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QUIZ
1. The color of something is really the color of light that was __________ by it.
2. On a cold but sunny day, someone wearing a dark purple shirt will be __________ than someone wearing
a white shirt.
3. The focus point is where you want to place the __________ for the best image.
4. “Zooming-in” means we are __________ the focal length.
5. Your eyes see things the same way as using a lens with a __________ focal length.
6. The __________ controls the amount of light reaching the film.
7. When taking pictures of subjects that are moving it is best to use a __________ shutter speed and a
__________ film speed.
8. The only colors used on a TV screen are __________, __________, and __________.
9. Faster speed film is __________ sensitive to light than slower speed film.
10. To get better pictures of people at close distances but in low light you can use __________, a larger
aperture, a faster shutter speed, or __________ film.
FOR FURTHER READING
(try your local bookstore or library)
R. Woodson (1996).
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Photography. Alpha Books.
M. Langford (1992).
Learn Photography in a Weekend. Knopf.
M. Joseph & D. Saunders (1993).
The Complete Photography Course. Penguin Books.
J. Hedgecoe (1993).
John Hedgecoe’s Photography Basics. Sterling Publishing.
J. Schaefer (1992).
An Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography. Little, Brown, & Co.
J. Hedgecoe (1992).
The Photographer’s Handbook. Knopf.
Answer
s:
1.scattered;
2.w
armer
;3
.film;
4.increasing;
5.50mm or 2 inch;
6.aper
ture;7.
fast, f
ast;
8.b
lue, red, and g
reen;9.
more;10.
flash, faster
.