The ABC of Photography – Compact
The ABC of Photography - Compact A type of camera with a shutter mechanism built into the lens. Compacts are generally point-and-shoot designs that are easy to carry around. Most digital compacts have built-in zoom…
The ABC of Photography – Combination printing
The ABC of Photography - Combination printing The use of two or more negatives to make one print. The technique was first used in the mid-19th century to overcome exposure limitations in early photographic processes, although…
The ABC of Photography – Colour space
The ABC of Photography - Colour space The theoretical definition of the range of colours that can be displayed by a device. Sources: Pixabay, Wikipedia, Susan Wingfield Lamar High School
The ABC of Photography – Colour negative film
The ABC of Photography - Colour negative film Film on which all original colours are recorded as their complementary colours. When the image is printed on photographic paper, the colours are again reversed to…
The ABC of Photography – Colour profile
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 – CMYK
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…
The ABC of Photography – H
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…
The ABC of Photography – G
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…
The ABC of Photography – F
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…
The ABC of Photography – E
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…
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