SUMMATIVE 1: MODULE 2

Question 1

What type of light direction would you use to emphasize a subject’s textures flat and three-
dimensionality?

Answer 1

Bottom Lighting

Question 2

What effect can the red, yellow, and orange colors create?

Answer 2

Warm

Question 3

You can only use natural light to take photos. (T/F)

Answer 3

False, you can use studio lighting & accessories

Question 4

A reflector is a tool that create lights. (T/F)

Answer 4

F, It REFLECTS lights.

Question 5

A type light that bounces off the surface where the light will reflect at the same angle as it hit the surface.

Answer 5

Reflected Lights

Question 6

The color of light is measured by temperature in ____ (_)

Answer 6

Kelvin (°K)

Question 7

There are 2 primary factors to consider for light: _________ AND _________.

Answer 7

Direction & Colour

Question 8

_____ lighting is easy to photograph, but images are generally flat.

Answer 8

Front Lighting

Question 9

______ lighting, such as from the sun overhead, also makes the image flat, and shadows are short and
dark.

Answer 9

Top lighting

Question 10

_____ lighting will emphasize texture and contours, and create long shadows.

Answer 10

Side lighting

Question 11

Typical white balance settings of a camera include (6)

Answer 11

TUNGSTEN
FLORESCENT
SHADE
SUNNY CLOUDY
FLASH
AUTO AND MANUAL

Question 12

_____ light typically creates shadows with high contrast and hard edges. Sunlight on a clear day is _____
light. Light from an on-camera flash can also be ______

Answer 12

Direct Light

Question 13

________ light creates shadows with lower contrast and softer edges than direct light. Depending upon the
amount of ________, it is possible that the shadows will be so light that you can barely see them.

Answer 13

Diffused Lights; Diffusion

Question 14

Clouds are a great example of how sunlight can be _______.

Answer 14

Diffused

Question 15

Sunlight bouncing off of clouds can create ________.

Answer 15

Reflected Light

Question 16

______ are several times more powerful as
compared to even the largest of on-camera units, and they
built specifically to have light shapers to them.

Answer 16

Studio Strobes

Question 17

__________
are things like umbrellas, reflectors, and softboxes that alter
the light quality of a studio strobe.

Answer 17

Light Shapers

Question 18

Creates a soft pleasing light when attached to studio
strobes

Answer 18

Soft boxes

Question 19

Important notes about reflectors (2)

Answer 19

1. Light from a reflectors isn’t any brighter than what is already there, so you can’t use them to light up a
   night portrait unless you are also using a flash or other light source as well.
2. The quality of the light will match the quality of the light that’s in the scene. For example, if you’re
   shooting at sunset, the light that bounces off the reflector will have that same orange hue.

Question 20

Different Colored Reflectors & their uses (3)

Answer 20

A. White reflector simply bounces the light, and the light is nice and
soft.
B. Silver reflector doesn’t change the color of the light much, but it is
a bit brighter than light reflected off a white one.
C. Gold reflectors are designed to change the color of the light by
warming it up a bit with an orange tone.