The ABC of Photography – V
The ABC of Photography – V Variable contrast A type of photographic printing paper that, in the wet darkroom, allows a range of contrast grades to be produced by…
The ABC of Photography – U
The ABC of Photography – U UD Stands for ultra-low dispersion, a type of glass used in Canon lenses to reduce chromatic aberration in the image. Umbrella An umbrella…
The ABC of Photography – T
The ABC of Photography – T T Table-top photography Images of small objects or a miniature scene arranged on a tabletop. Teleconverter A supplementary lens used between a primary…
The ABC of Photography – S
S Sabattier effect A wet darkroom effect in which an image is processed so that it’s partly a normal positive image and partly a negative. It was first described…
The ABC of Photography – R
R Rangefinder A camera with a separate lens and viewfinder, linked by a rangefinder mechanism. When looking through the viewfinder, two separate images are shown, one of which moves when the…
The ABC of Photography – Q
Q Quick-release plate A facility for attaching and removing a camera from a tripod. A plate attaches to the camera using the traditional screw-in arrangement, then the plate slots into a…
The ABC of Photography – P
The ABC of Photography – P P Pack shot A short form for ‘packaging shot’, this is a photograph of a product with labeling clearly displayed and is usually taken…
The ABC of Photography – O
The ABC of Photography – O O OIS Optical image stabilization, the system used on Panasonic lenses to reduce camera shake. OLED Stands for organic light-emitting diode. OLED screens…
The ABC of Photography – N
N Naturalistic photography An approach put forward in the 1880s by the English photographer Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936). He said that photographs should be direct and simple and reflect nature. He…
The ABC of Photography – M
M Macro The term generally used to describe equipment for taking pictures at a closer shooting distance than usual, to provide a bigger image of the subject. Historically speaking, the…
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