Lighting Welcome to your Lighting Name Email The hair light, when used as a proper accent light, does its job best when it is positioned A. high and in front of the subject's head to produce strong highlights in the hair B. high to the left side of the subject's head if when the subject is turned to the left C. high and behind the subject's head to produce some subtle highlights in the hair D. high to the right side of the subject's head if when the subject is turned to the left None To achieve a "loop lighting" pattern, the photographer would A. Place the main light at 45 degrees and at the subject's eye level B. Place the main light at 45 degrees and high enough above the above the subject to direct the shadow if the nose down C. Place the fill at 90 degrees to the subject D, Place the fill directly behind the camera None If the flash output at 10 feet is F11, what would be the new output if the flash was set to 1/4 power? A. F16 B. F11 C. F8 D. F5.6 None With the main light set to F11 and placed at 45° to the subject and the fill located behind the camera, what would be the output of the fill need to be to get a 2:1 lighting ratio at the subject? A. F4 B. F5.6 C. F8 D. F11 None Moving the lens from F16 to F5.6 does what to the light reaching the sensor? A. decreases it by 4X B. decreases is by 8X C. increases it by 4X D. increases it by 8X None Which of the following is NOT a drawback of using an off camera flash with an infra red trigger? A. It may not work well in bright light. B. It may be unreliable at great distances. C. It requires "line of sight". D. It will be triggered by other flashes that may go off. None In a bounce flash scenario, which of the following f-stops would likely be the best choice for a flash bouncing off of a 12 foot ceiling and the camera set to 100 ISO? A. F22 B. F2.8 C. F16 D. F11 None Which of the following lighting modifiers would be best for keeping stray light from the main light from striking the background? A. Scrim B. Translucent panel C. Snoot D. Flag None Increasing the size of the light source will make the light A. harder B. softer C. brighter D. warmer None You are creating a head shot of a female executive who has something of a "full" face. Which of the following lighting styles will be the most flattering? A. Short lighting B. Broad lighting C. Split lighting D. Flat lighting None The color temperature of "daylight" is generally said to be A. 3200K B. 4500K C. 5500K D. 7000K None You are photographing a family around dusk and your flash measures F5.6 at 7ft. You want to use F2.8 to get a shallow depth of field. What is the new distance you will need to place the flash from the family in order to use F2.8? A. 10 ft B. 12 ft C. 14 ft D. 18 None If a flash measures F16 at full power and at 10 feet from the subject, what power setting would be required to have the flash measure F16 when placed 5 feet from the subject? A. 1/2 power B. 1/4 power C. 1/8 power D. 1/16 power None If a flash exposure measures F11 @ 125 at 100 ISO, what would be the new setting at 400 ISO? A. F8 @250 B. F16@125 C. F22@250 D. F22@125 None You are photographing a high school senior with his car. The sun is used to back-light him. Which of the following techniques should be used to produce the best result? A. Fill flash B. Over-expose 2 f-stops C. Under-expose 2 f-stops D. Subtractive lighting None During an environmental session using natural light, the subject has good catchlights in the eyes, but flat lighting on the face. The best way to improve this situation would be to use a A. fill light adjustment in post-production B. contrast adjustment in post-production C. black reflector to create a shadow side of the subject D. silver reflector to illuminate the shadow side of the subject None Moving a light source closer to a subject will change the quality of the light by making it A. more diffused B. harder C. softer D. higher in contrast None Which of the following would provide the greatest contrast when lighting a subject? A. A parabolic reflector close to the subject B. An umbrella feathered toward the subject C. A softbox close to the subject D. A spot light bounced off a white panel None The main light is placed at 45 degrees from the subject and set to F8. The fill light is placed behind the camera. How will it need to be set to create a 3:1 ratio on the subject? A. F8 B. F5.6 C. F4 D. F2.8 None Which of the following is the best choice for photographing a subject in mixed lighting? A. Set the while balance to "Daylight" B. Photograph in RAW and correct during image editing C. Choose the "Kelvin" setting and set the camera to 5500K D. Set the camera to "AWB" and let the camera determine the white balance None Which of the following light patterns would flatter a subject with a round face? A. Broad B. Short C. Butterfly D. Split None To avoid creating a silhouette of a backlit subject, A. Take the exposure from the lighting falling on the back of the subject B. Take the exposure from the light falling on the front of the subject C. Expose for the darkest point of the background D. Expose for the brightest point of the background None Be sure to click Submit Quiz to see your results! Time's up By Steve Kozak|2020-04-20T18:55:36-05:00February 24, 2016|Comments Off on Lighting Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookXBlueskyRedditLinkedInWhatsAppTelegramTumblrPinterestXingEmail About the Author: Steve Kozak