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? 

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

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera? 

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO 

Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects? 

Shutter speed 

Q13: How do we explain depth of field? 

 How much of your image is in focus. 

Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field? 

Lens focal length, shutter speed and lens aperture 

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 historical, cultural and theoretical 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)