Thin, flat piece of metal or plastic which protects unprocessed film from light exposure
What is Darkslide?
100
A photographic print made by "enlarging" an image from a piece of film.
What is Enlargement?
100
When the light rays passings through a lens tend to focus on a curved plane rather than a flat plane resulting in images that are not sharp.
What is Curvature of Field?
100
Super wide-angle lens. Angle of view can approach 180 degrees. Nearly infinite depth-of-field.
What is Fisheye Lens?
100
A word, of Japanese origin, used to describe the out-of-focus elements in an image
What is Bokeh?
200
Electronic flash designed to work with the meter and exposure system of a specific camera
What is Dedicated Flash?
200
The amount of light that reaches film or the combination of the f-stop and shutter speed that controls the amount of light; used to describe an exposed piece of film.
What is Exposure?
200
The first ever camera described in the history; dating back to 4th or 5th century.
What is Pin hole camera?
200
A camera with a non-removable, non-zoom lens. The lens focal length, therefore, be changed.
What is Fixed Focal Length?
200
The difference between light and dark values. Usually refers to the gradation between black and white. Fewer gray values are described as "high contrast."
What is Contrast?
300
the distance between the farthest and nearest points in which are in focus; can be used to describe the zone of acceptable sharpness before and behind a given focused subject; varies according to the numerous factors such as lens focal length, aperture, shooting distance, etc.
What is Depth of Field (DOF)?
300
Numbers on the outside of the lens corresponding to the aperture opening; the larger the number, the smaller opening of the lens; the smaller the number the larger the opening of the lens; equal to the focal length divided by the the aperture diameter.
What is F Numbers?
300
Nikon lens designation for lenses that communicate distance to subject
What is D-Type Lens?
300
Reflected light from lens elements, metal, etc Appears as non-uniform haze or bright spots on the film. Usually occurs when bright light (sun) enters the lens
What is Flare?
300
A multi-piece lens. The pieces assemble or disassemble to form form different focal lengths.
What is Convertible Lens?
400
Designation for canon EOS System autofocus lenses.
What is EF Lens?
400
Photosensitive material used in camera to record an image; made from a thin, transparent base coated with light sensitive chemicals.
What is Film?
400
Light tight space for processing and printing photographic materials.
What is Darkroom?
400
Artificial light source. Usually camera mounted but also larger studio models called strobes.
What is Flash?
400
A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States and other countries, the authors, of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical artistic, and certain other work intellectual works.
What is Copyright?
500
The light sensitive,chemically active surface on photographic film and paper.
What is Emulsion?
500
Transparent lens attachments used to change the color, or other characteristics, of an image; they are used both on the camera and int he darkroom.
What is Filters?
500
Dark material used to cover the photographer's head and the ground-glass viewing screen on large format HYPERLINK cameras
What is Darkcloth?
500
Unsharp;caused by inaccurate focus or excessive movement of the camera or subject.
What is Blur?
500
To enlarge an image so that parts are cut or left off the print.