1. If you wanted to create a photograph using the photographic process known as daguerreotype, what two essential items would you need?
A. an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor
B. silver iodine and chlorine bleach
C. a glass plate and small, visible brush strokes
D. a vinegar wash and flexible photo paper
2. When image manipulation was first introduced, photographers were somewhat divided about the concept. What about image manipulation concerned many of them?
A. how often it should be done
B. the best filter to use
C. the proper way to do it
D. the ethics of it
3. Why was it very difficult to capture the speed of a running dog or the intensity of raindrops dropping in a puddle prior to the advances of modern photography?
A. The human brain cannot process movement to capture it.
B. It is impossible to show motion with oil paints.
C. They moved too fast for the human eye.
D. They moved too slow for the human eye.
4. Who bought the rights to the early photographic method known as daguerreotype in 1839?
A. Louis Daguerre
B. the French government
C. Samuel morse
D. the English Parliament
5. Photography gave painters license to create works that were not shackled to------------------ but open to more subjective feelings and impressions.
A. Parodies
B. Imagination
C. Fiction
D. Realism
6. How did Robert Cornelius figure out how to take the first ever selfie?
A. He held the camera in front of his face, sat down, and replaced the lens cap after the flash popped.
B. He set up a camera on legs, removed the lens cap, and ran into the frame before quickly clamping the lens cap back on.
C. He set up a camera on a table, removed the lens cap, and ran through half the frame without ever blocking the light.
D. He attached a long wire to the shutter button and pulled it to trigger the picture from across the room.
7. For many critics, what is considered the best type of image manipulation?
A. manipulations you can’t see
B. manipulations that involve heavy filters
C. manipulations that drastically alter the image
D. manipulations that include subliminal messages
8. What was one of the most significant drawbacks of the daguerreotype photographic process?
A. It took a very specific skill that not many individuals had.
B. It produced extremely grainy and blurry images.
C. It took over two months to produce one photograph.
D. It was expensive and could only produce a single photograph each time.
9. The calotype was named after the Greek word kalos. What does kalos mean?
A. Instant
B. Beautiful
C. Hideous
D. Expensive
10. Frances is a photographer who lived back in 1839 and enjoyed the popularity of the daguerreotype photographic process. He had a client who requested two copies of a portrait photograph that Frances was taking. What did Frances likely have to do to accomplish this?
A. repeat the process and attempt to replicate the initial image
B. create a hand-drawn copy of the first photograph
C. prop the client up in order to keep him immobile for 48 hours
D. set up two cameras side by side
11. What term refers to sheets of transparent plastic film that exhibit a reversal of light?
A. Selfies
B. negative images
C. heliography
D. obscuras
12. Henry was pleased to share an image he recently took of his sister doing the butterfly stroke in a swim meet. He managed to perfectly capture her form as she glided through the pool to break her record. What process did he most likely use to make his camera shutter pause long enough to capture the detail in the picture?
A. shutter drag
B. negative imagery
C. stopping action
D. heliography
13. If you lived in the year 1855 and wanted to purchase a daguerreotype, how much could you expect to spend?
A. anywhere from 50 cents to 10 dollars a piece
B. approximately 30 dollars for one
C. upwards of 100 dollars for one
D. anywhere from 10 to 75 cents a piece
14. Colton has an old photograph that he wants to try and date and learn more about. In an effort to use specific forms of analysis to observe this photograph, what questions would likely be the most helpful for him to ask himself?
A. Is the image taken from a horizontal or vertical position, and why might the photographer have chosen this as they did?
B. Were pets included in the image and, if so, how many? What were the names of the pets?
C. How was the image composed? Do I like what the subjects are wearing and the color contrast between their clothing and other objects?
D. What is visible in the photograph? How are the subjects arranged? Are there any textual clues or signs visible?
15. How does modern day photography allow for instant gratification?
A. Once edited, you can share some of your images on social media.
B. You can upload and edit your images soon after taking them.
C. You only have to wait several hours to see the images you took.
D. You are able to see your image immediately after taking it.
1. A. an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor
2. D. the ethics of it
3. C. They moved too fast for the human eye.
4. B. the French government
5. B. Imagination
6. C. He set up a camera on a table, removed the lens cap, and ran through half the frame without ever blocking the light.
7. A. manipulations you can't see
8. D. It was expensive and could only produce a single photograph each time.
9. B. Beautiful
10. A. repeat the process and attempt to replicate the initial image
11. B. negative images
12. C. stopping action
13. D. anywhere from 10 to 75 cents a piece
14. D. What is visible in the photograph? How are the subjects arranged? Are there any textual clues or signs visible?
15. D. You are able to see your image immediately after taking it.