The ABC of Photography - Colour profile Description of how a camera, printer, monitor or another device displays or records colour. It provides a universal way in which different devices can produce similar-looking results. This…
The ABC of Photography - Colour management An overall system that tries to ensure that the colours of an image are displayed and output in exactly the same way, whatever the device being used.…
The ABC of Photography - Colour filter array (CFA) The pattern for red, green, and blue filters used over the photosites in an imaging sensor. Usually, half the photosites in a digital camera (which …
The ABC of Photography - Colour channels Every colour you see on a screen is created by a specific mix of red, green and blue light, and every printed colour by a specific formula of…
The ABC of Photography - CMYK Cyan, magenta, yellow and black (or ‘key’), the four primary inks used in commercial color printing. CMYK also refers to the printing process itself. Collodion process This is an…
H Haloes A term used to describe the glow that’s created around the edges of objects when they’ve been over-sharpened in Photoshop or other similar photo-editing software. They are…
G G – Minolta; Sony Stands for Gold – a designation found on top-class Sony lenses. It’s also used for current Panasonic Lumix compact system cameras and lenses. Gain…
F F-stop The aperture setting on a lens. The number is the focal length of the lens divided by the diameter of the aperture. As a result, larger f-stop…
E ED A lens featuring Extra-low dispersion glass in one or more of its elements, to help correct chromatic aberration. This abbreviation is used by Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus and…
The ABC of Photography - Close-up lens A filter-like accessory that fits on the front of the camera lens to magnify the image. This low-cost macro accessory can be used on most types of cameras…