Photo Lingo
(Vocabulary)
Camera Settings
(Technical Basics)
Say Cheese!
(Composition & Posing)
What’s That Thing?
(Camera Gear)
Lights, Camera, Action! (Creative Thinking)
100

The name you call a picture that you have taken?

What is a photo or photograph

100

The button do you press to snap a photo?

What is the Shutter Button

100

The words to say to make someone smile for a photo?

What is Money or Candy (anything that ends in the y sound)

100

The peice that you look through to frame your photo?

What is the Viewfinder

100

That time of day is best for soft, golden light?

What is the golden hour

200

The official word for the art of taking pictures?

What is photography

200

The camera setting that affects how sensitive your camera is to light?

What is the ISO

200

The rule that says your subject should be placed off-center?

What is the rule of thirds

200

The part of the camera that captures the image?

What is the digital sensor or film

200

The best light for taking indoor photos without a flash?

What is Natural light from a window

300

The word we use to say how clear or blurry something is?

What is Focus

300

This setting helps freeze or blur motion?

What is Shutter Speed

300

The name when the background is out of focus and the subject is sharp?

What is Bokeh

300

The mechanical part that opens and closes to let in light?

What is the Shutter

300

The name it's called when you take a picture of yourself?

What is a self-portrait or selfie

400

The name for changing your photo on a computer after it’s taken?

What is Editing

400

This setting controls how much background blur is in a photo?

What is the Aperture

400

You should avoid having ______ stick out of someone's head in a photo?

What is tree or object in the background

400

The part that you use to zoom in or out?

What is the lens

400

The photo style that tells a story through pictures?

What is Photojournalism 

500

The name of when you take photos of people who don’t know you’re taking them?

What is Candid Photography

500

The camera setting when you adjust all settings yourself?

What is Manual Mode

500

The name for lines in your photo that lead to the subject?

What is Leading lines

500

The tool that helps keep your camera steady? 

What is a tripod

500

The name of a fun theme where you dress up and take photos at an event?

What is a photo booth

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