History of Photography
Parts of the Camera
Technical Terms
Camera functions
Compostion
100

This software, invented in 1990 by Adobe, is the most popular and widely-used digital imaging program.

photoshop

100

The "door" of the camera that opens and shuts to let light in.

What is the shutter?

100

This term refers to how long the shutter is open. 

What is shutter speed?

100

This shoot mode allows you to fully control all camera settings.

What is Manual mode?

100
This compositional rule states that the important elements in an image should be placed along the intersections of the lines of an imaginary tic-tac-toe board.
rule of thirds
200

What was the brand name of the 1st small box camera that could be easily carried around?

Kodak

200
The optical glass used to gather and focus light rays to form an image.
What is the lens?
200

This is the camera's (or film's) level of sensitivity to light.

What is ISO?

200
Shutter speed is measured in ___________.
What is seconds?
200

These can be diagonal, horizontal, vertical, converging.

lines or leading lines

300

This company invented the first camera to create "instant" photos. 

Polaroid

300

The three darkroom chemicals used to develop film and prints.

Developer, stop bath, and fixer. 
300
When this opening is adjusted, it changes the amount of light that comes into the camera.
What is the aperture?
300

This setting allows you to take multiple images in sequence.

burst mode or continuous mode

300

This type of art is non-representational, i.e. it does not represent the subject in a literal way (hint: think of Joshua's emulation project!)

abstract

400

This earliest type of camera produced the very first photographic image in 1814 (hint: you can make one with a cardboard box, or turn your room into one)

camera obscura or pinhole camera

400

This camera feature allows you to see whether your exposure is under or over exposed before you take the photograph.

What is the light meter?

400

The shutter speed, the aperture and the ISO make up this.

exposure or exposure triangle

400

a technique that puts multiple images together to create a wider-angle view (hint: your iphone can do this)

panorama

400

Name three Gestalt laws.

Continuity, similarity, proximity, closure, symmetry.

500

This government agency paved the way for digital photography by inventing digital imaging in the 1960s.

NASA

500
The opening in the camera that allows the photographer to see what is being photographed.
What is the view finder?
500

This term refers to the number of pixels in an image and has to do with the image's clarity. 

resolution 

500

A mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit and other compatible accessories.

what is a Hot Shoe?

500

If the subject is in focus and the background behind the subject is blurred, the image has this type of depth of field. 

shallow depth of field.

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