Question | Answer |
composition | the way in which in a picture are arranged. |
shutter | the part of the camera that opens and closes. |
shutter speed | how fast the shutter opens and closes.Ex. 1/60 |
aperture | the opening of the lens to allow light to reach the film. |
f-stop | the actual measure of the aperture of your lens. ex. 2.8,a4,5.6,8,11,16,22. |
focus | the crispness of an image in you photo. |
depth of field | the range,of the place in your photo that is in focus. |
light meter | a piece of camera equipment that measure the intensity of the light around your subject. |
exposure | the total amount of light allowed to pass through a lens to the film. |
overexposure | when too much light is allowed to pass through a lens to the film. |
underexposure | when not enough light is allowed to pass through a lens to the film. |
bracketing | shooting a series of shots of the same scene at different levels of exposure,from light to dark. |
color | element of art: hue value and intensity |
contrast | the range of values, from light to dark. |
developer | a chemical solution used to develop your film or pictures. |
enlarger | device in the dark room to make pictures larger. |
freeze | to capture action or moving subject in a photograph without blurring. |
ISO | the number that represents a films speed. |
rule of thirds | frame of view divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. |
stop bath | chemical that is used to stop further developing. |
tripod | 3 legged stand for holding a camera still. |
loupe | A magnifying glass that sits on top of a negative. |
panning | Moving the camera during an exposure to follow a moving subject. |
pattern | principal of design that is a repetition of any of the elements of art. |