History of Photography
Parts of the Camera
Terminology
Camera functions
Compostion
100

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

photoshop

100

The part of the camera that opens and closes to let light in. (hint: you hear it when you take a picture)

What is the shutter?

100
The speed at which light is let into the camera.
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 name of the 1st small box camera that could be easily carried around? (hint: the name sounds similar to a type of bear)

Kodak

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

The three darkroom chemicals used to develop film and prints. 

Developer, stop bath, and fixer.


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

In a composition, these can be diagonal, horizontal, vertical, converging.

lines / leading lines 

300

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

Polaroid

300
This value describes the camera sensor's (or film's) sensitivity to light. 

ISO

300

The distance (usually measured in millimeters) between the optical center of a camera lens and the camera sensor.

focal length

300

This setting allows you to take multiple images in sequence.

burst mode or continuous mode

300

This type of photography represents the subject in a natural way. 

candid 

400

This earliest type of camera, which projects an image upside down, produced the very first photographic image in 1814. 

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

400

a technique that puts multiple images together to create a wider-angle view and is an option in your iphone camera

panorama

400

an image in which compositional elements have a sense of perfect balance 

symmetry 

500

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

NASA

500

This opening in the camera lens can dilate and contract like the pupil of your eye to change how much light is let into the camera.

aperture

500

This term refers to the number of pixels per sensor and has to do with the clarity of the image. 

resolution 

500

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

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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