Art 227 Beginning Photography Mid Term Exam

Remember to answer all questions. A partially correct answer will give you more points than no
answer at all!

Fill in the blanks. (5 points each)

1. The two controls on a camera that control exposure are known as _________________ and
_________________.

2. A lens that encompasses several focal lengths in one unit is a

____________ lens.

3. The amount of sharpness from foreground to background in an image is

known as ________________ of ________________.

4. A lens that allows you to get closer to the subject and still include most of the
background in an image is called a ___________ - ________________ lens.

5. In Photoshop you can always revert to the original image by making changes and saving the
file with _______________________.

6. The light sensitive surface in a camera that captures an image is the

______________________.

7. A file that has all its information and has not been compressed is a
________________________ file.

8. The ISO setting refers to the _________________of the sensor.

9. If a histogram has all the information crunched to the left, the image is ____________ .

10. One of the first and most important compositional decisions you make when
creating an image is how to ________________ the picture.
Short answer (10 points each)

1. How would a shallow depth of field affect your image?

2. Name 3 compositional elements discussed in class.

3. Describe what a histogram tells you.

4. Explain what shutter speed and aperture control.

Use the figures below to answer # 10.

Aperture: 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 1.8

Shutter : 1000 500 250 125 60 30 15 8 4 2 1 second

5. If a meter reading indicates that an aperture and shutter speed combination of f16 and
1/30 of a second is correct, what would the correct shutter speed be if you changed the aperture
to f4?_________

How would the 2 images exposed be different?