Tips on photography
Light Source: Always be aware of your light source and how it is acting on your main subject, as well as how it is acting on the scene as a whole.…
The ABC of Photography – JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
A file format used for digital images. A variable amount of compression can be used to vary the amount of detail stored and the resulting file size. It’s the standard…
The ABC of Photography – Joiner
A term coined by the artist David Hockney (born 1937) to describe his photo-collage work in the 1980s. Hockney’s joiners combined overlapping prints, made at slightly different times and from…
The ABC of Photography – Jack
A socket into which a plug is inserted to make a connection, also known as a ‘female’ connector. A jack on a camera is used for connecting an accessory such…
The ABC of Photography – ISO
Stands for International Organisation for Standardisation. In photography, it refers to a system for measuring and specifying the sensitivity of digital imaging systems and photographic films. The higher the ISO…
The ABC of Photography – IS
The abbreviation used for Image Stabilization – the optical camera shake-reduction system found in a wide range of Canon lenses.
The ABC of Photography – Inverse square law
This law particularly relates to the use of studio lights or flash and says that if an object is twice a particular distance from a point source of light, it…
The ABC of Photography – Instamatic
The name of a hugely popular series of low-cost, easy-to-use cameras made by Kodak. First sold in 1963, Instamatics used Kodak’s cartridge-based 126 film. In 1972, the company introduced the…
The ABC of Photography – Infrared photographs
mages recorded on an image sensor or photographic film that’s only sensitive to infrared (IR) light, beyond the spectrum visible to us. Black-and-white IR landscapes have a ‘dreamlike’ quality’; grass and…