1. Mid-term Exam
Digital Photography - 2863

2. 1 & 2. Name the two types of
shutters and explain how each
works.

3. 3. What does an exposure
“histogram” measure?

4. 4. True or False:
An image that is overexposed will show
most of the values registering at the right of
the histogram.

5. 5. There are several types of built-in meters that
calculate the exposure in different ways. One type is the
averaging meter. Name at least one other type of meter.

6. 6. When shooting in RAW, should you adjust the
camera for different white balance environments?

7. 7. What does the aperture do?
A. It controls how much light reaches the
sensor.
B. It controls how long the shutter is open.
C. It controls the depth of field.
D. It controls the speed of the film.
E. Both A and C.
F. Both B and D.

8. 8. How was this photo probably taken?

9. 9. True or False:
Moving the exposure compensation dial to +1 or +2
increases the exposure by one or two stops and
lightens the picture.

10. 10. The number of
pixels in an image is
referred to as its
_____________.

11. 11. Explain
what makes
an “average
scene” as far
as exposure
conditions are
concerned.

12. 12. An aperture of f/2.8 lets in:
a. twice as much light
b. half as much light
as an aperture of f/4.

13. 13. The focal length of a lens affects the
photograph in what two ways?
• Amount of light and angle of view
• Angle of view and magnification
• Depth of field and magnification

14. 14. What is “White Balance?”

15. 15. True or False:
• A small aperture has a shallow depth of
field and a large aperture has a deep
depth of field.

16. 16. An f/32 aperture has what
size opening?
A. Large
B. Small
C. Medium

17. 17. Apertures of the
same number (like f/22) are not
all the exact same size!
Why not?

18. 18. True or False:
An “incident-light
meter” measures
the amount of light
falling on the meter
itself.

19. 19. The built in meter in your
camera is called “TTL .” What does
this acronym stand for?

20. 20. In a histogram, the number equivalent for
white is:
a. 255
b. 128
c. 0

21. 21. What is a “gray card?”

22. 22. If you are ever in a landscape
situation without a gray card, what can
you meter that is close in value to a gray
card?

23. 23. In this cutaway view of an SLR with a
long lens, what is the space defined by the
arrow called?

24. 24. When metering for situations where the subject
is darker or lighter than the background, what is the
technique you should use?

25. 25. A lens is called “fast”because:
A. It takes very little time to focus.
A. It can capture a greater depth of field in
a longer period of time.
C. The wide aperture allows for faster
exposure times.

26. 26. What is “clipping?”

27. 27. When using a
digital camera and
you are forced to
either overexpose
or underexpose
the photograph,
which should you
choose to do?

28. 28. What percent gray is a
photographic gray card?

29. 29. A digital picture is made up of a large
number of ________, each one a square
with a single value and color in a grid like a
checkerboard.

30. 30. True or False:
The shorter the lens, the greater the depth of field.

31. 31. What are the two types of color
processes?
(One commonly uses the CMYK color
environment and the other uses the RGB
environment.)

32. 32. What is “bracketing?”

33. 33. What does the acronym
“DSLR” stand for?

34. 34. Describe how this photo was
taken.

35. 35. The quality of light is called color temperature and is
measured on a scale in degrees ____________.

36. 36. A device that reads the amount of light
striking your subject is called __________.

37. In the next slides, choose the
best description of the
exposure, lens or technique.
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38. 37. Taken with a:
a. macro lens
b. zoom lens
c. fisheye lens
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39. 38. a. large aperture
b. small aperture 39

40. 39. The image was taken using:
a. bracketed photos blended into an HDR image
b. medium aperture, long exposure 40
c. infrared filter

41. 40. Taken with a:
a. short shutter speed and a wide aperture
b. long shutter speed and medium aperture.
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42. 41. Taken using:
a. zoom lens
b. telephoto lens
c. technique of panning
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43. 42. Taken with a:
a. macro lens
b. infrared filter
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c. medium-long lens

44. 43. Taken with:
a. large aperture, long exposure
b. large aperture, short exposure
c. small aperture, long exposure 44

45. 44. Taken using:
a. very long exposure, camera on tripod
b. multiple shutter releases with camera on tripod
c. wide angle lens 45
d. movement of camera

46. 45. Taken using:
a. telephoto lens
b. regular lens
c. wide-angle lens 46

47. 46. Taken using:
a. flash
b. pinhole camera
c. large aperture
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48. 47. Taken with a:
a. fast shutter speed, large aperture
b. slow shutter speed, large aperture
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49. 48. Proper exposure achieved by:
a. metering on girl’s face
b. metering entire scene
c. using a flash
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50. 49. Taken with a:
a. large aperture
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b. small aperture

51. 50. Taken using:
a. small aperture, slow exposure
b. tripod, very slow exposure
c. small aperture, fast exposure 51