When all planes of a photo (foreground, middle ground, background) are in focus
What is great depth of field?
100
To move a solution over the surface of film or paper during development so that fresh liquid comes into contact with the surface.
What is AGITATE?
100
A numerical rating that describes the sensitivity of film to light.
What is ASA or ISO?
100
A chemical solution that changes the invisible, latent image produced during exposure into a visible one.
What is DEVELOPER?
100
A camera that allows you to change lenses and look through a viewfinder
What is an SLR?
200
A picture-taking device usually consisting of a light-tight box, film or memory card, a shutter to admit a measured quantity of light and a lens to focus the image.
What is a camera?
200
A chemical solution that makes a photographic image insensitive to light.
What is FIXER
200
A war photographer who has gotten many prestigious photo awards.
Who is James Nachtwey?
200
A now defunct photo company that used to make instant film that would produce the image directly from the camera.
What is POLAROID?
200
Moving the camera in the same direction as your subject.
What is panning?
300
The part of the camera that opens and closes to let in light
What is shutter?
300
A type of film that produces positives instead of negatives.
What are SLIDES? (or transparencies)
300
The size of the lens opening through which light passes
What is APERTURE
300
The 2 abbreviations on the side of a lens to allow you or the camera to focus on your subject.
What is AF and MF?
300
When you select the aperture (size of the opening to let light in) and your camera then sets the shutter speed.
What is APERTURE PRIORITY? (or AV)
400
The small window on the upper part of an SLR that allows you to see the image you want to photograph.
What is a VIEWFINDER?
400
A lens used to simulate what the human eye sees.
What is a NORMAL lens?
400
A lens or setting on a lens that allows you to get in close to capture great detail, but also limited depth of field.
What is MACRO?
400
The part of a camera that displays a great deal of information including battery life, aperture, shutter speed, etc.
What is a DATA PANEL?
400
The name of the photographer who took "Migrant Mother", our first photo of the day.
Who is DOROTHEA LANGE?
500
A lens that allows you to change focal lengths
What is a ZOOM lens?
500
Another way to reference a camera that is automatic and does everything for you.
What is a POINT-AND-SHOOT?
500
A lens that is used to get a lot into a picture (think a small room), distorts greatly, and creates a kind of roundish image.
What is a FISHEYE?
500
A lens that is used for sports and wildlife when you cannot or should not get close to the subject.