The document provides a study guide for a final exam in a photography course. The exam will have two parts: objective questions and a demonstration of Photoshop skills. Part I covers camera topics like ISO settings, composition types, lighting studio definitions, white balance settings, camera modes, and file format uses. Part II outlines Photoshop skills at a level 2 and level 3 proficiency, including cropping, lighting adjustments, layers, masks, and tools.
1. MEDIA II, III: PHOTOGRAPHY: FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
At the year’s end you will have two 41-minute class periods to complete a final exam for this course. The exam is in 2 parts:
objective questions and demonstration of Photoshop knowledge.
PART I: CAMERAS - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW !
LIST UNDER WHAT COND ITIONS/LIGHTING SITU ATIONS ARE THE FOLLO WING ISO’S USED:
100 400/800
200 1600/3200/6400
EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWIN G COMPOSITION TYPES:
High angle Texture
Low angle Leading lines
Shallow depth of field Framing
Deep depth of field Color
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING IN REFERENCE TO THE LIGHTING STUDIO
Key Light Diffusion (level 3)
Back/Hair Light Gels (level 3)
Fill Light
LIST UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS/LIGHTING SITUATIONS YOU WOULD USE THE FOLLOWING WHITE BALANCE SETTINGS:
Flash Fluorescent
Tungsten Sunny, cloudy, shady
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING CAMERA MODES AND EXP LAIN WHAT ITEMS YOU DO HAVE CONTROL OVER :
Auto Aperture priority (Av)
Program Manual
Shutter priority (Tv)
EXPLAIN WHY/WHEN YOU WOULD USE THE FOLLOW ING:
Fast Action Fast Shutter
Pan Action Small Aperture (large opening)
Slow Shutter Large aperture (small opening)
EXPLAIN WHEN/WHY YOU WOULD SAVE FILES IN THE FOLLOWING WAY
JPEG PSD
PART II: PHOTOSHOP – WHAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO!
Level 2 Level 3
Crop and properly save a photo both as a PSD and JPEG Everything on the Level 2 list!
Make basic lighting adjustments Utilize curves to adjust color/lighting
Lasso or select, cut, move and transform layer Edit in RAW to adjust photographs
Use layer masks to bring back color or blur a photo Create an HDR image with various exposures
Put text over a photo and use the Fx tool Use brushes and create own brush
Use content aware, cloning and healing tool Utilize text in creative ways to enhance a product
Use dodge, burn and sponge tool to adjust color