Introduction to A-level Photography Quiz

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 (Lumière brothers) 
• 1961 (Andy Warhol)
• 1935 (Kodachrome)
• 1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)

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 photograph 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 lens 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.
• It is subjective and in the eye of the beholder.
• Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels. 
• Making a critical judgement 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)