The main general purpose of a reflector is to_________?

Question

A. Bounce some light into shadowed or shaded areas
B. induce the camera to crank up the exposure
C. totally prevent one side of the image from appearing brighter than the other
D. All of the above


FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY.. if you know other wise... please exsplain.. Thanks

and no critism please

Answer 1

I would also pick A as the correct answer.

B. the camera might or might not have to be adjusted depending on how much light is being reflected into the picture.

C. A reflector may or may not prevent one side othe image from appearing lighter or darker depending on the actual lighting of the scene.

D. because B & C are not right

Answer 2

I say A.

I might have said D, all of the above, except B is reversed, it would cause the camera to crank the exposure down, not up because more light requires less exposure time. But B is strangely worded. Induce seems the wrong word and in photography exposure can mean more than simply the exposure time; it can mean the total amount of light the film is exposed to, which is a product of the exposure time and the amount of light. Also, some people might think of "crank up the shutter speed" instead of "reduce the exposure time" when they read B. So basically, I am just uncomfortable with B in general.

Actually, C is out too, because of the word "totally". It might partially prevent one side from appearing brighter, but not really totally.

So A.

Answer 3

D. All of the above.