Macro aggressions
Long exposure, short patience
Crime scene mood lighting
ISO wish I’d checked my settings
Shutter up and shoot
100

Good settings for this photo type are ISO 100 and f/22

What are correct examination quality settings? 

100

You use this accessory to trigger the camera without touching it.

What is a shutter release cord?

100

These three settings make up the “exposure triangle” 

What are aperture, shutter speed, and ISO? 

100

This focus mode locks the focus when you halfway depress the shutter release button. 

What is AF-S? 

100

This flashing display on a photo preview shows where detail is lost in bright areas.

What is highlight display or “blinkies”? 

200

This lighting method, used at a shallow angle, emphasizes 3D detail and texture in impressions. 

What is oblique lighting? 

200

When painting with light, this camera setting must be long enough to give you time to move the light around your scene

What is the shutter speed?

200

The camera’s built in light meter will often underexpose images in this lighting condition.

What are snow scenes or scenes with heavy highlights?

200

This camera feature outlines in-focus edges with colored highlights during manual focus, helping ensure critical sharpness.

What is focus peaking?

200

This technique helps to lessen harsh shadows on very high contrast scenes

What is fill flash?

300

A scale should be placed this way in relation to the impression for proper documentation

What is on the same plane as the bottom of the impression? 

300

This term refers to light from nearby houses or streetlights that can contaminate night photos

What is ambient lighting or light pollution?

300

Increasing the ISO can result in these two types of noise. 

What are chrominance and luminance noise? 

300

This metering mode evaluates the entire composition to determine the correct exposure.

What is matrix metering? 

300

This lighting technique helps minimize reflections and creates even exposures. 

What is bounce flash or oblique flash?

400

A macro lens provides these benefits in comparison to a zoom lens. 

What is a higher f/stop and superior lens quality? 

400

To best photograph overall images at night, this combination of camera settings is typically required

What is a wider aperture, longer shutter speed, and higher ISO?

400

Overexposed highlights that lose all detail are often referred to as this.

What are blown out or clipped highlights? 

400

This setting will always need to be checked or adjusted when using an infrared converted DSLR camera. 

What is the white balance?

400

This focal length should be used to avoid lens distortion of facial features or elongated scenes. 

What is a focal length of 40-50mm?

500

Although a small aperture increases depth of field, stopping down too far can cause this optical effect, which softens image detail due to light scattering at the diaphragm edges.

What is light diffraction? 

500

This problem occurs if you walk in front of the camera during a long exposure with light

What is ghosting or light trails? 

500

To capture both ambient light and add in a flash, this in-camera setting would be used.  

What is flash slow-sync? 

500

When your camera constantly tries to refocus while you’re composing a shot, you’re likely in this focus mode.

What is AF-C?

500

This filter attaches to the front of your lens and reduces reflections and glare from glass, shiny surfaces, and water. 

What is a circular polarizing filter?