Master Photographers & History
TRUE OR FALSE: The View from the Window at Le Gras by Nicéphore Niépce is widely considered the oldest surviving camera photograph in history.
TRUE
What two things does Aperture control in a camera?
What is depth of field and exposure?
Before modern drones existed, these avian creatures were outfitted with tiny automatic timer cameras in the early 1900s for aerial reconnaissance.
What are Pigeons?
You use this tool to trim, cut, or re-frame the canvas and overall boundaries of your image.
What is the Crop Tool?
Creating equal visual weight on both sides of a photograph creates this visual balance, often seen in grand architecture photography.
What is Symmetry?
In 1838 Louis Daguerre captured Boulevard du Temple, a famous street photograph which was famous for capturing the first what?
What is the first known human being (because the man stood still long enough to get his shoes shined.)
What are the three components that make up the Exposure Triangle?
What is Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO?
This local Hawaiian surf and ocean photographer—featured in the latest Master Monday post—is world-famous for capturing massive shorebreak waves and marine life.
Who is Zak Noyle?
Named after traditional darkroom techniques, this dual tool allows you to lighten or darken specific areas of an image.
What is the Dodge / Burn Tool?
Highlighting the difference between dark shadows and bright highlights in film noir or gobos creates this dramatic visual element.
What is Contrast?
Famous for his dramatic black-and-white landscape photography of the American West, he captured the iconic 1942 image The Tetons and the Snake River.
Who is Ansel Adams?
Achieved using a wide aperture (low f-number), this effect leaves your main subject in sharp focus while creating a soft, blurred background.
What is Shallow Depth of Field (or Bokeh)?
What is Mrs. Westman's son's name?
Who is Zeke?
This tool allows you to remove spots, blemishes, and unwanted objects to clean up your image.
What is the Heal Tool?
Dividing your frame into a 3x3 grid, this classic compositional technique suggests placing key elements along the lines or at their intersections.
What is the Rule of Thirds?
Known for his street photography in Hong Kong, this master photographer made brilliant use of shadows, light, and geometry in the 1950s and 60s.
Who is Fan Ho?
This optical illusion technique manipulates visual scale to make objects appear larger, smaller, closer, or farther away than they actually are.
What is Forced Perspective?
What are the two types of camera models we use in this class)?
What are Canon T7 and Canon R100?
You would use this distortion tool to push, grow, or shrink parts of an image to make subtle shape adjustments.
What is the Liquify Tool?
Referring to the tactical use of physical elements (like archways, overhanging tree branches, or doorways) to encircle your subject and draw focus inward.
What is Framing (or Natural Framing)?
Famous for his surreal portraits—including jumping subjects and Salvador Dalí with floating cats—this portrait photographer co-founded Magnum Photos.
Who is Philippe Halsman?
Which focus mode would you want to use to capture a moving subject?
What is AF-C, also known as AI Servo?
Name every single person in this class
(See roster for correct response)
This is the first step in our Pixlr Image Editing Checklist on Google Classroom.
What is Check Your Composition?
The intentionally empty, uncluttered area surrounding a subject that gives it visual room to breathe and emphasizes its isolation or importance.
What is Negative Space?