The final exam for the photography course will have two parts and take place over two class periods totaling 82 minutes. Part I will contain objective questions testing knowledge of cameras, compositions, lighting, white balance, camera modes, and when to use different shutter speeds and file formats. Part II will demonstrate the student's Photoshop skills, including cropping, lighting adjustments, layers, masks, and more advanced techniques like HDR images and custom brushes. Students should review material on cameras, lighting studios, and Photoshop tools and functions at multiple skill levels.

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 CONDITIONS/LIGHTING SITUATIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING ISO’S USED:
 100  400/800
 200  1600/3200/6400
EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITIO N 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 COND ITIONS/LIGHTING SITU ATIONS 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)  Exposure (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2)
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 effects (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