MSTD 226 Study Guide TEST I

From Lectures, Assignments, and Kodak website: 

1. What is the process of downsizing an image called? 


2. What "pixels/inch" setting in Photoshop is considered optimal for the web?

3. What "pixels/inch" setting in Photoshop is considered optimal for print?

4. What form of document is commonly used for embedding images for the web? 

5. Out these two image formats: JPEG, and GIF, which typically has the most colors? 

6.  Out these three image formats: Bitmap, JPEG, and GIF, which is the most recommended for web documents? 

JPEG Very good (best) compression of any image format..

7. What helps balance when taking a photo?

8. When should one use the flash on a camera when taking a photo? 

9. What does HTML stand for?

 

10. Know all of the crop and straightening tools covered in class.
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/crop.htm
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/crkedimage.htm
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/scnstrtn.htm

11. Know all of the selection tools covered in class. 
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/filterextract.htm (not in Adobe Photoshop CS4)
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/colorselect.htm
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/magneticlasso.htm
http://www.radford.edu/~sjennings15/MagicWand.htm

12. Know all of the restoration/correction tools covered in class. 
Red eye tool
Healing brush
Clone Stamp tool
Patch tool
Spot healing brush tool

13. Know the Free Transform tool.

14. Know all of the ways, covered in class, to downres or Optimize digital images in Photoshop.

15. Which image format supports multiple frames or animation? 


16. Which image format supports transparency? 

17. Which image format supports opacity? 

18. Which image format is considered to be the proprietary format for Adobe Photoshop? 

19. Which tool in Adobe Photoshop is used to straightened  images that were scanned at an angle?
File drop down menu, Automate, and, finally, Crop and Straighten Images. (Check)

20. What is considered to be the best method to straighten images that were taken at an angle by a digital camera?
First, use the "Measure tool" to set a parallel line next to the image to be straightened.   (Check)  

21. Look over the Kodak website (on MSTD 226 calendar) on how to take quality digital pictures.

22. When should one lock the focus on a digital camera?

23. What is the typical range for a camera's flash?


24. Which restoration/correction tool allows you the most control in terms of blending a selection with the destination?
Clone stamp tool - because of the custom opacity setting.

Review Digital Imaging Formats: http://www.radford.edu/~wkovarik/class/design/226/226.digital.imaging.htm


****25. Read and know the following from the PBS American Photography Website website:

Art
Photograph and War
Digital Truth
Presidential Image Making
Persuasion
Social Change
Cultural Guide