Shutter Speed
Aperture
ISO
Compositing
Photography Trivia
100

What shutter speed would most likely be better for low light photography: 1/60 or 1/1000?

1/60

100

What physical attribute of a camera is set by the aperture?

The size of the hole in the lens through which light is allowed through.

100

What does ISO affect?

It changes how much the digital signals of the pixels of the sensor are boosted. This changes how bright a photo is digitally.

100

What is the rule of thirds?

The practice of placing items of interest on the third lines of a photograph.

100

What are the best times of day for photography?

Morning and evening due to better lighting

200

What shutter speed is more likely to have motion blur: 1/60 or 1/1000?

1/60

200

What aperture would be more likely to make a sun star: f2.8 or f5.6? 

f5.6

200

What photo would be brighter if all other variables are the same: a photo taken at the ISO of 100 and a photo taken at the ISO of 1600?

The photo taken at the ISO of 1600

200

What are leading lines?

Lines in the photo that gives motion by leading the eye (usually to the subject.)

200

What came before digital photography?

Film

300

What shutter speed would be better for wildlife photography: 1/60 or 1/1000?

1/1000

300

What is a larger aperture: f2.8 or f5.6?

f2.8

300

What is the base ISO for most modern digital cameras?

ISO 100

300

What is framing?

The practice of putting a "frame" around the subject. A frame can be anything that surrounds the subject: a window frame, leaves, walls, doorframe, etc.
300

What is exposure compensation?

This adjusts how bright or dark the autofocus of a camera will set itself to.

400

How does the shutter speed change the way in which a camera takes a photo?

It changes how long the sensor is exposed to light.

400

What is the unit used for quantifying apurature?

F-stops

400

What photo would most likely be more clear: a photo with an ISO of 100 or a photo with an ISO of 1600?

The photo with the ISO of 100

400

What are the three layers to a photograph?

Foreground, middle ground, and background

400

What does "DSLR" stand for?

Digital Single-Lens Reflex

500

What is light painting?

The practice of using a long shutter speed in conjunction with moving lights to 'paint' in the photograph.

500

How does the aperture affect diffraction in a photo? How does diffraction change a photo?

At smaller apertures, a photo experiences more diffraction. This makes the photo more blurry.

500

What does ISO stand for?

International Standardization Organization

500

What is bokeh?

It is the blurry negative space of a photo

500

What is the technical definition of a macro photo?

A photo that has at least a 1:1 aspect ratio of the subjects size and its size on the sensor.

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