Camera Basics
This is the device used to take photographs.
What is a camera?
This means how objects are arranged in a photo.
What is composition?
Photos need this to be seen and captured.
What is light?
A photo of a person is called this.
What is a portrait?
This is when you cut out parts of an image to improve the frame.
What is cropping?
This part of the camera lets light in to create an image.
What is the lens?
This rule divides an image into nine equal parts using two vertical and two horizontal lines.
What is the rule of thirds?
This type of light comes from the sun.
What is natural light?
A photo of natural scenery, such as mountains or beaches, is called this.
What is a landscape?
This changes how light or dark a photo appears.
What is brightness?
This button is pressed to take a photo.
What is the shutter button?
This is the main object, person or focus of a photograph.
What is the subject?
This is a dark shape made when something blocks light.
What is a shadow?
A close-up photo of a small subject is called this.
What is macro photography?
This changes the difference between the light and dark parts of a photo.
What is contrast?
This setting controls how bright or dark a photo is.
What is exposure?
These are lines in a photo that guide the viewer’s eye toward the subject.
What are leading lines?
This photography tool adds extra light to a scene.
What is a flash?
A photo that shows action, movement or athletes is this type of photography.
What is sports photography?
This effect makes the background look soft and out of focus.
What is blur?
This setting changes how sensitive the camera is to light.
What is ISO?
This is the empty space around the subject in a photo.
What is negative space?
This time just after sunrise or before sunset gives soft, warm light.
What is golden hour?
A photo taken of yourself is called this.
What is a selfie?
This changes the colours or mood of a photo in an editing app.
What is a filter?