MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION COMMITTEE

Digital Retouch Artist Review Committee Application

Name: ______Member Number: ______

  1. What certifications, memberships, or leadership roles do you hold as a photographer or retouch artist?

______

  1. On a scale of 0 – 5 (0=limited/no knowledge and 5=expert/teacher), how would you rate your Photoshop knowledge? ______
  1. On a scale of 0 – 5 (0=limited/no knowledge and 5=expert/teacher), how comfortable are you demonstrating basic retouching on sample images? ______
  1. The following questions are representative of providing a clear indication of your digital retouching skills. Please circle the answer.
  1. You want to remove a crack from a photograph of a wall, by painting over the crack using samples from another part of the wall. Which tool should you choose to perform this task most efficiently?
  1. Use the Healing Brush tool.
  2. Use the Spot Healing Brush tool.
  3. Use the Patch tool.
  4. Use the Content-Aware Move tool.
  1. You want to apply a tonal correction to a specific area of an image in a nondestructive way. Which should you use?
  1. A layer style.
  2. An adjustment layer.
  3. A filter.
  4. A blending mode.
  1. You want to isolate the image area affected by an adjustment layer, non-destructively, and with detailed control. Which feature should you use in combination with the adjustment layer?
  1. Use a fill layer.
  2. Use a layer mask.
  3. Use a layer comp.
  4. Use a layer comp.
  1. You want sharpen a specific area while minimizing undesired artifacts. Which sharpening method will achieve this?
  1. With the Sharpen tool, increase the Strength value and select the Protect Detail option.
  2. In the Smart Sharpen filter, increase the Reduce Noise and Tonal Width values.
  3. In the Adobe Camera Raw filter, increase the Clarity and Masking values.
  4. In the Unsharp Mask filter, adjust the Amount, Radius, and Threshold values.
  1. Which is an advantage of using the Quick Selection Tool instead of the Magic Wand Tool?
  1. You can set a Tolerance value.
  2. You can more easily add or subtract from the selection.
  3. You can more quickly isolate areas with non-uniform foreground or background colors.
  4. You can use the Refine Edge feature after creating the selection.
  1. Which two file formats are appropriate when saving your file for web publishing? (Choose two.)
  1. PNG
  2. PSD
  3. GIF
  4. EPS
  1. Following the instructions below and retouch each of the attached images. Save each completed image as a jpg and then send the photos via email to with the email heading of “DRA Committee application images”.

We are confronted with a good deal of damage, tearing skin, bruising, etc. Please retouch these images and submit them back to us as if it were the completed project for a family. Your completed work will be evaluated and scored utilizing a rubric scoring system.

1st Retouch (after retouching, convert to black/white or sepia tone)

2nd Retouch (after retouching, convert to black/white or sepia tone)

3rd Retouch (Leave in color)

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