Posted December 25, 2014 by Gavin Hoey in Articles

Photo Quiz 2014

Test your camera and Photoshop knowledge with 15 questions. At the end of the quiz you’ll be given a score based on how man errors you make
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Question 1

You’re shooting with off camera flash set to manual full power. Your Manual camera setting reads f/8, 1/200^th sec, 100 ISO. To save power you drop your flash to 1/16^th power. The exposure would now be correct at

A	f/8, 1/50th sec, 100 ISO
B	f/4, 1/200thsec, 100 ISO
C	Anything you like, the flash will work it out.
D	f/8, 1/200thsec, 1600 ISO

Question 1 Explanation:

Full power to 1/16th power is 4 stops less light. 100 – 1600 ISO makes the camera four times more sensitive to light… Yes you could alter the aperture but that wasn’t on the list 😉

Question 2

B mode or Bulb Mode is more likely to be used in which of the following?

A	Shooting with flash
B	Shooting Christmas lights
C	Shooting star trails
D	Shooting in tungsten light

Question 2 Explanation:

Bulb mode keeps the shutter open for as long as the shutter button is pressed. It has many uses including extreme long exposures needed to capture star trails in a single shot.

Question 3

Which of the following was not an early photographic print process?

A	Daguerreotype
B	Bromoil
C	Reticulation
D	TinType

Question 3 Explanation:

Reticulation was a problem which crazed film emulsion. The problem became a “style” and then a Photoshop filter effect.

Question 4

You want to use a 10 stop ND filter for a long exposure shot. Before you add the filter your camera meter reads 1/4sec f/22 100ISO
Which of the following would be the correct shutter speed with the 10 stop filter in place?

A	2 Mins f/22 100ISO
B	30 Sec f/22 100ISO
C	4 Mins f/22 100ISO
D	1 Mins f/22 100ISO

Question 4 Explanation:

Doubling the exposure time is equal to one stop of light.
1/2sec, 1 sec, 2 sec, 4 sec, 8 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 4 mins

Question 5

Which of the following is a feature only found in Photoshop CC 2014?

A	Camera Shake Reduction
B	Puppet Warp
C	Iris Blur
D	Focus Area (select)

Question 5 Explanation:

Puppet warp arrived in CS5, Iris Blur arrived in CS6 and Camera Shake Reduction was new in CC

Question 6

You can alter depth of field by adjusting…

A	Aperture, Focal length and Distance
B	The Lens focal length only
C	Distance to the subject only
D	The aperture only

Question 6 Explanation:

Wide apertures, telephoto lenses and being close to your subject all reduce depth of field.

Question 7

Areas of bright, over exposed highlights on a digital file are said to be…

A	Blown out
B	Bleached out
C	Blacked out
D	Blocked out

Question 7 Explanation:

When shooting JPG the common saying is… “blow the highlights and you’ve blown the image”. Bleaching out is a darkroom expression for the general or selective application of bleach to lighten the print.

Question 8

Which Photoshop filter did this?

A	Find Edges
B	Mezzotint
C	OilPaint
D	Cutout

Question 8 Explanation:

You’ll find the Cutout filter in Filter – Filter Gallery – Artistic

Question 9

f/8… f/5.6… f/4… f/2.8… What comes next?

A	f/1.6
B	f/2.2
C	f/2
D	f/1.8

Question 9 Explanation:

The sequence is a list of full stops. f/2 is one full stop less then f/2.8

Question 10

You’re photographing in snow. When using Aperture Priority mode you should

A	Set the white balance to the cloudy preset
B	Dial in +1 to +2 stops of exposure compensation
C	Keep between 200 – 800 ISO
D	Avoid letting your shutter speed dropping below 1/50th sec