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 – I
The ABC of Photography - I Incident light meter A hand-held light meter that measures the amount of light falling on a subject. IF Stands for internal focusing, and is…