Sample Certified Professional Photographer test

Red is a combination of which of the following two subtractive colors of light?

• Cyan and Blue

• Blue and Yellow

• Magenta and Cyan

• Magenta and Yellow

Which ISO value would create the most grain when converting a color photograph into black & white?

• 200

• 400

• 1600

• 3200

What additive light is produced when equal amounts of pure red and green lights are mixed?

• white

• yellow

• cyan

• blue

A filter that is used to darken skies in a landscape image is called a (a)   .

• polarizing filter.

• coffee filter.

• granular filter.

• UV filter.

A portrait of an executive has been taken outdoors with a digital camera. The image looked fine on the LCD viewer. The next photograph of the executive is taken in an office building. This time the LCD image appears green. Before continuing the photo session, what is the most efficient way to correct this problem?

• Find a 20 magenta filter

• Manipulate digitally in the computer

• Reset the white balance

• Attach a neutral density filter

What is the process by which you change the size of an image?

• Optical resolution

• Interpolation

• Dynamic range

• JPEG

To achieve a white balance with daylight-balanced color temperature, set your white balance to which Kelvin number?

• 3200K

• 4500K

• 5500K

• 6800K

A client wants a portrait of himself while in a swimming pool. The sun is used to backlight him. Which of the following techniques should be used to produce the best result?

• Fill flash

• Over expose 2 f-stops

• Increase ISO

• Under expose 2 f-stops

What are exposure meters designed to measure?

• Highlights

• ISO settings

• Light Intensity

• Angle of reflection

What is the best way to prepare your card for the next photography session?

• Delete the images while the card is in the camera

• Format the card while it is in the camera

• Format the card while it is in the card reader

• Delete the images while the card is in the card reader