Photography Street Photography 3

Question 1

In street photography compositions, negative space is used to:

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Emphasize the subject by surrounding it with uncluttered areas

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Represent the absence of interesting subjects in a failed image

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Describe underexposed dark areas in the frame

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Indicate restricted areas where shooting is not permitted

Question 2

Vivian Maier, whose work was discovered posthumously, became celebrated for her:

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Candid street portraits and self-portraits taken primarily in Chicago and New York

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Landscape photography of the American West

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Studio fashion photography in 1960s Paris

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Color documentary photography of rural American communities

Question 3

What does 'chasing the light' mean in the context of street photography?

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Actively moving to locations and times of day where natural light is most favorable

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Using on-camera flash to fill shadows in bright sunlight

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Post-processing images to add artificial light effects

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Using a flashlight to illuminate dark alleyways

Question 4

When shooting street photography in low-light conditions, raising the ISO setting:

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Introduces digital noise but allows faster shutter speeds to freeze movement

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Always produces perfectly clean images regardless of the value used

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Slows down the camera's autofocus system significantly

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Reduces dynamic range only in the brightest highlights

Question 5

Using doorways, arches, or windows to surround a subject is a compositional technique called:

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Frame-within-a-frame or natural framing

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Zone framing

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Leading lines technique

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Rule of thirds application

Question 6

What ethical approach is most widely recommended when a street photography subject objects to being photographed?

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Respectfully acknowledge their concern, offer to delete the image, and apologize if needed

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Insist on your legal right to photograph in public and continue shooting

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Move quickly before they can clearly identify you

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Only photograph people from behind to avoid any confrontation

Question 7

Why do many street photographers prefer shooting JPEG over RAW format?

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JPEG allows faster continuous shooting and immediate sharing without post-processing

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JPEG files contain more image data than RAW files

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RAW files cannot be uploaded to social media platforms

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RAW files are incompatible with most professional editing software