Photography Basics Quiz

Try out this Photography Basics quiz to test your knowledge. Photography Basics trivia explores the core ideas behind cameras, light, exposure, focus, and composition.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
What camera characteristic lets more detail be recorded at both the shadow end and the highlight end of a scene?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
Which lens type captures more of the scene at once than a telephoto lens?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which lens description specifically refers to having a large maximum aperture?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
If a photographer wants to place focus on one exact chosen area rather than let the camera spread its attention, which autofocus mode matches that goal?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which filter is used to cut reflections from nonmetallic surfaces?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which camera is credited with helping popularize snapshot photography?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Who co-founded Polaroid?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Kodak engineer built an early digital camera in 1975?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Ansel Adams is especially associated with extensive photography in which national park?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which photographer is especially associated with candid street photography?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Who is known for motion studies of humans and animals?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Steve McCurry photographed which famous portrait?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
What kind of film records tones in reverse before printing or scanning?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
What camera feature can help reduce blur caused by shaky hands?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
If you want to set the focus yourself instead of letting the camera do it, which mode would you use?

What camera characteristic lets more detail be recorded at both the shadow end and the highlight end of a scene?

Which lens type captures more of the scene at once than a telephoto lens?

Which lens description specifically refers to having a large maximum aperture?

If a photographer wants to place focus on one exact chosen area rather than let the camera spread its attention, which autofocus mode matches that goal?

Which filter is used to cut reflections from nonmetallic surfaces?

Which camera is credited with helping popularize snapshot photography?

Who co-founded Polaroid?

Which Kodak engineer built an early digital camera in 1975?

Ansel Adams is especially associated with extensive photography in which national park?

Which photographer is especially associated with candid street photography?

Who is known for motion studies of humans and animals?

Steve McCurry photographed which famous portrait?

What kind of film records tones in reverse before printing or scanning?

What camera feature can help reduce blur caused by shaky hands?

If you want to set the focus yourself instead of letting the camera do it, which mode would you use?