Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?
Writing with light
Capturing light
Painting with light
Filming light
Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera?
1739 (Joseph Wright)
1839 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)
1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)
1904 (Salvadore Dali)
Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear?
1874 (Julia Margeret Cameron)
1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)
1856 (Henry Mullins)
1939 (Ropert Capa)
Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’
Kim Kardashian (2015)
Robert Cornelius (1839)
Cindy Sherman (1980)
Claude Cahun (1927)
Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear?
1907 (Lumiere brothers)
1961 (Andy Warhol)
1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)
1904 (Salvadore Dali)
Q6: What do we mean by the word genre?
A study of an artwork
A depiction in art
A style or category of art
A creative process in art
Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life?
In image where a person is sitting still and not moving
An arrangement of flowers
A picture of food
An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world
Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?
To capture moving objects
To record reality
To affirm photography as an art form
To be scientific
Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography?
Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events
Staging images for maximum effect
Provide in-depth information about a subject over a long period time
An interpretation of reality as witnessed by the photographer
Q10: What is exposure in photography?
To expose hidden elements in our society
To record fast moving objects
To capture bright light
The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor
Q11: What controls exposure on your camera?
Depth of field, composition, distance to subject
Aperture, focal length, ISO
Aperture, shutter speed, ISO
Shutter speed, distance to subject, depth of field
Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects?
Aperture
White balance
Shutter
ISO
Q13: How do we explain depth of field?
How much of your image is in focus
To photographer from a high vantage point
A view across a field
A deadpan approach to image making
Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field?
Shutter speed, distance from camera to subject, and sensitivity to light
Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length
Lens focal length, shutter speed and lens aperture
Sensitivity to light, shutter speed, and focal length
Q15: What is composition in photography?
Capturing the quality of light
A piece of music with different instruments
Staging a portrait with props
The arrangement of visual elements within the frame
Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?
Concerned with the nature of beauty and taste
Is it subjective and in the beholder
Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels
Making a critical judgment based on observation and understanding
Q17: What are contextual studies in photography?
To provide historical cultural and theoretical understanding of images
Consider factors outside of the image, as well as inside the frame
To give an opinion without any research
To seek a definite answer
Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?
1.5 Billion
4.7 Billion
800 Million
6.9 Billion
Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?
Mona Lisa
Lady Gaga
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
The Queen (Elizabeth II)