AP Style
Express the following date: 10/26/2026
Monday, Oct. 26, 2026
Portrait of a vendor at a morning farmers market
Low ISO, med-high shutter speed, low aperture
What is the best way to make sure athletes' names are spelled correctly in captions?
Copy/paste them directly from the roster
What is the difference between RAW and JPEG files? Which one should you shoot with?
RAW files are uncompressed, JPEGs are compressed.
Use is personal preference. RAWs take up much more storage but contain more information for precise editing. JPEGs are easier to store and better for working quickly, but have less information (detail).
Photo 100
Ansel Adams
How would you write the start time of this meeting?
6:30 p.m.
Basketball game in Stegeman
Very high ISO, high shutter speed, low aperture
In which sports do we include an athlete's year in the captions?
Sports with no positions...tennis, gymnastics, etc.
What is bokeh?
The quality of the blur in the out-of-focus areas of a photo, often referring to lights
Photo 200
Kayla Renie (Dyer)
Fill in the correct way to express the bracketed information.
Evan Frilingos and his [age: 6yo] cousin watch the baseball game.
6-year-old
Georgia football in Sanford, noon game
Low ISO, very high shutter speed, low-med aperture
When can you grant anonymity to subjects in captions?
When you have permission from leadership or when it's a child
Generally, "scenes from" captions with no names at all are fine for more sensitive coverage (ex. some protests) or if it's just not feasible to get names
What does HSL stand for? Hint: color
Hue, saturation, luminance
Photo 300
Diane Arbus
"10 people _____ from the disease in 2025."
a. passed away; b. lost their lives; c. died; d. didn't make it
c. died
AP style avoids euphemisms
Landscape of a fall day, cloudy afternoon
Low-med ISO, med shutter speed, med-high aperture
*as you increase aperture, make sure your camera lens is clean
Explain the process for getting the name of an Athens resident and including/fact checking it in a caption.
Ask for their name and spelling (before or after you take the photo), write each letter they say, show them what you wrote for confirmation
Copy/paste name directly from notes, Google them for any fact checking resources, send notes to photo editors when photos are submitted
Name the part* of the camera located on top of the viewfinder where a flash can be connected.
*not present on cameras with built-in flashes
Hot shoe
Photo 400
Tyler Mitchell
"The doctor [canceled/cancelled] the appointment."
canceled
Motion blur effect for a youth soccer game, early evening
Low ISO, low shutter speed, med-high aperture
Not a caption question...who took this photo?
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
What is burning and dodging?
A process originating as a darkroom technique for lightening (dodge) or darkening (burn) parts of an image
Photo 500
Francesca Woodman