Newspaper Photography terms
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| "wild art" | Not associated with any particular story.
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| cropping | the cutting or marking of a photogragh to eliminate unnessary material and highlight important elements
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| rule of thirds | a method of composing photographs in which the field of vision is divided into thirds horizontally and vertically and the image is placed at the intersection of any two lines
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| halftone | a screen that prepares a photographic image for reproduction by converting it into a series of tiny dots
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| sizing | reducing or enlarging a cropped photo to fit exactly a space on the layout
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| photo essay | a story told-generally involving three to seven photographs with captions
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| lens | the part of the camera through which the light enters, is sharpened and is transmitted to the film.
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| aperture | in a camera, the lens opening that controls how much light gets through the shutter
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| exposure | in photography, the amount of light that strikes the film
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| f-stop | a scale that indicates the aperture in numbers. the lower the number the wider the aperture
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| flash-synch speed | the faster the shutter speed that can be used with a flash to obtain a properly exposed picture
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| back lighting | having the light source behind the subject instead of behind the photography
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| digital camera | a camera that transmits electronic images onto a disk for printing from a computer rather than onto film
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| darkroom | a room having little or no light, in which film can be developed
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| fixer | in photography development, a bath that sets a film or print image permanently
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| enlarger | a device used to shine light through a negative, magnifying the image onto light-sensitive photographic paper, where the image is focused and imprinted
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| test strip | in photo development, a series of print strips made at different exposures to determine the most appropriate one for the final print
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| ISO | a standard measure of the speed film. a film with a higher ISO is more light sensitive than one with a lower ISO
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| depth of field | the area of clear focus in front of and behind the subject of the photography
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| shutter speed | in a camera, a scale that indicates how fast the shutter opens and closes, measured in fractions of a second
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| camera-ready copy | text prepared so that the headlines, body type, and art are already set, positioned, and ready to be photographed
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| copywriter | one who writes material for advertisizing
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| optical center | a point about two thirds of the way up from the bottom of an add
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| news release | information about an organization provided to the news media by that organization
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| public relations | the communication of information from an organization, company, or group to some particular audience to achieve a specific response
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