Equipment
an electronic chip that stores information; sometimes called "digital film"
What is a Memory Card?
a screen that displays your photos on a digital camera
What is a Video Screen?
The part of a camera that focuses the image on film or a memory chip
What is a "Lens"?
The time the shutter remains open while letting light into the camera
What is Shutter Speed?
cutting out and discarding unwanted detail around the edge of a photograph
What is Cropping?
The distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus; How much is in focus in the photo
What is the "Depth of Field"?
a photo in which a person or animal's irises are red instead of black
What is "Red Eye"?
The main point of interest; Subject
What is the "focal point"?
a filter that absorbs ultraviolet radiation used to improved clarity in landscapes, especially for mountains and ocean scenes; often used to protect lenses from dirt and scratches
What is a UV Filter?
the material used to record an image in a film camera
a lens with an adjustable focal length that can be used for wide-angle or telephoto shots
What is a Zoom Lens?
The total amount of light that hits the sensor or is received by the film to produce an image
What is "exposure"?
a photographic image made from the combination of several other photographic images
What is a Montage?
The arrangement of objects or elements that appear in a photograph
What is "composition"?
A legal form by which someone in a photo consents to the use of his or her image by the photographer
What is a Model Release?
The part of the scene that appears behind the focal point of the picture
What is the Background?
A device that opens and closes the shutter to control the time of exposure in a photo; Measured in seconds or fraction of seconds
What is the "Shutter Release"?
a camera that records pictures electronically instead of on film
What is a Digital Camera?
A lens with a long focal length that makes objects appear closer than they really are
What is a Telephoto Lens?
The size of the aperture as measured in numbers; The smaller the number, the larger the aperture
What are "F-Stops"?
reversed images on film, used for printing pictures
What are Negatives?
Holding the camera horizontally to take a wide picture
What is Landscape mode?
photography in which the image or film is as large as the actual size of the subject or bigger
What is Macrophotography?
the area between the camera and focal point of the pictures
What is the Foreground?
The size of the lens opening that determines how much light reaches the camera sensor or film; Measured in f-stops; Also controls Depth of field
What is the "aperture"?
a camera whose focus is preset. Most objects will be in focus from neat to far.
What is a Fixed-Focus Camera?
A lens with a short focal length and a wider angle of view than an ordinary lens; far from the scene, this lens captures entire vistas and scenic landscapes. Very close to the subject of wide-angle lens can produce wild views with lots of distortion
What is a Wide-Angle Lens?
A number that indicates film/memory chip's sensitivity to light; Referred to as speed; The higher the number, the more "noise" it will produce in a photo
What is "ISO"?
Design principle that divides a scene into three rows and three columns
What is the Rule of Thirds?
Holding the camera vertically to take a tall image
What is Portrait Mode?
Photography or other imagery of common landmarks, concepts, and events that can be used and reused for commercial design purposes
What is Stock Photography?
The eye that looks directly at an object
What is the Dominant Eye?
The part of the camera that opens and closes to control the amount of time/how long light reaches the film or memory chip; Also controls the amount of motion recorded in a photo
What is the "shutter"?
an extension cable that can be connected to the shutter release button on some cameras.
What is a Cable Release?
lens adapter added to increase the focal length range without needing a new lens; a typical 2x converter is also known as a doubler
What is a Teleconverter?
information such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, lens length, white balance, and other settings used when taking a picture that is electronically attached to each image file in a digital camera
What is EXIF Data?
an expansive, very wide view of a scene that includes several photos placed side-by-side
What is a Panorama?
a dark image outlined against a lighter background
What is a Silhouette?
A technique used to brighten deep shadows
What is Fill-Flash?
Moving the camera so that the image of a moving object remains in the same relative position in the viewfinder as you take the picture
What is Panning?