Q1 What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?

ANSWER: Writing with light

Q2 What year was the first photograph made in camera?

ANSWER: 1826

Q3 When did the first photograph of a human appear?

ANSWER: 1838

Q4 Who made the first ‘selfie’

ANSWER: Robert Cornelius

Q5 When did the first colour photograph appear?

ANSWER: 1861

Q6 What do we mean by the word genre?

ANSWER: A style or category of art

Q7 What do we mean by the genre of still-life?

ANSWER: An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world.

Q8 What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?

ANSWER: To affirm photography as an art form

Q9 How do we describe the term documentary photography?

ANSWER: Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events.

Q10 What is exposure in photography?

ANSWER: The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor.

Q11 What controls exposure on your camera?

ANSWER: Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.

Q12 What control on our camera records moving objects?

ANSWER: Shutter

Q13 How do we explain depth of field?

ANSWER: How much of your image is in focus.

Q14 What factors affect Depth of Field?

ANSWER: aperture, the focal length and the distance from the subject.

Q15 What is composition in photography?

ANSWER: The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.

Q16 What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?

ANSWER: Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels.

Q17 What are contextual studies in photography?

ANSWER: To provide historial, cultural and theoterical understanding of images.

Q18 How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?

ANSWER: 4.7 billion

Q19 Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?

ANSWER: The Queen (Elizabeth II)