Dodge and Burn

A vintage darkroom scene with photographic prints being processed, showcasing dodging and burning techniques using tools and light manipulation.

Dodge and Burn Photography Quiz

Test your knowledge of dodging and burning techniques in darkroom photography with this engaging quiz! Perfect for both beginners and seasoned photographers, this quiz covers essential concepts and practical applications of these important techniques.

18 challenging questions
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What are you doing if you are dodging a darkroom print?

Blocking out all of the light

Exposing one spot of the light

Blocking out part of the light

Exposing all of the light

What are you doing if you are burning a darkroom print?

Block out all of the light

Exposing part of the light

Blocking out part of the light

Exposing all of the light

What happens if you dodge a darkroom print?

An area will be darker as the light is being dodged

The whole image will be darker as the light is being dodged

An area will be lighter as the light is being dodged

The whole will be lighter as the light is being dodged

When you are dodging or burning your print, what must the tool be doing?

Staying still

Continously moving slowly

Continously moving rapidly

Contibously touching the print

What happens if you burn a darkroom print?

All of the image will be darker

All of the image with be lighter

A part of the image will be darker

A part of the image will be lighter

Why would want to burn a darkroom print? Two answers:

Because a part of the darkroom print is too light

Because two or more parts of the darkroom print are too light

Because the whole darkroom print is too light

Because the whole darkroom print is too dark

Because one part of the darkroom print is too dark

For the fun of it :)

How do you figure out how long you need to dodge or burn your print for?

Guess

Create multiple prints

Use your test stripe

Cut the print up

Dodging or burning your darkroom print works best when

In the image, what technique have they mainly used in this print?

Burning, to make the background darker

Dodging, to make the background lighter

Dodging, to make the foreground lighter

Burning, to make the foreground darker

Which statements are correct?

Dodging blocks the whole image to lighten it and improve its quality

Dodging decreases the exposure time by blocking the light hitting the print

Dodging increases the exposure time by revealing the light hitting the print

Burning increases the exposure time by revealing the light hitting the print in certain areas

Dodging and Burning will help you get the perfect darkroom print

Burning decreases the exposure time by lightening the the print in certain areas

We would rarely use dodging and burning in the darkroom

I should not be using contrast filters when dodging and burning

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