Name: ___________________________ Date: ____________________ Period: _____
LIGHTING TECHNIQUES TEST
MATCHING: One statement is closely related to or associated with an item in the list below.
Place the letter of the associated term in the blank provided next each numbered term.
_____1. Back light
_____2. Back Lighted
_____3. Barn door
_____4. Side Lighted
_____5. Hot Spot
_____6. Fresnel
_____7. Key light
_____8. Light plot
_____9. Reflector
_____10. Front Lighting
_____11. Three-point lighting
A. An area of intense light produced in
outdoor photography.
B. The subject of the photo is only lit from
the front.
C. One of the most common spotlights used
in television studios, it is named after the
inventor of its lens, which has step-like
concentric rings.
D. Metal flaps attached to the front of
lighting instruments that controls the spread
of the beam of light.
E. Highly reflective sheets that bounce a
strong light source onto an object or scene.
F. The subject of a photo is only lit from
behind.
G. The subject of the photo is only lit from
the side.
H. A plan, similar to a floor plan that shows
the type, size and location of lighting
instruments.
I. The main source of directional
illumination falling upon a subject or an
area. Its purpose is to reveal the basic shape
of the subject and meet minimum base light
requirements.
J. The basic photographic lighting principle
consisting of three main light sources.
K. The illumination of the set or area behind
the talent.