Camera Modes
Aperture & Shutter
Composition
Exposure & ISO
Photography Terms
100

Mode that controls aperture (f-stop).

What is Aperture Priority mode?

100

A low f-stop makes the background look like this

What is blurry?

100

This rule uses a 3x3 grid to place your subject or tic-tac-toe grid.

What is the Rule of Thirds?

100

Use this setting to brighten or darken your photo (+/-).

What is exposure compensation?

100

What changes the A/AV or S/TV?

What is the mode dial on the camera.

200

Mode that controls shutter speed.

What is Shutter Priority mode?

200

A high f-stop keeps this part of the photo sharp.

What is the entire image/depth of field?

200

These guide your eyes either on a straight or circular path to the subject.

What are leading lines?

200

You change ISO when the lighting is too ___ or too ___.

What is bright or dark?

200

Getting close so your subject fills the frame is called this.

What is filling the frame.

300

You use this mode to take one photo at a time.

What is Single Shot mode?

300

A fast shutter speed helps do this to motion.

What is freeze the motion? 

300

A photo taken from very low looking up is this type of view.

What is worm’s eye view?

300

You raise ISO in this kind of lighting.

What is low light or dark lighting?

300

What does the playback button do?

What is shows/reviews the photo you took?

400

You use this mode to take rapid photos in a row.

What is Continuous/Burst mode?

400

A slow shutter speed may cause this in the photo.

What is motion blur?

400

A photo taken from above looking down is this type of view.

What is bird’s eye view?

400

You lower ISO in this kind of lighting.

What is bright light?

400

Zooming changes this camera setting.

What is focal length?

500

Best mode for photographing fast-moving subjects.

What is Shutter Priority mode?

500

Shutter speed is measured in units of what?

What is seconds or fractions of a second or time.

500

Repeating patterns or shapes in a photo is called this.

What is repetition?

500

What does ISO help control? (Hint: Not focus.)

What is brightness or exposure?

500

Blurry background = shallow what?

What is shallow depth of field?