The ABC of Photography – Curves
The ABC of Photography - Curves This powerful Photoshop tool enables you to adjust the exposure and contrast of an image. By altering the shape of the curve, different areas of tone can be lightened or…
The ABC of Photography – Crop factor
The ABC of Photography - Crop factor Sensors of several different sizes are used in D-SLRs, and this size affects the angle of view offered by a particular lens. The smaller the sensor, the…
The ABC of Photography – Crop
The ABC of Photography – Crop To remove unwanted parts of an image. Sources: Pixabay, Wikipedia, Susan Wingfield Lamar High School
The ABC of Photography – Converging verticals
The ABC of Photography - Converging verticals A term used to describe the effect of parallel lines getting closer together, particularly the two sides of a building, or a section…
The ABC of Photography – Contrast range
The ABC of Photography - Contrast range A measurement of the difference in brightness between the very darkest and lightest parts of an image. See brightness range. Sources: Pixabay, Wikipedia, Susan Wingfield Lamar…
The ABC of Photography – Continuous lighting
The ABC of Photography - Continuous lighting Lighting that remains on throughout a shoot, as opposed to the brief burst of illumination given by flash or strobe lighting. Sources: Pixabay,…
The ABC of Photography – Continuous autofocus
The ABC of Photography - Continuous autofocus This is an autofocus setting in which the focus is constantly adjusted until the shutter is actually fired. It’s especially useful for moving subjects such as in wildlife or…
The ABC of Photography – Contact print/sheet
The ABC of Photography - Contact print/sheet Contact prints are photographic images made by laying one or more film negatives on a sheet of photographic paper, usually under a sheet of glass, and exposing…
The ABC of Photography – Compression
The ABC of Photography - Compression The process of reducing the sizes of files such as digital images, so that they use less storage capacity and are faster to upload and download. See lossless…
The ABC of Photography – Complementary colours
The ABC of Photography - Complementary colours Also known as ‘opposite colours’, these are pairs of colours that create a strong contrast. On the traditional colour wheel they are red/green, yellow/violet and blue/ orange, while the…