Color Photography

Test your knowledge on the history, techniques, and pioneers of color photography.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a primary color in the additive color model?

  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue
  4. Yellow
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is credited with taking the first color photograph?

  1. Thomas Wedgwood
  2. James Clerk Maxwell
  3. Louis Ducos du Hauron
  4. Hippolyte Bayard
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed by James Clerk Maxwell in 1861 that allowed for the creation of color photographs?

  1. Additive Color Photography
  2. Subtractive Color Photography
  3. Trichromatic Color Photography
  4. Color Separation Photography
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of color film?

  1. Kodachrome
  2. Ektachrome
  3. Kodacolor
  4. Ilfochrome
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed by Louis Ducos du Hauron in 1868 that allowed for the creation of color prints?

  1. Additive Color Printing
  2. Subtractive Color Printing
  3. Trichromatic Color Printing
  4. Color Separation Printing
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer of color photography?

  1. Edwin Land
  2. Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
  3. Gabriel Lippmann
  4. William Henry Fox Talbot
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed by Edwin Land in 1947 that allowed for the creation of instant color photographs?

  1. Polaroid
  2. Kodachrome
  3. Ektachrome
  4. Kodacolor
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of digital color sensor?

  1. CCD
  2. CMOS
  3. Foveon X3
  4. Bayer Filter
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky in the early 1900s that allowed for the creation of color photographs using multiple exposures?

  1. Additive Color Photography
  2. Subtractive Color Photography
  3. Trichromatic Color Photography
  4. Color Separation Photography
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer of color photography?

  1. Gabriel Lippmann
  2. Hippolyte Bayard
  3. William Henry Fox Talbot
  4. Louis Ducos du Hauron
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed by Gabriel Lippmann in 1891 that allowed for the creation of color photographs using interference patterns?

  1. Additive Color Photography
  2. Subtractive Color Photography
  3. Trichromatic Color Photography
  4. Interference Color Photography
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of color space?

  1. RGB
  2. CMYK
  3. HSV
  4. XYZ
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed in the 1960s that allowed for the creation of color photographs using lasers?

  1. Holography
  2. Laser Color Photography
  3. Laser Interference Color Photography
  4. Laser Trichromatic Color Photography
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer of color photography?

  1. Edwin Land
  2. Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
  3. Gabriel Lippmann
  4. Thomas Wedgwood
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the process developed in the 1990s that allowed for the creation of color photographs using inkjet printers?

  1. Inkjet Color Photography
  2. Digital Color Photography
  3. Laser Color Photography
  4. Holography