Photo History Review

Question 1

Avedon is one of the first true fashion photographers. This artist is also known for their minimalistic portraits.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The first color photo, an image of a tartan ribbon, was taken in 1861 by the famous Scottish physicist ...

Accepted Answer

Maxwell

Question 3

What two types of photography processes had to be invented for photography to exist?

Accepted Answer

chemical & optical

Question 4

Made the world's first photographic image in 1827.

Accepted Answer

Neipce

Question 5

Renaissance artists used the camera obscura as a drawing aid.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Who first used the term "Photography"?

Accepted Answer

Sir John Herschel

Question 7

avant-garde, meaning the use of _________ in the arts.

Accepted Answer

experimental

Question 8

What was the first process that used a negative to produce copies?

Accepted Answer

Calotype

Question 9

This artist started their career as a staff photographer in the Rolling Stone magazine in 1970.

Accepted Answer

Leibovitz

Question 10

Who invented the Calotype in 1840?

Accepted Answer

Talbot

Question 11

What was the name of the first photograph made in 1827?

Accepted Answer

heliograph

Question 12

____, ___, ___are the THREE primary colors for television and computer screens.

Accepted Answer

Red, Green, Blue

Question 13

This artist led the first photography art movement.

Accepted Answer

Stieglitz

Question 14

Kodak invented flexible roll film in 1888.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The ORIGINAL instrument that people used for processing pictures was called _____.

Accepted Answer

Camera Obscura

Question 16

The two words the word "Photography" derived from are Writing and Light

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Invented the first photographic process that was successful, permanent, and could be used commercially in 1837.

Accepted Answer

Daguerre

Question 18

___________ is an early-20th-century movement that promoted photography as a fine art.

Accepted Answer

Photo-Secession

Questions 18