Elements of a Camera
Styles of Photography
Famous Photographers
Camera Settings
Photo Terms
100

This part of the camera controls how quickly or slowly a photo is taken

Shutter

100
This style of photography uses people as the main subject of the image

Portraits

100

An American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64

Ansel Adams

100

What camera setting controls the image's depth of field?

The Aperture

100

A photography term that refers to how much of the image is in focus

Depth of Field

200

This part of the camera gets larger or smaller and controls the depth of field

Aperture

200

This style of photography uses a fast shutter speed to capture images of people moving quickly in their sport

Action / Sports Photography

200

A Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans revolutionized documentary photography with its raw and unfiltered portrayal of American society

Robert Frank

200

What camera setting controls motion blur or freezing motion? 

The Shutter Speed

200

This term refers to how light or dark an image is

Exposure

300

This is an interchangeable part of the camera that can be Prime, Zoom, Wide Angle, Telephoto, or Macro

Lens

300

This style of photography uses different distances between subjects to create an optical illusion without using Photoshop 

Forced Perspective

300

This 1930s documentary photographer is famous for her Depression-era black-and-white pictures. Her most notable work, Migrant Mother, became an iconic picture of the time, highlighting the struggles that many Americans faced in keeping their families alive during the worst economic crisis that the world had ever seen.

Dorothea Lange

300

What Shutter Speed would you set for taking photographs of a Soccer game?

1/300 - 1/1000

300

This is a digital pdf of unedited photos that shows all of the images that you took for a project

A Contact Sheet


400

This is the part of the camera that you look through when taking a photo

Viewfinder 
400

This style of photography uses only two colors on opposite sides of the color wheel to create emphasis on the subject

Complementary Color Photography

400

an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times. He is best known for his use of strong color and deep emotions in his photographs. 

Steve McCurry

400

What F-stop would you use when taking a senior portrait

F1.8 - F5.6

400

This term refers to editing and enhancing photos to create a polished, professional final product. This can involve retouching, adjusting colors and lighting, cropping images, removing unwanted objects, and adding special effects.

Post-production 

500

What does DSLR stand for? 

Digital Single-Lens Reflex

500

This style of photography incorporates the background of the image in relation to the person being photographed to tell something about the subject. 

Environmental Portraiture

500

An American photographer who received international recognition in the late 1970s, building her photographic portfolio upon the self-portrait and the female self. Her iconic pictures of the Untitled Film Series are known across the globe, depicting her self—implementing the self-portrait—in an artificial and stereotypical context as a female character—implementing the female self.

Cindy Sherman

500

If you are photographing late at night without a flash, what ISO range would you use? 

ISO 1600 - 6400

500

The distance in millimeters between the lens and the image it forms on the film. It informs the angle of view (how much of what is being shot will be captured) and the magnification (how large things will appear)

Focal Length