Photoshop Color Correction and Grading

Question 1

What does the Curves adjustment in Photoshop control?

Accepted Answer

The tonal range and color balance across highlights, midtones, and shadows

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The sharpness of the image

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The canvas size of the document

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The saturation of individual colors

Question 2

In Photoshop, what does the Levels adjustment's white point slider control?

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The point at which tones are clipped to pure white (output highlight)

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The brightness of shadows

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The midtone gamma of the image

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The color temperature of the image

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of the Hue/Saturation adjustment in Photoshop?

Accepted Answer

To adjust the color hue, intensity (saturation), and brightness (lightness) of the image

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To convert images to black and white

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To remove color casts from shadows

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To sharpen edges in the image

Question 4

What tool in Photoshop reads the exact color value of any pixel under the cursor?

Accepted Answer

Eyedropper Tool

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Color Sampler

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Color Picker

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Color Balance

Question 5

What does a neutral gray color (128, 128, 128 in RGB) indicate when viewing a Color Balance adjustment?

Accepted Answer

No color shift — the color is perfectly balanced

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Maximum saturation

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The image has a warm color cast

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The image is overexposed

Question 6

Which Photoshop feature allows you to color grade an image using a 3D color cube (LUT)?

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Color Lookup adjustment layer

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Gradient Map

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Selective Color

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Photo Filter