The ABC of Photography – Infinity
Optical term to describe objects that are so far away from the lens that light from them reaches the lens as parallel rays. In practice, it’s usually used to mean…
The ABC of Photography – Image sensor
An integrated circuit chip that converts an optical image into an electronic signal. In current digital cameras, most are either CCD (charged coupled device) or CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) sensors. CCD…
The ABC of Photography – Image file format
A standard way of encoding information for storage in a computer file. File formats used in photography include JPEG, TIFF, PSD and GIF, all of which are suitable for particular uses.…
The ABC of Photography – Incident light meter
A hand-held light meter that measures the amount of light falling on a subject.
The ABC of Photography – Hue
The ABC of Photography - Hue Another term for colour. It tells you where a colour lies on the colour wheel without telling you how bright or dark it is. Sources: …
The ABC of Photography – Hot shoe
The ABC of Photography - Hot shoe An accessory shoe with an electrical contact, for mounting and connecting a flashgun. Sources: Pixabay, NASA,Wikipedia, Susan Wingfield Lamar High School
The ABC of Photography – L
Lange, Dorothea Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) was an American photojournalist and documentary photographer. Her most famous image was taken in the 1930s, when she recorded the plight of sharecroppers and migrant labourers…
The ABC of Photography – K
Kelvin (K) The unit used for measuring the colour temperature of light sources, named after the 19th-century physicist and engineer William Thomson, first Lord Kelvin (1824-1907). Average noon daylight usually…
The ABC of Photography – Histogram
A graph that provides an instant guide to the contrast and exposure of a picture. It maps the distribution of tones, from the darkest on the left to the brightest on…
The ABC of Photography – High-speed sync (HSS)
High-speed sync (HSS) Flash feature that allows the use of shutter speeds with flash, faster than the usual sync speed. The flash pulses at high frequency to ensure even exposure,…
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