Shutter Speed
Aperture
ISO
Light and Photography
Camera Knowledge Mix
100

The shutter acts like a little ______ inside the camera.

What is a door?

100

Aperture is the ______ inside the lens that lets light in.

What is a hole?

100

ISO changes how ______ or dark your photo looks.

What is bright?

100

 Cameras control light using three settings called the “Exposure Triangle.” Name one.

What is shutter speed, aperture, or ISO?

100

Which setting is measured in f-numbers like f/2.8 or f/16?

What is aperture?

200

A fast shutter speed lets in less light but makes photos look ______.

What is sharper?

200

A big hole (low f-number like f/2.8) makes a photo ______.

What is brighter?

200

Outside on a sunny day, you should use a low or high ISO?

What is low?

200

In bright light, do you want a wide-open aperture or a small aperture?

What is a small aperture?

200

Which setting is measured in fractions of a second like 1/250?

What is shutter speed?


300

If you want to capture motion blur, should you use a fast or slow shutter speed?

What is slow?

300

A small hole (high f-number like f/16) is best for which type of photo: portrait or landscape?

What is landscape?

300

If ISO 200 is twice as bright as ISO 100, how much brighter is ISO 400 than ISO 100?

What is four times brighter?

300

If you’re shooting indoors and it’s dark, which two camera settings could you adjust before using flash?

What are shutter speed and ISO?

300

Which setting gets “grainy” if you set it too high?

What is ISO?

400

Which would you use for sports photography: 1/1000 sec or 1/2 sec?

What is 1/1000 sec?

400

What’s the photography word for how much of the picture is in focus (sharp)?

What is depth of field?

400

What problem happens when you set your ISO too high?

What is grain/noise?

400

Which setting is like your eye’s pupil, getting bigger or smaller depending on light?

What is aperture?

400

Name two things a photographer might change to brighten a photo without using flash.

What are shutter speed and aperture (or ISO)?

500

Besides light, what creative effect can shutter speed show?

What is motion (like flowing water or moving cars)?

500

A blurry background and sharp subject means you used what kind of aperture?

What is a big hole (low f-number)?

500

If it’s too dark to use low ISO, what should you do before raising ISO?

What is slow down the shutter speed or open the aperture?

500

Which setting is most likely to create motion blur in a dark room?

What is shutter speed?

500

All three together—shutter speed, aperture, and ISO—make up what important triangle?

What is the Exposure Triangle?