Genre
Camera Basics
Composition & Elements
Photography Vocabulary
Camera Care & Safety
100

This type of photography focuses on capturing people’s faces and expressions.

What is portrait photography?

100

This part of the camera is like its “eye” and is used to focus on the subject.

What is the lens?

100

Placing your subject off-center instead of in the middle uses this composition rule.

What is the rule of thirds?

100

What does it mean to focus?  

What is to create a sharp and clear image?
100

You should always put this on a camera when it’s not being used to protect the lens.

What is a lens cap?

200

Photos of mountains, beaches, or forests usually fall into this genre.

What is landscape photography?

200

This setting controls how bright or dark a photo looks.

What is exposure?

200

When objects in a photo guide the viewer’s eye toward the subject, they are called this.

What are leading lines?

200

The adjustable opening in a lens that controls how much light enters the camera.

What is the aperture?

200

Never touch this part of the camera with your fingers because it’s very sensitive.

What is the lens?

300

Taking photos of basketball, soccer, or football games would be this genre.

What is sports photography?

300

This part stores your digital photos so you can transfer them to a computer later.

What is an SD card?

300

This element of design is created when dark and light areas are very different in a photo.

What is contrast?

300

The setting that measures the camera’s sensitivity to light.

What is ISO?

300

If your camera battery dies during class, this is the first thing you should do.

What is replace or recharge the battery?

400

Candid photos of everyday life in cities are part of this genre.

What is street photography?

400

A fast shutter speed will freeze motion, while a slow shutter speed will create this effect.

What is blur or motion blur?

400

Including extra space above or around the subject is called this.

What is negative space?

400

These two words describe a picture that is too bright or too dark.

What are overexposed and underexposed?

400

To prevent losing photos, you should back up your files on this type of device.

What is a computer or your Chromebook? 

500

Candid photos of everyday life in cities are part of this genre.

Close-up images of tiny subjects, like insects or flowers, belong to this genre.

500

This camera mode lets you control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO yourself.

What is manual mode?

500

This principle helps keep a photo visually even by making sure both sides have similar visual weight.

What is balance?

500

This term describes how much of the photo will appear sharp from front to back.

What is depth of field?

500

When carrying a camera, you should always do this to prevent dropping it.

What is wearing the camera strap?