Photography and Media Studio & Portrait Photography Techniques 3

Question 1

What is 'butterfly lighting' (also called Paramount lighting) named after?

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The butterfly-shaped shadow it creates under the subject's nose

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The wing-like spread of light across the background

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The shape of the light modifier used

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The Old Hollywood studio that popularized it

Question 2

In studio photography, what does 'sync speed' refer to?

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The fastest shutter speed at which the camera sensor is fully exposed during a flash

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The frame rate at which a camera records video

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The speed at which images transfer during tethered shooting

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The recycle time required between strobe flashes

Question 3

What advantage does a 'continuous light' source have over a strobe in portrait photography?

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It allows the photographer to see exactly how light falls on the subject before shooting

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It produces more powerful light output than studio strobes

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It is always less expensive than comparable strobe systems

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It eliminates the need for light modifiers

Question 4

What is the recommended approach to achieve a 'blown-out white' background in a studio portrait?

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Light the background separately with enough power to overexpose it by 1–2 stops

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Overexpose the subject by two stops in post-processing

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Use a pure white backdrop with no additional lighting

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Apply a white vignette filter in editing software

Question 5

What does a 'ring flash' produce that makes it popular for beauty and macro photography?

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A shadow-free, even illumination with a circular catch light in the eyes

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A ring-shaped bokeh in the background

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An extremely narrow depth of field at all apertures

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A high-contrast split lighting effect

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of using a reflector on the fill side during a portrait shoot?

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To bounce light back into the shadows, reducing the contrast ratio

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To add a warming gel effect to the shadow side of the face

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To increase the power of the key light on the lit side

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To create a rim light effect behind the subject

Question 7

In portrait retouching, what does 'frequency separation' allow a retoucher to do?

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Edit skin texture and skin tone/color independently on separate layers

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Separate foreground from background using frequency-based masking

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Apply sharpening at different frequencies across the image

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Separate highlight detail from shadow detail for HDR processing