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Test Booklet:
Photo 1 Spring 2017-18 Final Exam

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1. The K in the color mode CMYK refers to what tone?

A. Black
B. Blue
C. Green
D. Red

2. When are CMYK (or subtractive color systems) most often used?

A. Web Design
B. Printing
C. Television
D. Painting

3. Different light sources such as fluorescent, tungsten, or LED will create different color temperatures in a photograph.

A. True
B. False

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4. When taking pictures on a cloudy day, you might get a blue tint to your images. To prevent this, what setting on your
camera should you use?

A. Aperture
B. Auto Focus
C. ISO
D. White Balance
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5. Generally speaking, the smaller the light, the __________ the light.

A. Softer
B. Harder

6. Which kind of reflector would be best to use if you want to change the color temperature of the shot?

A. Gold
B. Silver

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7. The sun as your main light should not be shining is the model's eyes and should not be shining directly into the camera
lens. The best condition for outdoor portraits are to shoot in partial/open shade.

A. True
B. False

8. When a subject is not lit, but is placed against a brightly lit background, the effect is called a ____________.

A. Rembrandt portrait
B. side lit portrait
C. silhouette
D. flop

9. In a studio portrait, in order to separate the subject from the background, the __________ light is necessary.

A. Fill light
B. Key or Main light
C. Rim or Hair light
D. Hard light
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10. If you take a photo in the school gym, you will most likely et a yellow tint to the image from the lights. The camera setting
you can use to prevent this would be:

A. White Balance
B. Shutter Speed
C. ISO
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D. Auto Focus

11. Which of the following studio lighting patterns gets its name because of its similarity to classic painting techniques?

A. Glamour lighting
B. Butterfly lighting
C. Rembrandt lighting
D. Renaissance lighting

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12. In standard three-point lighting, what is the primary light source called?

A. Fill light
B. Key light
C. Back light
D. Kicker

13. A reflected light meter measures:

A. the light reflected by the flash

B. the light reflected by the reflector
C. the light reflected from the background
D. the light reflected from the subject

14. What quality of light is best suited for studio portraits?

A. Bare bulb
B. Diffused light
C. Flashlight
D. On-camera flash
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15. Using a Diffuser/ Filter on a light or strobe would result in ____________ Light.

A. Soft Light
B. Hard Light
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16. It takes the average focal plane shutter in a camera about 1/200 second to travel down the height of the sensor. Since a
studio strobe (flash) is instantaneous, you have to make sure your shutter is all the way open when your flash fires. If not,
what will be the result?

A. The image is overexposed

B. The image is underexposed
C. A black bar appears over part of the image
D. A white bar appears over part of the image

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17. "Red-eye" is caused by

A. having a red covering on your flash

B. light reflecting back from the retina of your subject
C. not using a tripod to steady your camera
D. shooting a subject with blue eyes

18. Firing the on-camera flash at the same _____________ as the lens results in a very dull and flattened image.

A. Shutter Speed
B. Angle
C. Intensity
D. Color filter

19. If the camera feels hot, begins to malfunction, or begins smoking:

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A. Place the camera in a bowl of ice to cool it off
B. Take the camera apart and try to repair it
C. Give the camera a few good shakes to reset all sensors
D. Immediately discontinue use and turn off the camera
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20. A _________ compresses an image by getting rid of "useless" data so the image will take up less space on the computer.
This image format is essential for putting photographs on the web.

A. JPEG
B. PDF
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C. PSD
D. TIFF

21. Organizing work into a step-by-step method to move from start to finished product is called:

A. Steady shooting
B. Photo merge
C. Metadata
D. Workflow

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22. What is the most common type of memory card used today in digital cameras?

A. Smart Media (SD Card)

B. Memory stick
C. Universal serial bus
D. Compact flash

23. The DPI setting on a ______________ determines how many dots per inch will be recorded.

A. dpi sensor
B. Flatbed scanner
C. Flatbed truck
D. Rotary cutter

24. Which Photoshop tool selects similar tones based on tolerance settings with a single click of the mouse?

A. Path selection tool

B. Magic wand tool
C. Pen tool
D. Crop tool
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25. Which tool makes selections in the shape of squares or rectangles?

A. Path selection tool

B. Elliptical marquee tool
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C. Rectangular marquee tool
D. Rectangle tool

26. Which Photoshop repair tool allows the user to select a problem area to replace a selection with pixels to match the area
around it?

A. Brush tool
B. Clone stamp tool
C. Patch tool
D. Magnetic lasso tool

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27. What does the History Palette allow you to do in Photoshop?

A. Allows you to go back to undo steps, or go forward to redo them

B. Gives you a palette of colors to choose from
C. Teaches the history of artist's palettes
D. Teaches the history of Photoshop

28. Which Photoshop tool can strengthen the composition of an image by eliminating outer portions of the canvas?

A. Move Tool

B. Lasso Tool

C. Crop Tool

D. Zoom Tool

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29. Which Photoshop adjustment layer allows the user to correct the colors of an image with too much red in the skin tones?
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A. Color balance
B. Exposure

C. Levels

D. Contrast
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30. What adjustment makes the colors richer in a photo?

A. Saturation
B. Cropping
C. Grayscale
D. Dodging

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31. Which tool copies exact pixel information from a source point to another point following the freehand movements of the
user?

A. Clone Stamp

B. Smudge

C. Path Selection Tool

D. Magic Wand

32. Select the tool that measures color information and displays it in the info pallet.

A.

B.
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33. The image format known as ________ does not compress the image, which makes it good for long-term storage of
images.

A. ISO
B. JPEG
C. GIF
D. TIFF

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34. When you save your Photoshop file, it saves as a ____________ file.

A. .png
B. .bmp
C. .pdf
D. .psd

35. How many pixels are in a megapixel?

A. 100
B. 10,000
C. 100,000
D. 1,000,000

36. The resolution of your image will determine sharpness at different sizes and different uses. What resolution is common for
output to a printer?

A. 72 dpi
B. 150 dpi
C. 250 dpi
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D. 300 dpi

37. What are some key steps to prepare a photograph for printing?

A. Image identification, paper color

B. Image manipulation, paper borders
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C. Image size, canvas size, paper jam

D. Image size/resolution, paper type/size

38. When discussing photographs, we often use terms such as line, shape, form, texture, value, and color that are also known
as the ____________ of design.

A. Terms
B. Vernacular
C. Elements
D. Lingo

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39. How does the critiquing process help photographers?

A. Critiques are for hurting students' feelings

B. Critiques are for arguing about the photograph's attributes
C. Critiques are for constructively discussing the good and bad parts of a photographs so photographers can learn
through the experience and become stronger

40. What is the purpose of mounting a print?

A. Mounting frames, the print with a large border which helps focus the attention to the photograph itself
B. Mounting gives the print a professional appearance for presenting it
C. Mounting adds more value to the print
D. All of the answers are correct

41. When tacking the dry-mount tissue to the print, start at the _____________.

A. Top right corner and work clockwise

B. Edges and work toward the center
C. Top left corner and work clockwise
D. Center and work outward
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42. When preparing photographs for projection or gallery printing (output) it is preferred that the images be the following
resolution:

A. 72 dpi
B. 300 dpi
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C. 100 dpi
D. 120 dpi

43. Photographic prints need to be matted with ___________ materials, which means they should be acid-free, so they don't
cause the image to yellow.

A. Anti-yellow
B. Archaic
C. Archival
D. Antique

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44. What is a photographic portfolio?

A. A grouping of cameras and lenses

B. A collection of a photographer's best work, often with a unifying theme or style
C. A group of all of one's photographic work
D. A listing of photographic terms

45. Portfolios can consist of either printed images or digital images

A. True
B. False

46. Would you organize and present your portfolio the same way for every audience?

A. No, the portfolio's organization and the final layout and presentation of the portfolio should be altered and
directed for the specified audience

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B. Yes, the portfolio is used over and over once it is finalized

47. _________________ is a thin sheet of paper coated on both sides with waxy adhesive that becomes sticky when heated.
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A. Release paper
B. Mount board
C. Cover sheet
D. Dry-mount tissue
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48. _______________ is used to bond a small area of the dry-mount tissue to the back of the print prior to trimming.

A. Tacking Iron
B. Mounting Press
C. Utility Knife
D. Hinge

49. When presenting one's work, the photographer should dress professionally, keep a positive attitude, and show self
confidence.

A. True
B. False

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50. How can a portfolio be used to help a photographer?

A. It simply provides storage for their images

B. It helps in keeping one's work private and not accessible to others
C. It provides the opportunity to present their work to public or private audiences and for assisting in getting a job, in
applying to college, or to assist in selling one's work
D. None of the answers are correct

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