quiz 1

Question 1

aesthetics

Answer 1

a set of principles
guiding the work of a particular
artist or artistic movement

Question 2

concept

Answer 2

an abstract idea, or a general notion

Question 3

kelvin

Answer 3

unit that light temperature is measured in

Question 4

natural light

Answer 4

light from the sun/moon

Question 5

available light

Answer 5

man-made light that’s just there (ex: light bulbs, street lights)

Question 6

artificial light

Answer 6

any light that you set up for the photo

Question 7

direct light

Answer 7

sun behind you, model in front of u, hard shadows, expose for highlights

Question 8

backlight/rimlight

Answer 8

subject between you and the sun, expose for shadows, rimlight/hairlight

Question 9

shade/overcast light

Answer 9

in the shade/cloudy day, shoot any direction, easy to expose for

Question 10

golden hour

Answer 10

first hour after sunrise, last hour before sunset, can be direct light or diffused light

Question 11

white balance

Answer 11

camera setting that determines the true color of white, what setting you use depends on the temp of the color

Question 12

wide angle lense

Answer 12

14 mm - 35 mm, best for landscapes, interiors, and large group photos, can cause vignetting and barrel distortion

Question 13

standard lense

Answer 13

50 mm - 60 mm, is closest to what the human eyes see, little to no distortion or vignetting

Question 14

telephoto lense

Answer 14

70 mm - 200 mm, Popular for portrait, nature, and wildlife photography, allows you to shoot from a distance, causes background compression

Question 15

vignetting

Answer 15

darkening towards the edges of a photo caused by a wide lense

Question 16

RAW

Answer 16

completely unprocessed data, huge file size, lossless file type, huge bandwidth for editing

Question 17

jpeg

Answer 17

data processed in the camera, smaller file size, loses quality every time it is saved, allows limited editing