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Digital Photography 1
Study Guide
More questions will be added.
Please use complete sentences and make sure questions asking for explanation are
complete with no less than 3 sentences. 3 points each.
1. What is Photography?

2. What are four of the eight basic composition techniques?

3. What design concepts do all great photographs have in common?

4. What are 3 of the 10 Rules of Photography? Describe each.

5. What two tools do we use in iPhoto to edit our photos?

6. What is the difference between JEPG and RAW files?

7. What were the 5 types of Photographs we took? Which was your favorite and
Why?

8. What type of program is Photoshop?

9. How many freeform tools are available to make selections? How many fixed area
tools are available to make selections? How do you know which selection tool to
use?

10. How do you access the hidden tools?

11. Which Photoshop Technique was your favorite? Why?

12. Which Photoshop technique was your least favorite? Why?

13. How do you create an image that is black and white?

14. How do you create a shadow in Photoshop? Describe in no less than 3 steps.

15. How do you create a reflection in Photoshop? Describe in no less than 3 steps.

16. Describe how to change the file format from a .psd to a .jpg.

17. Where do you find the Artist Filter to apply the Film Grain?

18. How do you resize an image?

19. What is the proper resolution for web and print?

20. What is the name of your weebly.com? Is it published? If not please do so after
your final.

21. If your weebly.com will not accept your image it may be because of what? How
do you fix it?

22. Who did you do your Final Report on? Why did you choose this artist?

23. Compare and contrast you work with the work of the Photographer you choose.
Use at least 2 elements, 2 principles and 2 composition techniques in your
description.

24. Analyze and describe the image on the board. Use at least 2 elements, 2 principles
and 2 composition techniques in your description. What was the artist saying in
the image (intent) and how do you relate to this?

25. Describe how photographs shape our perceptions of the world.

26. How will you use photography in your future?

27. Through the lens of innovation, write about the history of photography. Describe
in detail how it started with the camera obscura and ends with the mirrorless
digital camera.

28. What would you contribute to the field of Photography through innovation?

29. Describe how you would use selective focus to create an image in the camera and
how you manipulate the photo in Photoshop to isolate the subject or object.

Label the tools A-E as indicated in the box below. F and G are extra credit

Label the TYPE of tool designated by the letters

A-E on the panel. F and G are extra credit.
A. 30. _____________________________
B. 31. ______________________________
C. 32. ______________________________
D. 33. ______________________________
E. 34. ______________________________
F. ______________________________
G. ______________________________