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Test Your Photography Knowledge

15 questions to help you find your starting point.

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Question 1 of 15

What does the “Rule of Thirds” help you do?

A

Balance exposure

B

Focus faster

C

Use flash more efficiently

D

Compose better images

Question 2 of 15

What type of lens is typically used for landscape photography?

A

Wide-angle lens

B

Telephoto lens

C

Macro lens

D

Prime lens

Question 3 of 15

Which famous photographer is known for street photography and decisive moments?

A

Annie Leibovitz

B

Dorothea Lange

C

Henri Cartier-Bresson

D

Ansel Adams

Question 4 of 15

Which setting controls motion blur in an image?

A

ISO

B

Aperture

C

White Balance

D

Shutter Speed

Question 5 of 15

Which of the following ISO values is most sensitive to light?

A

100

B

400

C

800

D

3200

Question 6 of 15

What happens when you increase the F-stop number (e.g., f/2.8 → f/8)?

A

The depth of field becomes shallower

B

More light enters the lens

C

The background becomes more blurry

D

The image gains more depth of field

Question 7 of 15

What’s the main purpose of leading lines in a photo?

A

To divide the frame into sections

B

To draw the viewer’s eye through the image

C

To add contrast

D

To focus on background elements

Question 8 of 15

What is negative space in photography?

A

Underexposed areas of a photo

B

Unused memory card space

C

Empty or open areas that help emphasize the subject

D

A space where no focus point exists

Question 9 of 15

What does a silhouette photo typically emphasize?

A

Rich color and detail in shadows

B

The subject’s shape and outline against a bright background

C

Extreme close-up texture

D

Balanced exposure in low light

Question 10 of 15

What effect does shooting with a shallow depth of field create?

A

Everything in the scene is sharp

B

Motion is frozen

C

The subject is sharp while the background is blurred

D

The colors become more saturated

Question 11 of 15

What does the “F” in F-stop represent?

A

Focus

B

Frequency

C

Focal Length

D

Aperture

Question 12 of 15

What’s the effect of using a neutral density (ND) filter?

A

Increases contrast in bright conditions

B

Reduces glare and reflections

C

Allows slower shutter speeds in bright light

D

Improves autofocus in low light

Question 13 of 15

Which color space is larger—sRGB or Adobe RGB?

A

sRGB

B

Adobe RGB

C

They are the same

D

Depends on the monitor

Question 14 of 15

What is chromatic aberration?

A

A focusing error in low light

B

A type of lens flare

C

A color fringing caused by lens inability to focus all colors at the same point

D

A white balance issue

Question 15 of 15

When using off-camera flash, what does High-Speed Sync (HSS) allow you to do?

A

Sync multiple cameras to one flash

B

Use flash at shutter speeds faster than your camera’s native sync speed

C

Increase the flash recycle time

D

Automatically adjust white balance for flash color temperature

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