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What is ISO and what does it do

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Camera’s sensitivity to light. Digitally enhances light

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19
Q

What happens when you raise your ISO up

A

Pic will be more grainy/noisy

20
Q

What should you always check before going out and taking photos

A

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO

21
Q

What should you do if your photos are coming out dark and your aperture is as low as it can go

A

Raise ISO

22
Q

If photos are blurry, what should you do

A

Have faster shutter speed

23
Q

What does backlit mean

A

Light shining behind subject

24
Q

What does noise mean in reference to ISO

A

Grainy

25
Q

What is shallow DOF and how can you get this on a photo

A

Focused subject, blurry background. Low aperture

26
Q

What does aperture mean in regards to opening of the lens

A

Smaller aperture- larger opening. Bigger aperture- smaller opening

27
Q

(Aperture) Which number means more light coming in and which means less light

A

Lower number = more light, higher number = less light

28
Q

What is panning and what should a good panning pic have

A

Freezing object in motion is a still frame, a frozen subject with busy and blurred background

29
Q

What should your shutter speed be if you want to stop action clearly

A

Fast

30
Q

Why should you also look behind the subject when taking photos

A

To make sure nothing looks like it’s growing out of the subject

31
Q

How do you control depth of field

A

Aperture

32
Q

Difference between 24mm lens and 50mm lens

A

24mm = more zoomed out
50mm = more zoomed in

33
Q

How to setup camera for slow shutter speed shot

A

30 secs, aperture as high as possible

34
Q

Tools to use to delete something

A

Spot healing brush or clone tool

35
Q

DIfference between soft brush and hard brush

A

Soft- blurry less defined edges
Hard- clear, defined edges

36
Q

How to straighten image

A

Crop, straighten in options bar

37
Q

Process of a forced perspective photograph

A

1 subject close 1 subject far

38
Q

How to make changes to specific objects

A

Select tool

39
Q

On photoshop, what does the hue saturation layer do

A

Changes the hue, saturation, and lightness of the colors in an image

40
Q

Preferred resolution when printing photos

A

300

41
Q

WHat is mask tool good for

A

Hide parts of an image/layer without erasing them

42
Q

What is main purpose of tripod

A

To make sure camera stays still

43
Q

What is purpose of having a blurry object in background

A

Create an increased sense of depth

44
Q

When is slow shutter speed useful

A

Motion blur

45
Q

What is the effect of long exposure

A

Motion blur