Photography: Camera and Critical Thinking Questions
UNIT ONE: Photography Text Questions
Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g., Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket.
The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points.
Review & Critical Thinking Questions
1. What is a camera?
2. What is a convex lens?
3. What three components make up a film camera? Define each part.
4. What is a pentaprism? What job does it do in the camera?
5. What are point and shoot cameras? How do they differ from SLR cameras?
6. What is JPEG? What considerations have to be kept in mind with JPEG?
7. What is the difference between optical and digital zoom?
8. What are the steps you can take to create a pinhole camera? Have you tried to make one?
9. What are some of the differences between film and digital cameras? Which one do you prefer?
10. What are some advantages of being able to see an image right after you’ve taken it (such as with an instant camera or being able to review the image on a digital camera)?
Discussion Questions
Please post questions and answers on the UNIT ONE discussion boards. Unless otherwise instructed, you should submit at least one full paragraph for each question. Each discussion assignment is worth 5
Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g., Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket.
The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points.
Review & Critical Thinking Questions
1. What is a camera?
2. What is a convex lens?
3. What three components make up a film camera? Define each part.
4. What is a pentaprism? What job does it do in the camera?
5. What are point and shoot cameras? How do they differ from SLR cameras?
6. What is JPEG? What considerations have to be kept in mind with JPEG?
7. What is the difference between optical and digital zoom?
8. What are the steps you can take to create a pinhole camera? Have you tried to make one?
9. What are some of the differences between film and digital cameras? Which one do you prefer?
10. What are some advantages of being able to see an image right after you’ve taken it (such as with an instant camera or being able to review the image on a digital camera)?
Discussion Questions
Please post questions and answers on the UNIT ONE discussion boards. Unless otherwise instructed, you should submit at least one full paragraph for each question. Each discussion assignment is worth 5