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Light and Shadows Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of light produces a smooth transition from light to shadow and creates more even lighting

a)

Hard Light

b)

Soft Light

2.

If you wanted to take a photo that included bright highlights, saturated colors, and dark shadows, you would take that photo

a)

In the midday sun

b)

On a cloudy day

3.

This type of lighting is called

a)

Top

b)

Front

c)

Side

d)

Back

4.

This type of lighting is called

a)

Top

b)

Front

c)

Back

d)

Side

5.

This type of lighting is called

a)

Top

b)

Front

c)

Side

d)

Back

6.

This type of lighting is called

a)

Top

b)

Front

c)

Side

d)

Back

7.

In existing light photography, the photographer must add additional light to the scene.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

This type of light produces bright highlights, saturated colors and dark shadows

a)

Hard Light

b)

Soft Light

9.

This type of light uses primarily the sun as the main source of light

a)

Artificial Light

b)

Natural Light

10.

Cloudy or overcast days can produce harsh shadows on your subjects, which means that those are the worst days for taking portraits.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the Golden Hour?

a)

The hour before sunrise

b)

The hour after sunset

c)

The hour after sunrise

d)

The midday sun

12.

Top lighting is fantastic for portraits as it creates flattering downward-pointing shadows around the nose and eye sockets

a)

True

b)

False

13.

This type of directional lighting is produced when the subject faces the main source of light

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

c)

Front

d)

Side

14.

Any source of light that is NOT emitted from the sun is called what?

a)

Artificial Light

b)

Natural Light

15.

Which color reflector will reflect cooler tones?

a)

Blue

b)

Gold

c)

White

d)

Silver

16.

Photography that uses only the light already present in the scene is called what?

a)

Existing Light

b)

Artificial Light

17.

In terms of directional lighting, the side of your subject closest to the light will be cast in shadow and the far side will have highlights.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

This type of directional lighting creates downward-pointing shadows

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

c)

Front

d)

Side

19.

Front lighting is also called flat lighting because the elimination of shadows reduces the two-dimensional appearance of the subject.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Strobe or flash lighting tends to be a consistent source of light, while natural light changes throughout the day.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A shoot-through umbrella is usually which color?

a)

white

b)

black

c)

silver

22.

Which of the following colored reflectors will reflect light that is neutral?

a)

gold

b)

white

c)

black