Parts of the Camera
Exposure Concepts
Composition & Lighting
Key Photographers
Camera Functions
100

The framing device that allows the photographer to see the picture before it is taken.

The Viewfinder

100

The total amount of light needed to make a photograph

Exposure

100
The arrangement of subjects and objects in a frame of a photo

The Composition

100

The photographer whose work inspired the "twins" in The Shining 

Diane Arbus 

100

The function that indicates how fast the shutter opens and closes, measured in fractions of a second

Shutter Speed

200

The light-tight box that houses the camera lens 

The Body

200

Allowing too much light into the camera

Overexposure

200

The guideline that divides the image into nine equal parts and places the subject along the lines/intersections

Rule of Thirds

200

Russian photographer who uses grayscale to create eerie and romantic images in different places around the world

Alexey Titarenko 

200
The function that measures sensitivity to light (low = less sensitive, high = more sensitive)

ISO

300

The part of the camera where light enters, is sharpened, and transmitted.

The Lens

300

Allowing too little light to enter the camera 

Underexposure

300

The area in sharp focus compared to what is blurred

Depth of Field

300

The photographer who pioneered black and white photography for over 50 years, often photographing his dancer friend in his Japanese hometown. 

Eikoh Hosoe 

300

The round opening that controls how much light get through the shutter and depth of field 

Aperture

400

The Element that controls the mode that you are shooting in.

The Mode Dial

400

If a photo is overexposed, what is the first function a photographer should adjust?

Iso, then check Aperture, the Shutter Speed

400

The lines in a photo that guide the viewer's eyes to the subject

Leading Lines

400

The photographer best known for their Great Depression photos like the Migrant Mother

Dorothea Lange

400

The scale that indicates the lens opening (for aperture) in numbers

F-Stop

500
The mechanism to release the shutter (the bottom you press to take a photo)

The Shutter release

500

The relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO that determine how bright or dark a photo is

Exposure triangle

500

The best time of day to capture warm, soft lighting

Golden Hour

500

Cinematic photographer who is known for using an 8x10 format camera 

Gregory Crewdson

500

The distance between the center of the lens and its focus (how "zoomed in" the camera is)

Focal Length

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