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

Writing with light.  

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera?  

1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce) 

Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear?  

1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)  

Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’  

  

Robert Cornelius (1839)  

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear?

1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)  

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre?  

A style or category of art  

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

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

Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?  

To affirm photography as an art form  

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography?  

Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events.  

Q10: What is exposure in photography?  

To capture bright light.  

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera?  

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.  

Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects?  

Shutter  

Q13: How do we explain depth of field?  

How much of your image is in focus.  

Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field?  

Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length.    

Q15: What is composition in photography?  

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.  

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?  

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

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography?  

To provide historial, cultural and theoterical understanding of images.  

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

4.7 billion  

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?  

The Queen (Elizabeth II)