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Photography Midterm (History Of Photo)
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Photography
11th Grade
01/21/2011

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The aperture controls what?
Definition
The intensity of the light passing through the lens.
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What does the shutter speed control?
Definition
The length of the exposure.
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What is f/64?
Definition
An aperture setting that captures a clear honest portrayal of the real world.
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What do the main factors in photographic composition include?
Definition
Simplifying the shot, composing rule of thirds, using the corner, symmetrical subjects, dominant lines, emphasis on contrast, and negative space.
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What is the rule of thirds?
Definition
Centering your subject will yield the strongest composition the strongest composition.
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Who is the "father of modern photography"?
Definition
Alfred Stieglitz
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Who created Gallery 291?
Definition
Alfred Stieglitz
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"The Steerage" was considered whose best work?
Definition
Alfred Stieglitz
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What is pictorialism?
Definition
Act of photography more like a painting
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What is the "birthday date" of photography?
Definition
Jan 25, 1839
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Who was the first American photo journalist?
Definition
Mathew Brady
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What famous photographer could not make his photos not fade in sunlight?
Definition
Dagurre
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Who took the very first photograph?
Definition
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
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Who created emulsion?
Definition
George Eastmen
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Who worked for the FSA and helped migrant workers?
Definition
Dorthea Lang
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The enlarger creates what?
Definition
A positive print.
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Contrast us important for what reasons?
Definition
Full range of tones and if a photo lacks contrast the photo will become muddy/dark.
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What are the contrast filters used for?
Definition
To correct contrast in a print and makes tones more prominent.
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What is dodging?
Definition
Shading the portion of the print you want to lighten during part of the exposure time.
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What is burning?
Definition
Involves giving more exposure time to a light area to darken it while protecting other areas from receiving too much exposure.
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What is bleaching?
Definition
Chemically lightening or even removing dark areas on a print.
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How do you make a test print?
Definition
Using 1/4 of a full sheet and using 5 second intervals in the enlarger, until the entire paper has been exposed. Then you develop (1 min), stop (15s-20s), and fix for about 15s.
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How do you make a contact sheet?
Definition
By using 8"x10" sheet of paper and using the enlarger turn it on its brightest setting, Cover negative paper with the sheet of glass. Expose for 3s each strip. Use the chemicals to develop.
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How do you make a "straight" print?
Definition
Not manipulating the print at all. Or in other words you do not crop, dodge, filter, ect.
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What does a single lens camera allow the photographer to see?
Definition
Exactly what will be recorded on film, the SLR is ideal for close ups and telephoto.
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What is the function of the cameras aperture?
Definition
To adjust the intensity of light.
Term
Who is considered to be the pioneer in fashion photos?
Definition
Richard Avadon
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Who wanted to show life? Who wanted to "create his own"?
Definition
Stevlers; Avadon
Term
Who had a million dollar contracts with Vouge?
Definition
Richard Avadon
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Richard Avadon's biggest disappointment was what print? Why?
Definition
"Lady with Elephants". Sash was not moving.
Term
The films most important ingredient is what?
Definition
Light sensitive silver salts.
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What are the chemicals needed?
Definition
Developer, stopbath, fixer, hypocleaning, agent, and wetting agent.
Term
What does developer reduce?
Definition
Silver ions in the exposed silver halide crystals to metallic silver to make the images on the film visible.
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What does the stopbath do?
Definition
neutralizes
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How does the agitation process work?
Definition
Turning the developing tank upside and back to the developer flows freely and evenly.
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What does the stopbath do?
Definition
neutralizes
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What is aperture?
Definition
The ajustable opening of a lens through which light passes.
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What is ASA?
Definition
The numerical rating indicating the light sensitivity of a particular type of film.
Term
F/16 rule?
Definition
An exposure guide which says to use an aperture of f/16 at a shutter speed equivalent to 1/15 when photographing in direct sunlight.
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Flat print?
Definition
A print that lacks contrast lacks dark blacks or clear whites.
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Focal plane shutter?
Definition
A shutter built into a camera that moves the lens towards or away from the subject to be photographed.
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F-stop?
Definition
A numerical indicator of the size of the aperture the larger the f-number the smaller the physical lens is opening.
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Latent image?
Definition
An image recorded in a light-sensitive emulsion upon exposure, but invisible.
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Manual exposure?
Definition
Ability to vary camera aperture and shutter speed manually until the meter indicated the correct exposure.
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Portraits?
Definition
Photographs of people, usually of their faces.
Term
Film developer- how much and how much time? Process?
Definition
12 oz for one reel; 15 oz for two reels. Set clock for seven mins. Agitate for the first full min then tap. Agitate for the first 5 secs of each min and tap. At 6mins 40 secs dump developer.
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Stop bath?
Definition
Set clock for 1 min pour and agitate for first full min. WE SAVE STOP.
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Fixer-time?
Definition
Eight mins, pour and agitate for 1st full min, Then follow the exact same process as developer. WE SAVE FIXER.
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Hypo Wash-Time?
Definition
3 mins; pour and agitate for 1 min, tap, agitate, tap, and agitate for a total of 3 mins. Dump hypo.
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Hypo Wash-Time?
Definition
3 mins; pour and agitate for 1 min, tap, agitate, tap, and agitate for a total of 3 mins. Dump hypo.
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Water tower?
Definition
A min of 5 mins to 12 mins depending on how many reels are being washed.
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Photo flo?
Definition
Open tank, fill with Flo to top and jiggle for about 10 - 15 seconds. Dump Photo Flow.
Term
Stopping down does what to the light?
Definition
Decrease light
Term
Stopping down gives a __________.
Definition
Greater depth of field.
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Shutter acts like your ________. Controls ________ reaching film.
Definition
Eyelid, Light.
Term
Slow shutter does what to light?
Definition
Increases.
Term
Examples of slow shutter.
Definition
1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30.
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Mid range of the aperture would be between what?
Definition
F/5.6 and F/8
Term
What are the principals of design?
Definition
Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, and perspective.
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