COMM 242, Advanced News Photography (Photojournalism)

Quiz: lighting for photojournalists

1. Is the photo below considered to be taken in hard lighting or soft lighting, and why?

2. From what direction is the brightest light in the photo above?

3. Is the photo below considered high key or low key, and why?

4. Considering direction of light, what is a problem with the photo below?

5. How could you fix the problem, either in Photoshop or when originally taking the photo?

6. From what direction is the brightest light coming in the photo below?

7. What do we call this kind of lighting?

8. What is a problem with this kind of lighting, and how could we fix it, either in Photoshop or when originally taking the photo?

9. The lighting in the photo below indicates a color balance problem. Why?

10. Describe two ways we could fix this problem.