PHOTOGRAPHY QUIZ FOR ABC WEDNESDAY
1. Why would a photographer lie down on the floor or climb up high to get a shot?
TO CREATE A BETTER ANGLE
2. What is the best way to deal with the background of a shot?
FILL THE FRAME WITH YOUR
IMAGE
3. What are the 3 rules of composition?
RULE OF THIRDS, GOLDEN SECTION, DIAGONAL
4. What measures the resolution of an image?
DPI or dots per inch
5. The amount of light falling on an image during the process of
taking a photo is called what?
EXPOSURE
6. When a photographer uploads his/her photos to the computer, where
do they save them?
In a FILE
7. What are black and white photos also known as?
GRAYSCALE
8. What are the properties of colour called?
HUE
9. Why is it better to save photos in JPEG rather than TIFF?
THEY DON’T TAKE UP AS MUCH MEMORY
10. What do you call it when you put contrasting elements side by side in
order to add interest?
JUXTAPOSITION
11. What part of the camera makes images of objects on film or on a memory
card?
LENS
12. What is my personal favourite form of photography?
MACROS
13. What is the difference between what your brain expects to see and what
is actually there?
OPTICAL ILLUSION
14. What type of photography is it when an individual poses for a
photograph?
PORTRAIT
15. How much fun is photography to you?
Answers will vary!
