Absurd Camera Facts
Camera Settings
Camera Brands
History Through Photos
Class Culture
100
Early cameras required people to sit very still, resulting in this unflattering facial expression in old portraits.
No smiles (serious expressions)
100
A slower shutter speed can create this blurry effect in moving subjects.
Motion blur
100
This camera company first started making polarized sunglasses for WWII soldiers.
What is Polaroid?
100
The famous newspaper photo exposing child labor in factories helped fuel reforms — it was taken by this photographer
Who is Lewis Hine?
100
This famous 1969 photo, presented by Liam, shows astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on this celestial object.
The Moon
200
In the 1800s, people thought having a picture taken might steal this.
Their soul
200
A higher ISO number makes your camera more sensitive to light but may introduce this unwanted grainy effect.
What is noise?
200
The Japanese company famous for the “Rebel” series of beginner DSLRs.
What is Canon?
200
This photographer’s iconic image “The Falling Man” captured a moment during this tragic 2001 event.
9/11 attacks
200
The photo presented by Sam, “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” shows workers sitting high above this U.S. city.
What is New York City?
300
Early flash photography used a chemical mixture called flash powder — containing this explosive metal.
What is Magnesium?
300
Using a low f-stop like f/1.8 creates this kind of background look that portrait photographers love.
What is a Shallow depth of field?
300
This company currently has a camera aboard the International Space Station.
What is Go Pro?
300
This photo of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square celebrated the end of which war?
World War II
300
This portrait photo presented by Monica, depicts a woman from Afghanistan with this eye color.
What is Green?
400
Some 19th century photographers would use this technique to "summon spirits" in portraits that made the subject looked blurred like a ghost.
What is a long exposure or double exposure?
400
When shutter speed, aperture, and ISO work together, they form this fundamental concept.
What is the Exposure Triangle?
400
This company changed the business model of film photography: in 1888 they introduced the “You press the button, we do the rest” box camera loaded with 100-exposure film that you sent back for processing.
What is Kodak?
400
This famous 1945 photo shows Marines raising the American flag on this island during WWII.
What is Iwo Jima?
400
The iconic baseball photo, presented by Connor, depicts which centerfielder making a miraculous over-the-head catch.
Who is Willie Mays?
500
This many cameras are currently on the moon.
What is 12 Hasselblad cameras?
500
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500
This is the name of the camera pictured below. . .
What is the Kodak brownie?
500
The very first photograph, took this much time to take.
What is 8 hours?
500
This is Moo Deng's birthplace.
What is Thailand?