May 2011
Beginner
304 pages
8h 23m
English
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GLOSSARY
- 35mm
Common film size format for cameras; first used with film and now used as the basis for full-frame digital cameras.
- absorption
When light waves penetrate the surface of an object and do not reflect.
- aerial perspective
The appearance of distance due to atmospheric haze.
- analogous
Colors that are close to one another in hue.
- aperture
The opening in a camera lens that lets light through.
- Aperture Priority
Exposure mode where the photographer sets the aperture value and the camera determines the shutter speed for the exposure.
- APS
Advanced Photo System; a class of digital camera sensor sizes smaller than full frame.
- asset management
The hardware, software, and organizational systems used to store digital files.
- backlight
When the main source of light is behind the subject.
- background
The part of the picture farthest from the camera.
- ball head
A type of tripod head that connects the camera to the tripod with a large rotating ball secured by clamps.
- body of work
A collection of imagery representing the artist's unique vision.
- bokeh
The way a particular lens blurs objects when they are completely out of focus.
- bracketing
Making a series of images with slight changes in settings.
- build quality
The standards of materials and construction used to manufacture camera equipment.
- camera body
The main part of a camera system that houses the recording ...
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