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Terminology
Photography
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To do list:• Define digital camera terminology• Recall the beginning of digital
photography• Explain the characteristics of given
photos using proper terminology
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In the beginning…• Eastman Kodak Company• First digital camera• 1975
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Terminology• Action photos• Aperture• Candid photos • Caption• Composition • Crop • Diaphragm• Digital zoom exposure• Focal point • Formal portraits• Informal portraits• Landscape view• Lens• Lighting• Macro
• Memory card• Optical zoom • Photo credit• Pixels• Point-n-shoot camera• Portrait view• Resolution• Rule of thirds• Shutter• Silhouette• Still-life photos• Release button • Single lens reflex camera (SLR)• Video screen• Viewfinder
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Action Photos• Draw viewer’s attention because of
the action they show
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Aperture • Opening in the camera that dictates
how much light enters the lens.
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Candid Photos• Photos in which subjects are not
posed.
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Caption• Used to give information about the
photo• Second most read part of story behind
the headline• Gives photo credit
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Composition• Describes the arrangement of objects
in a photo
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Crop• Trims part of the original photo
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Diaphragm• Creates the aperture
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Digital Zoom• Inferior to optical zoom• Enlarges center of photo, center
appears larger and quality is reduced
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Exposure• The amount of light striking a
photographic material, i.e. film
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Focal Point• The subject of a photo
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Formal Portraits• Taken in a studio; subjects are posed
and looking at the camera
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Informal Portraits• Similar to formal portrait except the
subject is shot in his or her natural environment
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Landscape View• Picture shot horizontally
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Lens• Captures an image by gathering light
and focusing a subject
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Lighting• Refers to the direction of the light in
relation to the photo’s subject
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Macro• Setting that allows close-up
photography
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Memory Card• Stores images on a camera
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Optical Zoom• Adjustment of the lens to magnify
image without loss of picture quality
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Photo Credit• Tells who took the picture
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Pixels• The tiny squares that make up a photo
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Point-n-Shoot Camera• Has built-in lens, fixed aperture and
automatic flash, which it uses automatically to determine the correct exposure and focus as it records the image
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Portrait View• Picture shot vertically
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Resolution• Number of pixels per square inch• Higher=better quality
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Rule of Thirds• Subject is off centered; preferred
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Shutter• Controls how much light enters the
camera by the length of time the shutter is open
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Silhouette • Picture using light to create varying
effects
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Still-life Photo • Picture of inanimate objects
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Release Button• Button, on the camera, used to take
the photo
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Single Lens Reflex Camera (SLR)
• Second type of camera• Relies more on operator for quality
photos
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Video Screen• Screen used to preview photos on
digital cameras
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Viewfinder• Area of camera used to view the
subject of photo to be taken
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Describe these photos