Digital Photography Unit 2: Capturing Digital Photographs

Which lens size is a wide-angle fish-eye lens?

11mm

Which lens size would be ideal for a photographer who wants to use a telephoto lens to take a close-up picture of a surfer riding a wave?

300mm

What are standard sizes of a telephoto lens? Select all that apply.

300mm 80mm

If a photographer resamples an image to have a 72 dpi, what would he or she likely do?

Post it on the web.

What does a high f-stop indicate?

The aperture has a small opening.

A digital photograph has been selected to be on the cover of a printed magazine. The same image will be the background image on the magazine's website for the month. How would the resolution of the website image compare to the resolution of the image placed on the magazine cover?

The website image's resolution is lower.

Felix has to shoot hundreds of images at a sporting event. How will low-resolution images make Felix's challenge easier?

They will offer more storage.

Which type of filter is often used by photographers to protect their lenses?

UV filter

Lesson 7

Understanding Aperture and Shutter Speed

For which subject would a lower resolution be appropriate? Select all that apply.

a football game a dog show

Lana's photograph will be published in a magazine and on the magazine's website. The resolution for the image should be _[blank 1]_ for the magazine and _[blank 2]_ for the website. Which words correctly fill in the blanks in the previous sentence?

blank 1: high blank 2: low

Which color filter would a white balance feature use to neutralize tungsten lighting?

blue

How does the aperture control the amount of light that enters the camera?

by opening and closing

Jane photographed a desert scene in high resolution. What did using a high resolution allow Jane to do?

capture more detail

A camera's white balance feature takes which aspect of a setting into account?

color temperature

Which type of light has the most neutral tone?

daylight

What is one advantage and one disadvantage of shooting with a telephoto lens? Match the statements to the advantage or disadvantage of a telephoto lens.

disadvantage: can only focus on a single distant subject advantage: can capture a faraway subject in detail

Emilia wants to shoot macro nature photographs in bright daylight. Which type of filter should she choose?

neutral density filter

Which adjective best describes a wide-angle lens?

short

A 300mm lens falls into which category? Select all that apply.

telephoto super-telephoto

What does white balance create in a photograph?

tone

Which setting can lead to overexposure in a photograph? Select all that apply

too long a shutter speed too large an aperture

Which feature of the aperture controls the amount of light that is allowed to enter the lens?

its width

A photographer would be most likely to use a small aperture (larger f-stop number) to create depth of field for which type of photograph?

landscape

Lydia took a photo of flower in a field. The flower is in focus, and the surrounding grass and trees are in a soft, hazy focus. Which option best describes the aperture setting?

large for a shallow depth of field

Which adjective best describes a telephoto lens?

long

The sun is bright, and the photographic subject is a running dog. The photographer wants to have a crisp photograph with no movement. What sort of shutter speed should the camera use?

fast

Esme took several photographs at night. She forgot to adjust her shutter speed, and all of her photographs were dark. Which setting most accurately describes her shutter speed?

fast shutter speed

Which category does a 14mm lens falls into? Select all that apply.

fish-eye wide-angle

Which photo is overexposed?

hands

A magazine wants to use Maria's photo for a spread. How should the photo be submitted to the magazine?

in high resolution

For which scenarios would using a wide-angle lens be most appropriate? Select all that apply.

0.25 of 1 when the photographer wants to capture a group of subjects xxx when the photographer cannot get close to the subject

Which lens size would be ideal for a photographer who wants to take a fish-eye image of a landscape scene using a wide-angle lens?

11mm

What are standard sizes of a wide-angle lens? Select all that apply.

35mm 14mm

Ferdinand has a folder for all images he has used on websites. What is the most likely resolution for each image in this folder?

72 dpi

Lou is sending photos of his vacation to a friend. What resolution is most appropriate for Lou to use to send these photos?

72 dpi

When using manual focus, what should the photographer do after moving the switch from AF to MF?

Adjust the focusing ring.

Lesson 8

Appropriate Resolutions

Lesson 10

Creating Moods

Lesson 9

Focusing and Filters

What happens when a fish-eye lens is used for portraiture?

It causes distortion around the edges and in the center, producing a curved effect.

When a photographer moves from one f-stop to the next wider one, what happens to the amount of light getting through the lens?

It is doubled.

The width of the aperture is increased. What should be done to the shutter speed to create the same results?

It should be increased.

A high-resolution image has been sent to the printer. The same image is going to be used as a web background. What will likely happen to the file?

It will be resampled to a lower resolution.

What effect will an f-stop with a low number have on a photograph's depth of field?

It will decrease the depth of field.

What would happen if a photographer used a telephoto lens for photographing a large group of people indoors?

It would be unable to focus on all the subjects.

If an image's tone is too cold, how would a white balance setting fix it?

It would decrease blue tones.

Pearl has been hired to photograph the landscape of the Southwest for a book. What should she consider when shooting?

Landscapes are better shot in high resolution.

Lesson 6

Lenses

Annie has taken several photos at an event. She has been saving the images in a high-resolution format. What problem will she most likely encounter?

She will run out of storage space.

If an image is going to be used for a background on a website, it should be 72 dpi. Is the previous statement true or false?

True

Felix was given an assignment to photograph a performance by the school choir. He only has room in his bag for one lens. Which lens should Felix take with him to the event?

a wide-angle lens

One of Char's duties as social media manager is to post photos. How would a dpi of 72 be classified in this case?

acceptable

What are characteristics of wide-angle lenses? Select all that apply.

an ability to see greater width than the human eye focal length ranges of 35mm and below

For which subject would a photographer use this type of lens?​

an eagle flying in the sky

Which terms might describe the mood of this photograph? Select all that apply.

anxiety loneliness

What is the opening of the lens called?

aperture

What setting determines the depth of field?

aperture

Beau has been asked to photograph a mountain range. This means that he needs a large depth of field. Which aperture setting will give the largest depth of field?

f/22

A photographer wants a shallow depth of field. This will mean one specific part of the subject is in focus. Which setting will have the shallowest depth of field?

f/8

A photograph of a woman is bright. A lot of light makes for a blown-out effect, and her features are not defined. This photograph is an example of _[blank]_. Which word or phrase correctly fills in the blank in the previous sentence?

overexposure

The shutter speed was too long for a photo that Gertrude shot. What is the most likely outcome for the image?

overexposure

Four photographers have shot four different images. Which photographer needs to reevaluate the aperture and shutter speed settings?

phone with charger

Which scenarios are examples of when to use a telephoto lens? Select all that apply.

photographing one person in a group of many people taking a picture of a bird in a tree

Which moods can be created in a photograph by making the color temperature cooler? Select all that apply.

sadness calmness

If a photographer wants a photo to have a blur of motion, what feature should have a slower setting?

shutter speed

What setting determines the amount of time light enters the camera?

shutter speed

Which camera settings will cause the amount of light entering the lens to change? Select all that apply.

shutter speed aperture width

If a photograph is underexposed, what can be done to correct it?

trying a slower shutter speed (This will allow more light in.)

When would a photographer choose to shoot low-resolution photographs over high?

when the subject is in motion

How will resampling a 72 dpi, 5" x 7" image to a 300 dpi, 5" x 7" image affect the quality of the final image?

xxx Resampling in this way reduces storage space.

Jerome wants to photograph runners at a track meet. He wants his photographs to show motion. Which type of setting will help emphasize a blur of motion?

xxx fast shutter speed

A lower resolution is appropriate for shooting what type of photography?

xxx macro

A digital camera's autofocus feature uses which component to produce the sharpest possible image?

xxx the image sensor xxx the focusing ring

What is the name for the warmth or coolness of white light?

xxx white balance xxx light temperature