Make or Break part 1
Make or Break part 2
On Camera part 1
On Camera part 2
Photography
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Overexposure- A condition in which too much light reaches the film and produces an overly bright image.
What is overexposure?
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Flash- The artificial light source in the dark.
What is flash?
200
Tripod- A three-legged supporting stand used to hold the camera steady. Especially useful when using slow shutter speeds and/or telephoto lenses.
What is tripod?
200
ISO Speed- The international standard for representing film sensitivity.
What is ISO Speed?
200
Panorama- A broad view, usually scenic.
What is a panorama?
300
Camera shake- Movement of camera caused by unsteady hold or support, vibration, etc., leading, particularly at slower shutter speeds, to a blurred image on the film. It is a major cause of un-sharp pictures, especially with long focus lenses.
What is camera shake?
300
Sharpness- clarity of the photographic image in terms of focus and contrast.
What is sharpness?
300
Shutter- Blades, a curtain, plate, or some other movable cover in a camera that controls the time during which light reaches the film.
What is shutter?
300
Macro Lens- A lens that provides continuous focusing from infinity to extreme close-ups
What is macro lens?
300
Close-Up- A picture taken with the subject close to the camera-usually less than two or three feet away, but it can be as close as a few inches.
What is close up photography?
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Composition- The pleasing arrangement of the elements within a scene-the main subject, the foreground and background, and supporting subjects.
What is composition?
400
Self-timer- Mechanism delaying the opening of the shutter for some seconds after the release has been operated.
What is self-timer?
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Film Speed- Indicated by a number such as ISO 100 or ISO 400 etc. The sensitivity of a given film to light.
What is film speed?
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Lens- One or more pieces of optical glass or similar material designed to collect and focus rays of light to form a sharp image on the film, paper, or projection screen.
What is lens?
400
Depth of Field- The zone of acceptable sharpness in front of and behind the subject on which the lens is focused.
What is depth of field?
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Graininess- The sand-like or granular appearance of a negative, print, or slide. Graininess becomes more pronounced with faster film and the degree of enlargement.
What is graininess?
500
Tungsten Light- light from regular room lamps and ceiling fixtures, not fluorescent. Images produced under this light source can be extremely warm, in fact excessive warmth.
What is tungsten?
500
Aperture- Lens opening. The hole or opening formed by the metal leaf diaphragm inside the lens or the opening in a camera lens through which light passes to expose the film.
What is aperture?
500
Manual Mode- User selects both shutter speed and aperture, following or ignoring the meter's recommendations to achieve the desired exposure.
What is manual mode?
500
Macro photography- The process of taking photographs of small objects.
What is macro photography?