WorksheetsBill Henson, Photographer
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
What city in Australia is Bill Henson's home?
Adelaide
Sydney
Melbourne
Newcastle
What year was Bill Henson born?
1972
1955
1960
1981
What type of light does Bill Henson favour?
Tungsten
Sodium
Strobe
Fluorescent
What was Henson obsessed with as a boy?
Weapons
Horses
Dinosaurs
Egypt
What suburb did Henson grow up in?
Essendon
Taylor's Lakes
Glen Waverley
Footscray
Bill Henson's first job was in... ?
A book shop
A petrol station
A fish and chip shop
An antique store
Which of the following words features in multiple Bill Henson artwork titles?
Untitled
Self Portrait
Dreamscape
Composition
What is the name of Bill Henson's spouse?
Del Kathryn Barton
Tracey Moffatt
Louise Hearman
Chrissy Amphlett
Which of the following artists was Henson most influenced by?
Frida Kahlo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Yayoi Kusama
Jan Vermeer
What type of lighting does Henson use that features a strong light on one side and a shadow on the other side? It is distinguished by a triangular patch of light on the shadowed cheek.
Stage lighting
Loop lighting
Titian lighting
Rembrandt lighting
Which American photographer was Henson fascinated by?
Ogle Winston Link
Ansell Adams
Annie Leibovitz
Man Ray
A writer that Henson admires because of "the way photographs become part of the history that only the imagination or the heart can verify” (The Age, 2005) is:
W.G. Sebald
T. S. Eliot
F. Scott Fitzgerald
J. D. Salinger
Henson is considered controversial because of ... ?
His anti-Islamic views.
The age of his models.
His disrespect for Christianity.
The conspiracy theories he promotes.
Which painter was temporarily obsessed with painting a jackknifed elbow and hands to the face in the 1860s? This pose is often appropriated by Henson.
Claude Monet
Thomas Eakins
James Whistler
Edgar Degas
Which art school did Henson attend?
North Adelaide School of Art
Dame Roma Mitchell Centre
Prahran College
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Who commissioned Henson to create the 'Oneiroi Project' in 2016 ?
The Hellenic Museum
MUMA
The Governor General
The Powerhouse Museum
Bristol Paint manufactures a paint colour designed by Bill Henson. He suggests galleries paint their walls with it before hanging his work. What is the name of this paint colour?
Henson Barley
Henson Harley
Henson Marley
Henson Parley
Does Bill Henson use a digital printer?
Yes
No
Does Bill Henson prefer long or short exposure times?
Long
Short
Both
Neither
Why are Bill Henson's photographs 'grainy'?
Because he often uses low lighting and long exposure times.
Because he often shoots at night.
Because of the enlargement process which enlarges the grain and reduces resolution.
Because he is noted for preferring the 'Grainy Film' filter on SnapSeed.
What type of film is Bill Henson most likely to put in his camera?
Black & white film.
Colour reversal (slide) film.
Colour (C type) film.
Negative film.
Which statement is correct:
In a darkroom print from a film negative, burning increases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter, while dodging decreases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker.
In a darkroom print from a film negative, dodging increases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter, while burning decreases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker.
What does 'CRI' stand for to a photographer?
It is the measurement of light in relation to how it affects the appearance of colour.
Colour Rendering Index
Critical Recognition Index
Colour Recognition Index
Crucial Rendering Index
The pleasing or aesthetic quality of an out-of-focus blur in a photograph is called ?
bokeh
blurred edges
gaussia
softener
Henson uses light in a similar way to which artist?
Turner
Caravaggio
El Greco
Van Gogh
Chiaroscuro might be used by Henson ...?
To enhance impact or dramatic effect.
To intensify the emotions portrayed.
To help disguise the model's age.
To make his work look old-fashioned.
