Photography and Photoshop Techniques Quiz

What are the three components of the exposure triangle in photography?

• ISO, aperture, shutter speed

• White balance, focus, zoom

• Contrast, brightness, saturation

• Lens, sensor, flash

Which lighting pattern is characterized by a small triangle of light on the cheek opposite the light source?

• Butterfly lighting

• Rembrandt lighting

• Split lighting

• Loop lighting

What does a fast shutter speed typically do to a moving subject in a photograph?

• Blurs the subject

• Freezes the subject

• Darkens the image

• Increases depth of field

Which Photoshop tool is primarily used to selectively lighten or darken areas of an image?

• Clone Stamp

• Dodge and Burn

• Lasso

• Crop

What is the main purpose of using a mask in Photoshop?

• To crop an image

• To selectively show or hide parts of a layer

• To adjust color balance

• To merge layers

Which lighting setup uses a key light, fill light, and back light?

• Split lighting

• Three point lighting

• Butterfly lighting

• Rembrandt lighting

• Increases depth of field

• Decreases depth of field

• No effect on depth of field

• Makes the image darker

Which adjustment layer in Photoshop would you use to change the overall brightness and contrast of an image?

• Hue/Saturation

• Levels

• Gradient Map

• Invert

If you want to capture motion blur in a photograph, which camera setting should you adjust?

• Use a slower shutter speed

• Use a higher ISO

• Use a smaller aperture

• Use a wider lens

How would you achieve split lighting in a portrait setup?

• Place the main light directly in front of the subject

• Place the main light above and behind the subject

• Use three lights around the subject