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Semester 1 Final Flashcards

1
Q

How do you make motion frozen?

A

Shoot at fast shutter speed (higher than 1/60)

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2
Q

How do you make motion blurred?

A

Slow ss (under 1/60)

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3
Q

How do you take a panning picture?

A

Move camera during exposure at the same speed as subject

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4
Q

What is time exposure

A

When shutter remains open for more than one second

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5
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What is aperture

A

Opening in the lens through which light passes

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6
Q

3 ways to control depth of field

A

Aperture size (opp), distance of subject from camera, focal length of lens (opp)

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7
Q

3 types of depth of field

A

Shallow- only subject is focused and sharp
Moderate- some area behind/in front of subject is in focus
Great- everything is in focus

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8
Q

What are visual elements?

A

Gives a picture visual appeal or impact

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9
Q

What is composition

A

The deliberate arrangement of visual elements in a photograph

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10
Q

What is a pixel

A

Smallest unit of brightness and color in an image

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11
Q

How many pixels are in a megapixel

A

1 million

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12
Q

What is resolution

A

Measure of pixels, detail, quality

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13
Q

What is interpolation?

A

Used to increase or decrease number of pixels in an image

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14
Q

What is noise?

A

Artifacts such as unwanted info, grain in films

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15
Q

What is CCD

A

(Charge couple device) converts light to electrical energy

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16
Q

What is ISO

A

(International standard organization) indicates how much light is needed to properly expose an image

17
Q

What is LCD

A

(Liquid crystel display) form of viewing photos, gives immediate composing and proofing capabilities

18
Q

What is a JPEG?

A

(Joint photographic expert group) compresses info to save space

19
Q

What is RAW

A

Only offered by some cameras, needs camera software to open

20
Q

What is a TIFF?

A

(Tagged image file format) uncompressed format offered by mid-range cameras

21
Q

What is a PSD?

A

Photoshop document

22
Q

Read over “tools and tool options” handout

A

In folder

23
Q

What is shutter speed?

A

Controls length of time light is allowed to reach camera’s sensor

24
Q

Lossy compression?

A

Storing a file as a JPEG compresses a photo/gets rid of unwanted info

25
Q

Control motion w/o shutter speed?

A
  • Motion going straight towards/away from you
  • panning
  • running man icon
26
Q

Is optical or digital zoom better? Why?

A

Optical bc digital throws away pixels and fills in with fake ones

27
Q

2 main visual elements?

A

Line and shape

28
Q

How to unlock layer in PS

A

Double click lock, press ok

29
Q

How do you get rid of clutter

A

Cropping, move something out of way, change angle, shallow DOF

30
Q

Problem with high ISO

A

Noise

31
Q

File format for pics of pics, drawings, artwork, etc.

A

TIFF

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