Digital Photography in Available Light: Essential Skills, 3rd Edition

 

 

glossary

Adjustment layer	Image adjustment placed on a layer above the background layer.
Ambient	Available or existing light.
Analyse	To examine in detail.
Aperture	Lens opening controlling intensity of light entering camera.
Aspect ratio	The ratio of height to width.
Auto focus	Automatic focusing system.
Available	Ambient or existing light.
Background	Area behind main subject matter.
Backlight	Light source directed at the subject from behind.
Backlit	A subject illuminated from behind.
Balance	A harmonious relationship between elements within the frame.
Banding	Visible steps of tone or color in the final image due to a lack of tonal information in a digital image file.
Bit	Short for binary digit, the basic ...