This aperture setting is the widest opening on the 50mm lens that you used in class today.
What is f/1.8
100
To freeze a person jumping in the air, a photographer must use a minimum shutter speed of ____.
As we discovered in our class exercise, a 1/500th of a second does the trick. Any slower and you may see blurred movement somewhere in the photo.
100
A photographer shooting in low light, for example an indoor family event (with no tripod) would be smart to adjust his/her ISO setting between _____ and _____ .
Between ISO 1600 & ISO 3200. It depends if the lens can be opened to a very wide aperture, eg. F/2.8. If not, it will be necessary to shoot with ISO 3200 or even higher.
100
This button helps the photographer "preview" how sharp the background will look in the photograph, without the need for a test shot.
What is the "depth of field preview button"
100
A photographer shooting portraits would be wise to use his/her _________ metering mode which helps ensure that the subjects face is well exposed.
Spot Meter!
200
This aperture setting is larger (letting in more light) than f/5.6 but is smaller than f/2.8.
What is f/4
200
To successfully "show movement" in a subject which is passing in front of the camera (from left to right for example) a good shutter speed to start experimenting with is ____ .
ca. 1/30th of a second
If too blurry, speed up
not blurry enough, slow down
200
The main disadvantage with using a higher ISO setting is ___________ , but for most (fairly recent) digital cameras this is only noticed when the ISO setting is higher than _____ .
Biggest disadvantage is loss of image quality (digital noise).
Tends to only be a problem with ISO 800 and higher.
Expensive cameras with big sensors have less trouble.
200
This compositional strategy is used to add interest to a photo by positioning the subject off-centre.
What is the "rule of thirds"
200
While shooting in Aperture- or Shutter-Priority modes, this button can be pressed to lock the exposure settings, even if the photographer moves the camera or composes differently.
The "auto-exposure lock" button (AE-L on Nikon
or the "star button" (on Canon)
It only works in Av/A, Tv/S or Program modes. Not Manual.
300
If a photographer were trying to achieve shallow depth-of-field (i.e. blurry background) for a portrait photo, he/she would generally choose what size aperture? Example please?
What is a large aperture, for example f/2.8, f2.0, or f/1.8.
300
Using your "safe shutter speed rule-of-thumb" provide a minimum recommended shutter speed for a photographer photographing with a 400mm lens.
Minimum 1/500th of a second, but preferably higher (to be safe).
300
Landscape photographers often use very low ISO settings to achieve maximum picture quality. They're not concerned about slow shutter speeds because they often use a _____ and are careful not to ______ the camera.
A tripod!
(touch/bump/move)
300
Provide two big advantages of using a fixed 50mm lens.
Blurry backgrounds
Low light photography without flash
Great image quality
Helps you work on your composition
You look like "the real deal" to newbies.
300
The smart photographer always does this after his/her shoot, and always does that before the next shoot.
Download and backup his/her images.
Reformat the memory card in-camera.
400
If a photographer is shooting close-up subjects, such as a lady bug on a plant leaf, a aperture setting of ___ would likely be adequate to ensure enough depth of sharpness in the bugs body.
What is f/11, f/16 or f/22. A surprisingly small aperture is needed.
400
True or False: If a photographer is working in "Shutter Priority" mode, the camera is deciding on the level of exposure (brightness), regardless of which speed is chosen.
TRUE. The only way to influence the brightness of the shot would be to introduce "exposure compensation."
Only in Manual mode can a photographer truly pick the exact creative and quanitative values for his/her shot simultaneously.
400
A photographer is shooting the sunset in Manual mode, with a 50mm lens set to the widest aperture setting (f/1.8). The exposures are coming out too dark when using 1/60th of a second. Without a tripod he/she must _____________ to brighten up the exposures.
Increase the ISO!
400
Autofocus needs to see ________ for it to work properly. For this reason, it's impossible to autofocus on a blank wall for example.
It needs to see contrast. Without contrast it cannot lock on adjust.
400
Putting more effort into your ___________ will make the biggest difference in the quality of your photographs.
COMPOSITION!!
500
Some lenses are built with a "variable maximum aperture" to reduce cost and weight. Describe one disadvantage that such lenses present to the photographer.
The biggest disadvantage of a "variable max. aperture" lens is it's shrinking maximum aperture size as the photographer zooms to longer and longer lens settings, eg. 200mm or 300mm. This can make things difficult in low light situations and it's harder to achieve shallow D.O.F.
500
In most cameras this shutter speed is the fastest speed at which both the first and second shutter curtains are open during an exposure actuation. It corresponds to the camera's maximum flash sync speed.
1/200th of a second (most Canons) or 1/250th (most Nikons)
500
True or False: ISO 1600 is three times as sensitive as ISO 400
False! ISO 1600 is in fact twice as sensitive as ISO 800 which is twice as sensitive as 400, so it's more than three times as sensitive.
500
This Autofocus mode is better suited to moving subjects such as pets, sports players in action, etc. and is less preferable when shooting portraits or landscapes.
Nikon: AF-C mode
Canon: AI-Servo mode
500
A photo made with: f/22 / ISO 400 / 1/250th is ____ stop(s) brighter than one made with: f/5.6 / ISO 100 / 1/2000th