Vocabulary 2

Depth of Field: image space in front of and behind the plane of focus that appears acceptably sharp in the photograph

Download: transfer of data form one device to another such as camera to computer

DPI: dots per inch; referring to printing resolution

Electronic Flash: device with a glass or plastic tube filled with gas that creates an intense flash of light

Exposure: when light enters the camera and reacts with sensitized medium

File Format: form in which digital images are stored and recorded; JPEG, RAW

Filter: to control how certain wavelengths of light are recorded

Flare: unwanted light streaks or rings that appears in the viewfinder, on the recorded image, or both

Focal Plane: plane on which a lens forms a sharp image

Focus: optimum sharpness or image clarity that occurs when a lens creates a sharp image by converging light rays to specific points at the focal point

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Vocabulary 1

AE: when camera measures light and makes the adjustment necessary to create proper image density on sensitized media

AF: electronic flash unit that reads light reflected off a subject, then shuts itself off as soon as ample light has reached the sensitized medium

Apeture: opening in the lens that allows light to enter the camera

Artificial Light: usually refers to any light source that doesn't exist in nature, such as fluorescent lighting

Ambient Light: the amount of illumination at a given location that applies to natural and artificial light sources but not those supplied specifically for photography 

Backlight: light that projects toward the camera from behind the subject

Bulb: camera setting that allows the shutter to stayopen as long as the shutter release is depressed

Color Balance: average overall color in a reproduced image

Contrast: the difference between two or more tones in terms of luminance, density, darkness

Cropping: process of extracting a portion of the image area

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