Key Words in Photography
COMPOSITION
How a photo is put together. How all the elements of the photo relate to each other. What the photo is actually of, and how the photographer has chosen to present it.
FOCUS
How clear elements of the image are. By having sharp definition you can focus attention on a certain part of the photo because it is clear and easy to see.
GRADIENT
This is how one colour is slowly going into another colour, i.e. brightening
TONE
How bright or dark the colours are.
CONTRAST
The difference between two tones. The more difference in shades between colours the higher the contrast
APERTURE
How much light is let into the camera. If an aperture is open too far it will expose too much light and the picture will come out black and if too little gets through it comes out white.
BLURRED
When an image is out of focus and is unclear. Either because the camera moved as it was capturing the picture or the lens is out of focus. It can be done deliberately to create a certain mood in a photograph
DEPTH OF FIELD
when certain things are in focus and out of focus. The lens quality determines the depth of field. Pinhole cameras have an infinite depth of field because they have no lens.
EXPOSED
when the light touches the photographic paper and the image is formed.
OVER EXPOSED
over exposed pictures happen when either the aperture is too wide or the photo has been exposed to the light for too long
UNDER EXPOSED
under exposed pictures happens when the aperture is too small or the photo hasn't been exposed to enough light for long enough
PANORAMIC
panoramic photos when take an extremely wide photo by moving a camera while it is still exposing. I t can also be created by putting multiple pictures together to create a panoramic view.
GRAIN
this tends to happen in older cameras and gives a picture which is very textured - like sand. It can deliberately to give a certain feeling to a photo, for example to make it look like an old newspaper photograph
TEXTURE
the feel of the photo, i.e. rough and smooth. How well the texture is translated into the photography will depend on the lighting and focus.
SPACE
The distance between different elements of the photo
FOREGROUND
Things in the front of the photo - it is usually the main focus of the picture
BACKGROUND
Surrounds the photo and is at the back , it is usually out of focus
SHUTTER
What is used to control the aperture
CROPPING
When you cut down a photo . This can be different reasons, i.e. to get the specific part that you want, to get rid of unwanted areas or change the composition of a photo.
RESOLUTION
The quality of a photograph . The more pixels the better the resolution in digital photography. In non digital photography it is determined by the quality of the lens
SATURATION
The amount of colour intensity and brightness
How a photo is put together. How all the elements of the photo relate to each other. What the photo is actually of, and how the photographer has chosen to present it.
FOCUS
How clear elements of the image are. By having sharp definition you can focus attention on a certain part of the photo because it is clear and easy to see.
GRADIENT
This is how one colour is slowly going into another colour, i.e. brightening
TONE
How bright or dark the colours are.
CONTRAST
The difference between two tones. The more difference in shades between colours the higher the contrast
APERTURE
How much light is let into the camera. If an aperture is open too far it will expose too much light and the picture will come out black and if too little gets through it comes out white.
BLURRED
When an image is out of focus and is unclear. Either because the camera moved as it was capturing the picture or the lens is out of focus. It can be done deliberately to create a certain mood in a photograph
DEPTH OF FIELD
when certain things are in focus and out of focus. The lens quality determines the depth of field. Pinhole cameras have an infinite depth of field because they have no lens.
EXPOSED
when the light touches the photographic paper and the image is formed.
OVER EXPOSED
over exposed pictures happen when either the aperture is too wide or the photo has been exposed to the light for too long
UNDER EXPOSED
under exposed pictures happens when the aperture is too small or the photo hasn't been exposed to enough light for long enough
PANORAMIC
panoramic photos when take an extremely wide photo by moving a camera while it is still exposing. I t can also be created by putting multiple pictures together to create a panoramic view.
GRAIN
this tends to happen in older cameras and gives a picture which is very textured - like sand. It can deliberately to give a certain feeling to a photo, for example to make it look like an old newspaper photograph
TEXTURE
the feel of the photo, i.e. rough and smooth. How well the texture is translated into the photography will depend on the lighting and focus.
SPACE
The distance between different elements of the photo
FOREGROUND
Things in the front of the photo - it is usually the main focus of the picture
BACKGROUND
Surrounds the photo and is at the back , it is usually out of focus
SHUTTER
What is used to control the aperture
CROPPING
When you cut down a photo . This can be different reasons, i.e. to get the specific part that you want, to get rid of unwanted areas or change the composition of a photo.
RESOLUTION
The quality of a photograph . The more pixels the better the resolution in digital photography. In non digital photography it is determined by the quality of the lens
SATURATION
The amount of colour intensity and brightness