SkillsUSA Photography Practice Exam

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• Where should the subject be placed according to the Rule of Thirds?
• Which scientific photographer was known for his compelling high-speed images of milk splashes, motion, and bullets piercing things like apples and playing cards?
• Which tool should you use to draw a precise path around an object, clicking or dragging into place each point?
• Bracketing is used to ensure proper exposure by doing what?
• The smallest visual unit of a digital image is a which of the following?
• Which term describes the intensity of colors in an image?
• After opening an image in Photoshop, what keyboard shortcut do you use to get the cropping tool?
• Which tool is used to increase brightness in a localized area without affecting the rest?
• 'Continuous Shooting Mode' is most likely to be used where photographing what?
• Which F-stop represents the widest aperture on a typical lens?
• Red-Eye is caused by which phenomenon?
• On-camera direct flash typically yields photos that are which of the following?
• Which shutter setting is most appropriate for capturing motion in sports without blur?
• Which of these tools creates a selection with a series of straight lines?
• Edward Muybridge demonstrated the use of fast shutter speeds by photographing a ...
• Which tool permits you to make corrections without sampling first? The tool samples the surrounding area to make the correction?
• What is a CD that you can burn more than once called?
• Telephoto lens has a greater angle of view than a wide angle lens.
• Depth of field refers to which of the following?
• Can a flash be used to stop action?
• The combination of red, blue, and green light produces which color?
• If you shoot primarily sports photos and need interchangeable telephoto lenses, your best choice for a camera would be a:
• In Aperture Priority mode, which parameter is controlled by the photographer?
• Which tool in Photoshop is used to duplicate parts of an image many times?
• Smart media, compact flash, and memory sticks are all which of the following?
• In digital cameras, digital noise is similar to which traditional film effect?
• Which Photoshop tool is used to selectively brighten highlights?
• Which tool should you use to draw a precise path around an object, clicking or dragging into place each point?
• What are the three additive colors?
• Which lens type lets you select among multiple focal lengths without changing your position?
• When using a digital camera, if the chip is smaller than the film, the focal length of the lens will seem longer than those with a chip the same size of film.
• A grey card exposure is used to set the true tone of the subject as which of the following?
• Which tool would you use to move around an image quickly without altering pixels?
• Which option in the Camera Raw dialog box reduces grayscale noise?
• The type of shutter that works by passing a pair of curtains across in front of the film is called a _____ shutter.
• Which type of shutter is located in the camera body, making the lenses less expensive to manufacture?
• A computer monitor forms color using which three primary colors?
• Which Photoshop tool lets you paint with stylized strokes, simulating painting textures and artistic styles?
• A lens that would work well for photos of a sports event to bring the subject closer from a safe distance would be which type?
• Which statement best describes leading lines in photography?
• Using Aperture Priority to determine exposure means:
• To stop action, you should
• Red light plus blue light equals which color light?
• The image resolution ppi refers to which of the following?
• Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are which type of colors?
• What is the correct formula to compute the new focal length using a crop factor?
• In low-light conditions, an image is likely to be which?
• Which tool allows you to clone pixels from one area to another while preserving texture?
• Which lens is designed for close-up work with high magnification?
• One disadvantage when viewing and composing with a range finder digital camera is that the eyepiece can camera sensors see differently especially on close ups.
• Which camera function compensates for different colors of light emitted by different light sources?
• A high-contrast print in photography is best described as having what tonal distribution?
• In a portrait, a high camera position will make the face look...
• Which category do smart media, compact flash, and memory sticks belong to?
• Saving a vector path as which type of asset lets you reuse it across different Photoshop files?
• Closing down the lens by one F-stop has what effect on exposure?
• What type of image format is the standard for compressing image data and is the most common?
• What is the term for taking a sequence of photographs at different exposures, including the metered exposure?
• How many pixels are in a megapixel?
• Which set is considered subtractive color primaries?
• Small lens openings give you _____ depth of field.
• Which two colors combined produce magenta light?
• A crop conversion factor of 1.5 indicates that the smaller sensor is 1.5 times larger than the smaller sensor?
• What is the effect called when a subject is not lit but placed against a brightly lit background?
• Which camera type usually has fewer controls than other digital cameras?
• What describes the number of pixels per linear inch in an image?
• What should you do after you are finished taking pictures?
• Which statement about sensor size and angle of view is true?
• Nigel Barker is associated with which TV show?
• Which option is not a type of memory card used in digital cameras?
• The M (on the Mode Dial) stands for...
• Which factor does not affect depth of field?
• The original height of a digital photograph measures 350 pixels. The new height of the photograph measures 613 pixels. By what percentage has this photo been enlarged?
• Who founded Kodak?
• Which photographer is widely known for documentary photography?
• The file format you choose depends on...
• When preparing images for the web so that they open faster, what is screen resolution?
• Which image format is widely used for photos on digital cameras and the web?
• The noise in digital photographs increases when you use a higher ISO. What happens to image noise as ISO rises?
• In digital imaging, upscaling an image to a larger size uses a process that estimates new pixel values called?
• You would use the dodging tool in Photoshop to...
• Which description best describes the purpose of the main light?
• Which lighting setup is best for revealing surface texture on a subject?
• If you increase exposure by one stop from f/11 @ 1/250 using only the shutter, your new setting would be?
• Which type of lighting has the characteristic triangle of light under one eye?
• Which camera setting balances color temperature across lighting conditions?
• A lens that focuses closer than normal is called a _____ lens.
• Which statement correctly describes how a crop conversion factor affects focal length?
• Which feature enables you to paint selections directly on the image?
• To deselect in Photoshop, press...
• Which color is the complementary to cyan light?
• An adjustment layer can be used to adjust which of the following?
• Which term describes a lens that can adjust to many focal lengths?
• Which device is essential to keep the camera steady for long exposure photography?
• Which ISO would produce the sharpest detail and least digital noise?
• Which camera feature provides the mechanical and electrical connections for an external flash?
• An optical zoom accomplishes magnification by which means?
• What does the P setting on the Mode Dial stand for?
• After you've made a selection, which of the following actions can you perform on the selected area?
• Organizing work into a step-by-step method to move from start to finished product is called...
• What describes the exposure value suggested by a light meter?
• The color magenta is a combination of which two colors of light?
• On the color wheel for light, red is opposite which color?
• What is the purpose of making a selection?
• When you press the shutter button halfway down, in addition to focusing the camera, what else does it do?
• To create text on a path so that the text orientation is parallel to the baseline, which tool should you use?
• Which statement correctly describes a CD-RW?
• Which tool should be used to fix red eye in images?
• To keep the same exposure when you change your shutter speed, you must also change the ...
• What are three ways to control depth of field?
• You drew a path with the pen tool and want to move a single point; which tool should you use?
• If you un-click Constrain Proportions in the Image Size menu and change only one dimension of an image, the result will be which of the following?
• Besides focusing, half-pressing the shutter button also does what?
• Which tool would you use to create a precise curved path for a logo?
• After you've made a selection you can...
• What is the opposite color light of cyan?
• If you stop down two stops from F4, which aperture do you reach?
• Which ISO setting minimizes digital noise and yields the cleanest image?
• A grey card exposure sets the _____ to be the true tone of the subject.
• Which descriptor is used for the numbers that describe the size of the aperture opening?
• Which lens category lets you change focal length on the fly?
• Which tool is used to duplicate pixels from one area onto another to fix defects?
• Which statement about printer output resolution is true?
• Depth of field refers to which aspect?
• You view the image through the picture-taking lens on the camera, and it typically has interchangeable lenses capability. Which system is this?
• Which lens has the greatest telephoto effect?
• Which color is not an additive primary color?
• To draw a line that is precisely horizontal, you would ...
• In Photoshop, which tool is fastest for selecting a white background behind a subject to replace with another background?
• Which color is one of the additive primary colors?
• The photograph of receding railroad tracks demonstrates which compositional technique?
• Digital photographs are displayed on the screen using which three colors?
• Using Shutter Priority to determine exposure means:
• To get maximum depth of field, (everything from the foreground to the background in focus), you should use a lens opening like f...
• What causes red-eye in photos taken with flash?
• Which camera setting primarily controls depth of field?
• An advantage of using layers is that you can...
• In Photoshop, which method of blending images would be considered non-destructive?
• Stopping down refers to adjusting which camera control?
• In Shutter Priority mode, which parameter is controlled by the photographer?
• What significant event happened the same year that the digital camera was invented? (1969)
• Which focal length would produce a strong telephoto effect?
• What does SLR stand for?
• Which setting makes colors appear more intense in a photo?
• A wide aperture typically produces which effect on depth of field?
• In which mode does the on-camera flash typically fire when lighting is insufficient?
• Which tool creates a selection by clicking around a subject, emphasizing straight segments?
• Which statement describes the three primary colors used on most computer monitors?
• What type of camera filter requires no exposure compensation?
• The simplest type of camera viewing system, separate from the picture-taking lens, and common among many point-and-shoot cameras, is called a Rangefinder/Viewfinder.
• If you use a 200mm lens on a camera with a crop factor of 1.5, what is the equivalent focal length?
• The on-camera flash will automatically pop up or fire if there is not enough light for good exposure in which mode?
• Which tool in Photoshop can draw a soft line with a fuzzy edge?
• What is the typical result of using direct flash from the camera?
• To achieve maximum sharpness when using a small aperture (high f-number), which device should you attach to stabilize the camera?
• What is the primary purpose of making a selection in image editing?
• What tool can you use when you want to retouch blemishes in a portrait?
• You have created a path you will reuse; what should you do to access from any Photoshop file?
• An advantage of using layers is that you can...
• Which American photographer is renowned for Yosemite Valley landscapes?
• When you increase the shutter speed to a faster speed, you ______ the amount of light entering the camera.
• Which tool creates a straight-edged selection by connecting multiple points?
• Which photographer is best known for Yosemite Valley landscapes?
• An 80mm focal length lens with a full frame sensor at 35mm x 24mm is used on a camera that does not have a full frame sensor, with a crop factor of 1.5. What is the equivalent focal length?
• What does the Sponge tool control?
• What shutter term describes the mechanism that uses two curtains moving across the film plane?
• What type of digital camera usually has fewer controls than other digital cameras?
• Digital photographs displayed on screens use which color channels?
• What resolution is commonly used for printer output?
• Which operation category includes resizing, rotating, and distorting an image?
• In Photoshop printing, you want to reduce jagged appearance of a low-resolution image by automatically re-sampling up. Which option should you use?
• Which option describes the focal plane shutter in terms of location?
• Using a wide aperture (low f-number) results in which depth of field?
• The group known as f/64 was composed of photographers who believed in which idea?
• A fast shutter speed primarily does which of the following?
• To isolate your subject from its surrounding, you should use a lens opening like f...
• Which tool should be used to fix red eye in images?
• Which two tools can you use to paint?
• The most common format for photographic images is which of the following?
• Which key is used to draw a perfectly horizontal line while dragging in Photoshop?
• To stabilize your camera during a long exposure when you want sharp non-moving subjects, which support is recommended?
• Front lighting emphasizes which aspect?
• Which parameter specifically targets smoothing of luminance noise in grayscale regions?
• Which artist was known for blending multiple negatives in the darkroom and now creates multi-image composites digitally?
• The transformation features allow you to which of the following?
• If you have a scene with a bright background and trust the meter reading, what will happen to your main subject?
• Which option is not a memory card type used in digital cameras?
• How many main factors control depth of field?
• In Photoshop, which method of blending images would be considered non-destructive?
• Moving water can appear as fog-like vapor when using which shutter speeds?
• Which mode would you select on the Mode Dial to let the camera automatically decide exposure using programmed values?
• Which aperture would yield the shallowest depth of field?
• For landscape photos where you want to show a broad distance and great depth, which lens is best?
• Which is the correct term for the opening size in the camera lens?
• Which mode on a camera dial is used to manually control exposure settings?
• TIFF stands for which of the following?
• What is one advantage of using Quick Mask?
• The shutter controls which aspect of exposure?
• The Rule of Thirds is...
• The purpose of a gobo is to...
• Less light makes an image ____ in a digital camera.
• Which camera system uses a mirror to view through the taking lens and typically has interchangeable lenses?
• Nigel Barker is known for which photography work?
• Which shutter speed category produces motion blur, such as in water?
• What is the connection on a digital SLR that provides the mechanical and electrical interface for an external flash called?
• Side lighting emphasizes which aspect?
• What tool is used to select multiple areas of the same color in a picture?
• Large lens openings give you _____ depth of field.
• Which tools in Photoshop can be used to make a selection?
• What is the shortcut key to access the Hand Tool quickly?