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What is another name for a Pinhole Camera
a) Polaroid
b) Telephoto Lens
c) Camera Obscura
d) Chiaroscuro

This man created a type of photograph known as the Daguerreotype which had better sharpness and tonality than very first photograph.
a) Louis Jacques Daguerre
b) Henry Fox Talbot
c) Leonardo DaVinci
d) George Eastman

A roll film (the film we use today) was invented by George Eastman. The three advantages to a roll of film are...
a) storage, portable and flexible
b) larger negatives, clearer negatives and sharper images
c) developing, fixing and printing
d) on paper, portable and sharper images

A Daguerreotype was produced on a metal sheet
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

In the Dry Plate process the emulsion was stored in a light tight box, and could be used several months later and did not have to be developed immediately.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Henry Fox Talbot is responsible for creating the first ___________. An image created without the use of a camera.
a) Polaroid Picture
b) 35mm image
c) photograph
d) Photogram

George Eastman was the founder of which film company?
a) Polaroid
b) Kodak
c) Ilford
d) Canon

Who is responsible for taking the first permanent photo?
a) Louis Daguerre
b) George Eastman
c) Joseph Niepce
d) Henry Fox Talbot

The key to good photography includes these three principles
a) Time, Light and Composition
b) Darkness, Time and Light
c) Enlargers, film, and cameras
d) Photoshop, Tools and Scanners

This is a way to describe the visual weight of objects placed in an image.
a) Rule of Thirds
b) Contrast
c) Composition
d) Balance

When there is very little going on in the picture and there is a single subject and a simple background, the rule of composition used is an example of...
a) Simplicity
b) Contrast
c) Fill the Frame
d) Leading Lines

The rule of composition that leads your eye around an entire image is...
a) Balance
b) Contrast
c) Diagonals
d) Visual Movement

Emphasizing strong differences in an image is a way to create this rule of composition
a) Balance
b) Symmetry
c) Contrast
d) Movement

When the Photographer shows us a SPECIFIC point of view, s/he is using this Rule of Composition.
a) Leading Lines
b) Rule of Thirds
c) Perspective
d) Balance

Framing asks you to find natural frames around your subject. Which of the following would NOT be a good example?
a) a doorway
b) a window
c) trees
d) grass

When you are given a grid and your subject aligns with 1-3 of the intersecting points, the rule of composition being used is...
a) Simplicity
b) Aspect Ratio
c) Rule of Thirds
d) Perspective

The Rule of Thirds can also be described as THIS type of balance.
a) Aysmmetry
b) Symmetry
c) Radial Balance
d) Visual Balance

This type of Compositional Strategy helps create a sense of movement specifically to your subject
a) Asymmetry
b) Balance
c) Contrast
d) Leading Lines

Your subject takes up the entirity of the compositional space in this strategy.
a) Fill the Frame
b) Simplicity
c) Contrast
d) Diagonals

Composition is defined as
a) creating strong differences in a photograph such as dark v. light
b) using a grid to align your subject, usually off to one side
c) the visual weight of an image
d) the way a photographer organizes visual elements with the frame

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