1) What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?
Writing with light
2) What year was the first photograph made on camera?
1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)
3) When did the first photograph of a human appear?
1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)
4) Who made the first ‘selfie’ ?
Robert Cornelius (1839)
5) When did the first colour photograph appear?
1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)
6) What do we mean by the word genre?
A style or category of art.
7) What do we mean by the genre of still-life?
An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world.
8) What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?
To capture moving objects.
9) How do we describe the term documentary photography?
Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events.
10) What is exposure in photography?
The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor.
11) What controls exposure on your camera?
Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.
12) What control on our camera records moving objects?
Shutter.
13) How do we explain depth of field?
A view across a field.
14) What factors affect Depth of Field?
Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length.
15) What is composition in photography?
The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.
16) What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?
Concerned with the nature of beauty and taste.
17) What are contextual studies in photography?
Consider factors outside of the image, as well as inside the frame.
18) How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?
4.7 billion.
19) Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?
The Queen (Elizabeth II)
