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)