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Question 1 of 15
What does the “Rule of Thirds” help you do?
Balance exposure
Focus faster
Use flash more efficiently
Compose better images
Question 2 of 15
What type of lens is typically used for landscape photography?
Wide-angle lens
Telephoto lens
Macro lens
Prime lens
Question 3 of 15
Which famous photographer is known for street photography and decisive moments?
Annie Leibovitz
Dorothea Lange
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Ansel Adams
Question 4 of 15
Which setting controls motion blur in an image?
ISO
Aperture
White Balance
Shutter Speed
Question 5 of 15
Which of the following ISO values is most sensitive to light?
100
400
800
3200
Question 6 of 15
What happens when you increase the F-stop number (e.g., f/2.8 → f/8)?
The depth of field becomes shallower
More light enters the lens
The background becomes more blurry
The image gains more depth of field
Question 7 of 15
What’s the main purpose of leading lines in a photo?
To divide the frame into sections
To draw the viewer’s eye through the image
To add contrast
To focus on background elements
Question 8 of 15
What is negative space in photography?
Underexposed areas of a photo
Unused memory card space
Empty or open areas that help emphasize the subject
A space where no focus point exists
Question 9 of 15
What does a silhouette photo typically emphasize?
Rich color and detail in shadows
The subject’s shape and outline against a bright background
Extreme close-up texture
Balanced exposure in low light
Question 10 of 15
What effect does shooting with a shallow depth of field create?
Everything in the scene is sharp
Motion is frozen
The subject is sharp while the background is blurred
The colors become more saturated
Question 11 of 15
What does the “F” in F-stop represent?
Focus
Frequency
Focal Length
Question 12 of 15
What’s the effect of using a neutral density (ND) filter?
Increases contrast in bright conditions
Reduces glare and reflections
Allows slower shutter speeds in bright light
Improves autofocus in low light
Question 13 of 15
Which color space is larger—sRGB or Adobe RGB?
sRGB
Adobe RGB
They are the same
Depends on the monitor
Question 14 of 15
What is chromatic aberration?
A focusing error in low light
A type of lens flare
A color fringing caused by lens inability to focus all colors at the same point
A white balance issue
Question 15 of 15
When using off-camera flash, what does High-Speed Sync (HSS) allow you to do?
Sync multiple cameras to one flash
Use flash at shutter speeds faster than your camera’s native sync speed
Increase the flash recycle time
Automatically adjust white balance for flash color temperature