Photography and Media Photography History & Genres 2 ā Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 'photojournalism'?
- Taking photographs for a photography journal or magazine
- The use of photography to tell news stories, typically for newspapers, magazines, or digital media (Correct answer)
- A personal photography blog or diary
- The academic study of photography history
Correct answer: The use of photography to tell news stories, typically for newspapers, magazines, or digital media
Photojournalism uses photographs to report news stories, conveying information and emotion in a way that words alone cannot, adhering to standards of accuracy and truthfulness.
Question 2: What is 'fine art photography'?
- Photography using the most expensive camera equipment
- Photography created to fulfill the photographer's creative vision as an art form, rather than for commercial or journalistic purposes (Correct answer)
- Photography of fine art objects like paintings and sculptures
- Photography published in fine art magazines
Correct answer: Photography created to fulfill the photographer's creative vision as an art form, rather than for commercial or journalistic purposes
Fine art photography is created primarily as an expression of the photographer's artistic vision and is intended to be displayed and appreciated as art, not to serve a commercial or documentary function.
Question 3: What was the first commercially successful roll-film camera, introduced by George Eastman in 1888?
- The Leica
- The Polaroid
- The Kodak No. 1 (Correct answer)
- The Brownie
Correct answer: The Kodak No. 1
The Kodak No. 1, introduced by George Eastman in 1888, was the first camera using flexible roll film and popularized photography with the slogan 'You press the button, we do the rest.'
Question 4: What distinguishes 'macro photography' from other photographic genres?
- Using very long telephoto lenses
- Capturing extreme close-up images of small subjects at life-size or greater magnification (Correct answer)
- Photographing large landscapes from a distance
- Using large-format cameras
Correct answer: Capturing extreme close-up images of small subjects at life-size or greater magnification
Macro photography specializes in extreme close-up imaging of small subjects at a reproduction ratio of 1:1 (life-size) or greater, revealing detail invisible to the naked eye.
Question 5: What is 'wet plate collodion' photography, popular in the 1850sā1880s?
- A modern darkroom printing technique
- A photographic process using glass or metal plates coated with collodion and silver salts, prepared and exposed while wet (Correct answer)
- An underwater photography method
- Developing photographs in a water bath
Correct answer: A photographic process using glass or metal plates coated with collodion and silver salts, prepared and exposed while wet
The wet plate collodion process required coating a glass or metal plate with collodion, sensitizing it with silver nitrate, exposing it while still wet, and developing it immediately ā all within minutes.
Question 6: What is 'architectural photography' as a genre?
- Photography inside architecture museums
- Photography that documents, showcases, or artistically interprets buildings and structures (Correct answer)
- Photography used for building permits
- Photographing architectural drawings and blueprints
Correct answer: Photography that documents, showcases, or artistically interprets buildings and structures
Architectural photography focuses on capturing buildings, interior spaces, and structural design ā for commercial, editorial, fine art, or documentation purposes.
Photography and Media Photography History & Genres 2
What is 'photojournalism'?