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Basic Digital Photography Exam Questions with correct AnswersJoseph Niepce - Answer- First photographer
Coined the term "heliography" to identify the process by which he obtained his earliest photographic images.
Louis Daguerre - Answer- Inventor of the positive-to-plate process called the daguerrotype, the first successful commercial photography. -People could have an image of themselves -Paintings were reserved for the rich
Problems with daguerrotype:
-Highly technical process
-Expensive to duplicate
-Could not make copies .There was no negative
William Henry Fox Talbot - Answer- Englishman who discovered the concept of the latent image. -The photographic negative was born in late 1839 .The process became known as calotype =paper negative =direct contact printing
What did the early photographers try to mimic with the pictures they were taking? - Answer- the daguerrotype
George Eastman - Answer- Brought photography to the mass.
-took celluloid film and coated it with silver nitrates.
-Light, flexible material to capture images.
-Kodak's name came from he sound the camera made when it took pictures.
Famous for making Kodak camera's
-People would take the photo's then they send it back to Kodak and they did all the printing work.
"You press the button we do the rest" Matthew Brady & Alexander Gardner - Answer- Brought photography into the world of mass communication by taking pictures during the Civil War. The Civil War was the first war in America to be covered by photographers. -The photos brought home the drama, carnage and death that is war.
Four Functions of a Camera - Answer- 1. Stores images (film or digital)
2. Advance to the next exposure
3. Provides a system of viewing and focusing subject
4. Contains a lens through which film or CCD is exposed to light.
Six Types of Cameras/ Advantages & Disadvantages - Answer- 1. Viewfinder Camera -Simplest of cameras (point & shoot) -Simple plastic viewing system -Fixed focus -Inexpensive and simple to operate -Limited or no flexibility -Picture viewing system creates parallax error
2. Full-Feature Point & Shoot -More flexible -Many features of single-lens reflex -Often includes a fixed zoom lens -No interchangeable lenses -Limited flexibility with controls .shutter priority and aperture
3. Single-Lens Reflex Camera -Most versatile of cameras -View subject and take pictures through the same lens. .see exactly what the photo will look like
4. Rangefinder Camera -Similar to viewfinder camera, do not view image through lens -can adjust focus -corrected for parallax error
5. Twin-Lens Reflex Camera -Has two lenses . one you look through and one that takes the picture. -Image is referees (right to left) -Users larger film or digital image than SLR's .2 1/4 inch negative
6. View or Press Camera -Use through the lens viewing and focusing .view image directly rather than using mirrors like SLR's. -use very large film or digital image .4x5 inch to 8x10 inch negatives -Camera is bulky and heavy
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