vocab

Question 1

ACTION SHOT

Answer 1

Shows a subject or object in motion

Question 1

BACKGROUND

Answer 1

Area farther away from photographer

Question 2

CANDID

Answer 2

Unposed photo; great way to show emotion and relationships between two or more people

Question 3

CATCHLIGHT

Answer 3

Reflection of light in a subject’s eye; adds depth

Question 4

CENTER OF INTEREST

Answer 4

Point or feature that draws the eye’s attention

Question 5

COMPLEMENTARY COLOR

Answer 5

Colors opposite each other on the color wheel; creates contrast in the image

Question 6

CONTRAST

Answer 6

Difference between highlights and shadows in an image

Question 7

DEPTH OF FIELD

Answer 7

Balance existing between in-focus and out-of-focus zones;

a small zone = shallow depth of field
a large zone = wide depth of field

Question 8

EXPOSURE

Answer 8

Light “captured” in an image; changes in various light settings and controlled by camera
settings

Question 9

FILLED FRAME

Answer 9

Subject fills entire frame of photo

Question 10

FOCUS

Answer 10

How clearly a whole or parts of an image are defined

in-focus images are sharp and well-defined
out-of-focus images are blurry

Question 11

FOREGROUND

Answer 11

Area closer to photographer

Question 12

FRAMING

Answer 12

Compositional technique in which the center of interest is viewed through something else

the most effective frames are natural and slightly out-of-focus
can be objects or people

Question 13

LEADING LINES

Answer 13

Lines within an image leading the eye to another point into or out of the image.

Question 14

REPETITION

Answer 14

Lines or shapes reoccurring in a photo that create a pattern

Question 15

SELECTIVE FOCUS

Answer 15

Technique creating visual emphasis by making either the background or foreground
sharper

Question 16

SHARPNESS

Answer 16

Degree of image’s clarity in terms of focus and contrast

Question 17

SILHOUETTE

Answer 17

Dark image outlined against a light background

Question 18

VANTAGE POINT/POINT OF VIEW

Answer 18

Position from which a photographer takes a photo to create a more
interesting image

Question 19

RULE OF THIRDS

Answer 19

An image divided into nine equal sections (like a tic-tac-toe board) with focal point
falling where lines intersect