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How much do you really know about photography? Test yourself to the max every issue with our tricky trivia quiz!

1 What is the name of the widely used portrait lighting technique named after an Old Master?

A Botticelli lighting B Goya lighting C Rembrandt lighting D Rubens lighting

2 Who had a worldwide Top 10 hit in 2009 with the song ‘Paparazzi’?

A Lady Gaga B Lily Allen C Rihanna D Sia

3 Canon launched its iconic EOS-1D pro camera in 2001. What was its image resolution?

A 2MP B 4MP C 6MP D 8MP

4 Which noted fashion photographer published his first book, Skinhead, while still at college?

A Nick Knight B Steven Meisel C Mario Testino D Tim Walker

5 In landscape shots, the distance at which you should focus for optimum front-to-back sharpness is called what?

A Extrafocal distance B Hyperfocal distance C Superfocal distance D Ultrafocal distance

6 In image-editing software, the three HSL components are Hue, Luminosity and...?

A Shade B Saturation C Sensitivity D Strength

7 Who took the shot of the world’s last male northern white rhino that National Geographic readers voted their Photo of the Decade in 2019?

A Suzi Estzerhas B Britta Jaschinski C Jo-Anne McArthur D Ami Vitale

8 Which of these is not a traditional photographic exposure process?

A Calotype B Daguerrotype C Stereotype D Tintype

9 In which decade did the Nikon I, Nikon’s first camera, go on sale?

A 1920s B 1930s C 1940s D 1950s

10 What is the name of the video technique where you move the entire camera backwards or forwards for creative effect?

A Dolly B Pan C Pedestal D Truck