Study Guide: December 2014 Fall Semester Final Exam:
* Set thirty minutes a day to study for Photography Final
* Use your textbook and ALL hand-outs/previous tests’/presentations/ notes and
homework assignments to study!
* You are responsible for all of the material we have covered in class from August to
December !
* I am available after school for tutoring or studying Monday and Thursday this
week. Remember, those of you who are in danger of failing, you are on academic
probation and tutoring is MANDATORY.
Below is the study guide from the mid-term, this material will appear again on the
exam, although the emphasis will be on more recently covered chapters and
assignments.
1. Henry Fox Talbot
2. Louis Daguerre
3. Julia Margaret Cameron
4. Alfred Stieglitz
5. George Eastman
6. Ansel Adams
7. fill the frame
8. Man Ray
9. calotype
10. rule of thirds
11. camera obscura
12. easel
13. safe light
14. fixative time: both film and print development
15. stop time: both film and print development
26. developer time: for both film and print development
17. devloping tank parts
18. f-stops
19. tripod
20. 291 Gallery
21. asymmetrical balance
22. symmetrical balance
23. cubism David Hockney
24. SLR stand for?
To practice at home here are the short essay questions:
1. Explain what the Pictorialist movement was about and describe the
main qualities in a photograph
taken in this style .
2. What subject matter interested Julia Margaret Cameron and what was
the name of the movement she was involved in?
3. Explain and define symmetry and asymmetry.
4. How can using compositional tips help to improve a photograph?
Give an example.
5. Alfred Stieglitz left a camera club and formed his own group. What is
the name of the group he
formed and what was Stieglitz’s vision for photography as a whole?
Study Guide: From mid-term to the present:
Chapter 3
Aperture :pgs 42-45 study this well.
pg 44 aperture Openings
Opening one stop equals_______________
Stopping down one stop equals_____________________
Explain Bracketing
Depth-of-field The closer the photographer is to the subject the
______________depth of filed results.
When is a greater depth-of-field needed?
General guideline to follow for depth-of-field? Pg 47
Chapter 4
Shutter Speed
Shutter speeds?
Types of shutters?
Shutter Speed Control?
Law of reciprocity
Controlling movement-2 types of movement/
Stopping action
Panning
Chapter 7
Film Development
Equipment for film development
Chemicals
Developer
Pg 131 Expose for shadows (in camera) develop for highlights
Density pg 131
Trouble shooting negatives-study matching section on test for chp 7&8!
Stop bath
Fixer
Summarize film processing steps pg 128
Evaluating the negative
Flat negatives pg 127
High contrast negatives pg 127
Relationship between exposure and development
Increasing the development time increases________________.
Compare fig 7-12 and 7-13 to understand
Chapter 8
Making The Print
Resin coated paper
Fiber based paper
Safety in the Darkroom
Burning in
Dodging
Cropping
Enlarger Parts
contrast filters
Developing a contact sheet steps?
Making a test strip-steps?
Evaluating the print-highlight? Shadows? Contrast?
STRUCTURE OF THE FILM
emulsion
exposure
Other Topics
Street Photography
Basic Strategies in Photography-Essay on final, know what each of these
terms is referring to! Study this hand-out!
Photojournalism webquest: know all the photographers discussed
Know what photojournalism is.
Know what each photographer is known for
Saul Leiter who is he?