Digital Photography Final Exam Guide May 2015 Teacher: Mr. Dexter Overview The final in Digital Photography will assess your understanding of the material we have covered in class all year. The exam will be administered through Google Forms and will have a multiple choice / true / false section as well as an essay question. Exam Structure Part one, which has multiple choice and true / false questions has a total of 35 questions and accounts for 70% percent of the exam. Part two has one essay question and accounts for the remaining 30% percent of the exam. The question will test your knowledge of the terminology below. You will be asked to analyze a photograph and answer photographic questions in an essay of 23 paragraphs in length. Rules: Once the exam is submitted it cannot be retaken. If any form of cheating is suspected your exam will be terminated and I will contact your parents. You will be provided with the allotted scheduled time to complete the exam. Any additional time needed will be issued on a case by case basis. The following concepts have been covered throughout the year. It is highly recommended that you review your notes, the presentations on artwithmrdexter.wordpress.com and homework to ensure that you thoroughly understand these concepts.You can also check out these sites to read up on concepts more in depth: http://digitalphotographyschool.com/ http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/buyingguide/glossarydigitalphotographyterms http://www.allthingsphotography.com/digitaldictionary/
Exposure Triangle: This concept has been a vital element of content covered throughout the year. You should know how to manipulate these functions on the camera, what the intervals of each look like, and understand the relationship that the three have together in a wide variety of picture taking environments. It is recommended that you fill in the blank spaces below. Feel free to verify your answers with me. Aperture Definition:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analogy_______________________________________________________________________ Depth of Field Definition:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FStop Intervals:________________________________________________________________ Why does this setting exist?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Relationship with shutter speed and ISO: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Focal Length: Definition: What kind of lenses do the Nikon DSLR 3000 and 3100’s use (mm range)? ______________________________________________________________________________ What would be a reasonable mm range of a telephoto lens? ______________________________________________________________________________ Why would one use a telephoto lens? ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________ What would be a reasonable mm range of a macro lens? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why would you use a macro lens? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shutter Speed Definition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Analogy_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shutter speed intervals ______________________________________________________________________________ When would you use a fast shutter speed? ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When would you use a slow shutter speed? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Relationship with Aperture and ISO ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ISO Definition __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Analogy ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISO Intervals ______________________________________________________________________________ Relationship with Aperture and Shutter Speed __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Composition Be able to define the following and identify when they are used in photographs:
Emphasis Leading Lines Rule of 3rds Framing Unity Rhythm Focal Point Scale Proportion Space Motion Line Shape / Form Texture Color Point of View
Mood Portrait vs. Landscape Symmetrical Balance Asymmetrical Balance Radial Balance
ExposureDefinition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tripod Use What are the advantages of using a tripod? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Light Painting What equipment is needed? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What factors are important to think about when light painting? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Scale Definition:______________________________________________________________________ Importance in photography?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is scale confusion? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Portrait shooting Equipment used______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Posing basics____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lighting Key Light Definition__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why is it used?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fill Light Definition__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why is it used?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________