The camera is a tool, you are the artist

Arts & Music · Visual Art · ages 12-14

Name ______________________ Date ____________

What does the sensor or film do in a camera?
- Records the image formed by the lens
- Brings light rays into focus
- Controls the lens opening
What does the lens of a camera do?
- Records the light pattern
- Bends light to form an image
- Selects the moment of exposure
Which set matches choosing what is included, when to take the photo and which subject is sharp, in that order?
- Frame, focus and moment
- Focus, moment and frame
- Frame, moment and focus
With autofocus on, the photographer no longer needs to check which subject is sharp.
Circle one: True False
Maya has focused on a swing. Keeping the lens, focus distance and framing unchanged, she wants a shallower depth of field. Which change usually helps?
- Narrow the aperture opening
- Keep the aperture unchanged
- Widen the aperture
Which use of photography could help a painter plan a painting?
- Study a photograph as a painting reference
- Display the photograph in place of a painting
- Switch from painting to photography
One photographer needs readable labels on museum objects. Another crops roof tiles into a pattern. Which pair gives their main aims in that order?
- Recording information; arranging a pattern
- Arranging shapes; making an argument
- Making an argument; recording information
A library poster pairs a reader's photo with the words Join our reading club. Which aim is clearest in this use?
- Record the reader's appearance
- Persuade people to join
- Arrange shapes into a pattern

Answer key

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Records the image formed by the lens · The sensor or film records the image. Focusing and controlling the opening are different functions.
Bends light to form an image · The lens forms an image by bending light. Recording and selecting the moment are different jobs.
Frame, moment and focus · Framing controls what is included, timing selects the moment, and focus concerns which subject is sharp.
False · Autofocus may select a different subject from the one intended. The photographer can check the result.
Widen the aperture · With the stated conditions fixed, widening the aperture usually reduces depth of field.
Study a photograph as a painting reference · Studying a photograph as a reference can support making a painting. The other options replace painting rather than help plan it.
Recording information; arranging a pattern · Readable labels stress recording information. The cropped tile pattern stresses visual arrangement. These aims do not exclude other roles.
Persuade people to join · The invitation asks viewers to join, so persuasion is the clearest aim. Recording and visual arrangement can still be present.