Color Correction and Management Flashcards

In the Lab color mode, which channel exclusively controls lightness independent of color?

Answer: L channel

The L (Luminosity) channel in Lab mode stores only brightness information, completely separate from the a and b color channels.

What adjustment layer would you use to shift a specific range of hues without affecting others?

Answer: Hue/Saturation with targeted color range

Hue/Saturation allows you to select a specific color range (Reds, Yellows, etc.) and shift only that range's hue independently.

Which panel shows a live tonal distribution of your image's highlights, midtones, and shadows?

Answer: Histogram panel

The Histogram panel displays a real-time graph of pixel distribution across the tonal range for the current document.

You see a warning triangle in Photoshop's Color Picker. What does this indicate?

Answer: The color is out of the printable CMYK gamut

The gamut warning triangle in Color Picker alerts you that the selected color cannot be reproduced in the current CMYK output color space.

When correcting a blue color cast in shadows using the Color Balance adjustment, which slider should you move and in which direction?

Answer: Yellow–Blue slider toward Yellow

Moving the Yellow–Blue slider toward Yellow in the Shadows tone balance subtracts blue from dark areas, neutralizing a blue cast.

Which Camera Raw / Lightroom panel control is equivalent to a targeted midtone brightness adjustment in Curves?

Answer: Exposure slider

The Exposure slider in Camera Raw acts as an overall brightness/midtone control, similar to moving the midpoint of the Curves adjustment.

Soft proofing in Photoshop simulates how an image will look when:

Answer: Printed or displayed on a device with a specific ICC profile

Soft proofing uses an output device's ICC profile to simulate how the image will appear when reproduced on that device.