COM Mid Term

Ibn al-Haytham determined ____________________________ as a part of his research into sight, seeing and perspective. - objects reflect light that the eye perceives

objects reflect light that the eye perceives

The term "SLR" refers to both medium format camera, a 35mm film camera and its digital counterpart, and is an acronym for... A.) Single Lens Rangefinder B.) Single Lens Reflex C.) Sight Lens Reflex D.) None of the above E.) Single Light Reduction

B.) Single Lens Reflex

In the work we saw in class of photographer Lia Halloran, she plays with shutter speed lengths, light and ______________________. A.) None of the other answers. B.) physical movement C.) Both of the other answers. D.) stars and constellations

B.) physical movement

Commercial photography is..... A.) An area of photography where an image is intended to be associated with a brand's story or identity. B.) An area of photography where an image is intended to be aspirational. C.) All of the other answers. D.) An area of photography where an image is intended to sell a lifestyle.

C.) All of the other answers.

Using a large format camera makes the process of taking a portrait a kind of collaborative experience. Why? A.) None of the other options. B.) The camera itself is obtrusive and lack spontaneity in using it. C.) All of the other options. D.) The nature of using a large format requires both the photographer and subject to slow down and really engage with the process of creating a picture.

C.) All of the other options.

In 2020, photographer and student Eric Hart Jr. was inspired by Beyonce's brand Ivy Park, and dressed his grandparents in two outfits, photographed them in their house and posted the photos on his Instagram account as a part of a project he called LOVE HART. They were then featured in magazine The Root. Who owns the pictures? A.) The Root B.)None of the other answers. C.) Eric Hart, Jr. D.) Ivy Park/Adidas

C.) Eric Hart, Jr.

A physically small aperture, one with a small number value like f/22, will make an photo where..... A.) Any motion within the image is frozen. B.) Any motion within the image is blurred. C.) Everything in the picture, from foreground to background is in focus. D.) Only one plane within the photo is in focus, all others are out of focus.

C.) Everything in the picture, from foreground to background is in focus

Diane Arbus, the author of the video The World of Diane Arbus claims, said that in photographing people who she perceived of as existing on the margins of society, that she really created portraits of herself. A.) True B.) False

A.) True

Noise is a digital picture is similar to grain in a photo made from film. A lot of visible noise or grain means the ISO of the camera or film was a high number value like 800. A.) True B.) False

A.) True

Street photographers, like Daniel Arnold and Joel Meyerowitz, create photos that are sociological in nature because they illustrate human behavior in an urban/social environment. A.) True B.) False

A.) True

Harold Edgerton combined the usage of _______________________ and _____________________ to create the photo Milk Drop Coronet in 1946. A.) a fast shutter speed, strobe light B.) a fast shutter speeds, high ISO C.) None of the other answers. D.) a strobe light, physically wide aperture

A.) a fast shutter speed, strobe light

Street photography can be considered a form of documentary photography. A.) True B.) False

A.) true

In COM2280 we will spend a lot of time looking at images created in the context (or genre) of Fine Art. Why is this the case? A.) Fine Art photography is the area of photography that advances the meaning, usage and language of photography forward. B.) Fine Art has one specific definition of what photography is and focusing on it just makes it easier to talk about photography in general C.) Fine Art photographers make the most interesting and aesthetically pleasing images. D.) Fine Art photography is the most widely practiced type of image making.

A.)Fine Art photography is the area of photography that advances the meaning, usage and language of photography forward.

A fast shutter speed like 1/2000th will typically underexpose an image because: A.) 1/2000th of a second isn't long enough to let enough light to get into the camera to strike the film or sensor even in a lighting circumstance that is very bright. B.) the aperture is too big to make a correct exposure. C.) a low number ISO is considered slow and should be used in bright light. D.)None of the other answers

A.) 1/2000th of a second isn't long enough to let enough light to get into the camera to strike the film or sensor even in a lighting circumstance that is very bright.

Hippolyte Bayard was responsible for inventing which of the following photographic convention/s? A.) All of the other answers. B.) The public photography exhibit C.) The in-camera double exposure D.) The narrative self portrait

A.) All of the other answers.

Of the options listed below, why do you think the negative to positive process established with the invention of the Calotype became the dominate method of creating a photographic image? Use your critical thinking skills to determine the answer. A.) All of the other answers. B.) Because the re-producability of the negative images made the positive prints easy to circulate amongst people and therefore much more useful than the single images that were the product of the Daguerreotype process. C.) Because the next generation of development that came after the Calotype involved refining the negative to positive process but used different materials. D.) Because the cost of working with the materials and chemistry associated with the negative to positive process were less expensive in comparison to those used to make Daguerreotypes.

A.) All of the other answers.

What is one reason someone would choose to use a medium format camera? A.) All of the other answers. B.) Large image area allows one to crop the negative and not lose image quality C.) Overall better image quality than a photo taken with a 35mm film camera D.) Portability

A.) All of the other answers.

The process referred to as "wet collodion on glass" represented a turning point in photography as it opened the door to many other processes that piggy backed off of the advancement associated with being able to put light sensitive material on different types of substrates. Which of the following answers describes three of the processes that were born out of this advancement? A.) Ambrotype, Tintype, Albumen prints B.) Tintype, Daguerreotype, Carte de Visite C.) Calotype, Bayard's process, Ambrotype

A.) Ambrotype, Tintype, Albumen prints

Niepce's first Heliograph, "View from My Window at LeGras", the first Camera Obscura-made Calotypes by Talbot and Bayard's process are all different, however they do share one thing in common: A.) Each photographer envisions that photography can be used to document the physical world in a straight forward, unaltered manner. B.) Each photographer sees their yard a beautiful. C.) Each photographer would have photographed a person, or created a portrait, if they had the access they needed to do this D.) None of the other answers.

A.) Each photographer envisions that photography can be used to document the physical world in a straight forward, unaltered manner

Both editorial photography and photojournalism share the idea of storytelling in images created in each genre. What is one key difference between the two? A.) Editorial shoots are conceptualized first and then constructed to specifically to photograph, while photojournalists record what happens in a situation without interfering or involving themselves in it. B.) Editorial photographers are hired for a job based on their following on social media, while photojournalists are hired for their camera gear. C.) Photojournalists construct situations to photograph, while editorial photographer record what happens in a situation without interfering or involving themselves in it D.) None of the other answers.

A.) Editorial shoots are conceptualized first and then constructed to specifically to photograph, while photojournalists record what happens in a situation without interfering or involving themselves in it.

A narrow depth of field in an photo indicates what about how the photo was made? A.) That a low number valued aperture was used to create it. B.) That the ISO was set to a low number value. C.) That a fast shutter speed of 1/1000 was used to create it. D.) That a high number value aperture was used to create it.

A.) That a low number valued aperture was used to create it.

A Camera Obscura is essentially a light tight box with an aperture along with something that goes over the aperture and is then removed and replaced which functions like a shutter in a film or digital camera. A.) True B.) False

A.) True

An SLR camera (be it 35mm or medium format) has two lenses - one that the photographer looks out through to take the picture, and the other the the recording medium is behind and actually creates the picture. A.) True B.) False

B.) False

Eva O'Leary's large format portrait work is not collaborative because the camera isn't visible to the sitter. A.) True B.) False

B.) False

For photos created for an editorial layout for a publication like, say NYLON magazine, the magazine owns the images that are created A.) True B.) False

B.) False

Photos created within the genre of photojournalism are typically created over a number of months and submitted to a publication or entity once a group of images have been edited that fully tell a story about situation. A.) True B.) False

B.) False

The Calotype was a form of proto-instant photography. A.) True B.) False

B.) False

The prefix "ambro" in the photographic process the Ambrotype means "made of amber" or "looks like amber". A.) True B.) False

B.) False

The wet collodion process came from experiments with the Daguerreotype process. A.) True B.) False

B.) False

Using a pinhole camera allows a photographer a lot of control over the way the resulting image looks. A.) True B.) False

B.) False

What does the following phrase mean? "In order to understand how a photograph functions as a cultural artifact, consider first the intention of the photographer who created it." A.) How a photograph functions is different that how it looks. B.) It means that a key meaning of an image can be understood in the reason that it was created by the photographer in the first place, and in what genre it can be categorized in. C.) The intent of the photographer is the only way we understand the meaning of an image D.) A good photograph has an important meaning or message.

B.) It means that a key meaning of an image can be understood in the reason that it was created by the photographer in the first place, and in what genre it can be categorized in.

One of the most significant differences between the Daguerreotype and the Calotype is: A.) The Daguerreotype creates an image that is highly detailed, while the Calotype creates an image that is softer, with less detail. B.) The Daguerreotype is an older process than the Calotype. C.) The Daguerreotype cannot be replicated and reproduced, meaning each image is one of a kind. While Calotype images can have mulitiple positives made. D.) In the 19th century the Daguerreotype was for wealthy people, while the Calotype was for people with less disposable income.

C.) The Daguerreotype cannot be replicated and reproduced, meaning each image is one of a kind. While Calotype images can have mulitiple positives made

A Camera Obscura creates an image that is: A.) backwards and right side up in its box chamber. B.) noisy or grainy because it's dark inside of its box chamber C.) upside down and backwards in its box chamber. D.) soft and out of focus.

C.) upside down and backwards in its box chamber.

Alec Soth describes part of his process of learning how to take pictures in this way: A.) "Taking a portrait is a dance between the photographer and the sitter. One person shapes the dynamic and the other responds to it and vice versa." B.) "Harsh light (which is direct and undiffused light from a light source) makes for the most flattering lighting for every subject matter." C.) "I always like to have as many details as possible in the frame, it helps to tell the story of the situation more explicitly." D.) "I would make a portrait and make sure there was lots of stuff to look at, but over time I realized that that took away from some of the power...sometimes you just want to look at the thing itself."

D.) "I would make a portrait and make sure there was lots of stuff to look at, but over time I realized that that took away from some of the power...sometimes you just want to look at the thing itself."

From the reading Each Wild Idea, how does the author describe what photography was for Talbot? A.) None of the other answers. B.) Photography incorporates both the artist and the artist's object of study at the same time. C.) An opportunity to transcribe the natural world. D.) All of the other answers.

D.) All of the other answers.

In one of the readings this week, the authors wrote about Hippolyte Bayard's image "Portrait of a Drowned Man" that:"As the first known example of a faked photograph, this image illustrates two qualities of photographs: first, that they can depict the world in a manner that closely mimics the way we see it. Second, that since their invention, they have been staged or altered in ways that remain consistent with the way we see. This consistency makes them all the more believable." What does this mean,"This consistency makes them all more believable"? A.) It means that staged or altered photos are consistent with our experience of reality and therefore make them appear believable. B.) It means that because the vast number of photographs we see refer to the world in the way we see it, that when we see something that is not true, we tend to believe it first, then, possibly, question it later. C.) None of the other answers. D.) All of the other answers.

D.) All of the other answers.

Abelardo Morell describes the image he talks about in the video as, possibly, an unconscious tribute to which 19th century photographer? A.) Joseph Nicephore Niepce B.) Nadar C.) Hippolyte Bayard D.) William Henry Fox Talbot

D.) William Henry Fox Talbot

Photojournalism shares a similarity to documentary photography is that both are a form of ___________________ storytelling. A.) photographic B.) timely C.) psychological D.) non-fiction

D.) non-fiction

The ISO number associated with film or a digital sensor basically indicates _____________________________. A.) that there will be a narrow depth of field in the resulting image. B.) that it is a fraction of a second. C.) what is the best shutter speed to use to make a photo in a bright light situation. D.) the amount of light it should be used in inorder to be able to record light on it (it meaning the film or sensor).

D.) the amount of light it should be used in inorder to be able to record light on it (it meaning the film or sensor).

What three formats function in precisely the same way to create an image? A.) None of the other answers. B.) A Camera Obscura, Talbot's Mouse Trap camera, and a large format camera. C.) A Daguerreotype camera, a pinhole camera and a Camera Obscura D.) A pinhole camera, a large format camera and a Camera Obscura. E.) All of the other answers.

E.) All of the other answers.