Home › Photography Fundamentals › Lesson 7 Quiz Lesson 7 Quiz Lesson 7: Lighting 1 / 10 What is lighting compared to in the lesson? Composition rules Color theory The photographer's paintbrush A camera lens 2 / 10 When does natural light color change most dramatically? Dawn and dusk Nighttime Cloudy days Midday 3 / 10 What does backlighting often create? Silhouettes by underexposing the foreground Soft shadows Flat images Textured details 4 / 10 Which lighting reveals texture best? Overhead lighting Side lighting Front lighting Backlighting 5 / 10 What does front lighting do to images? Adds depth Flattens them by eliminating shadows Blurs backgrounds Creates drama 6 / 10 What produces harsh, sharp-edged shadows? Soft lighting Hard lighting Reflected lighting Diffused lighting 7 / 10 How can hard light be turned into soft light? Through diffusion materials like tracing paper Adding more shadows Increasing intensity Using direct sun 8 / 10 What is used to fill unwanted shadows? Backlighting Reflective surfaces like white paper Hard lighting Direct flash 9 / 10 What is "flash fill" used for? Blurring motion Creating silhouettes Night photography only Daytime against bright backgrounds to expose foreground 10 / 10 Why should light ideally come from the side or angle? To overexpose To convey form, depth, and texture To flatten the image To reduce contrast Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz