The ABC of Photography - Colour temperature All light sources have a characteristic colour temperature: Artificial (tungsten-filament) lights are warmer (more orange) than daylight, which is warm near dawn, turns cooler (bluer) during the…
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 reversal film Film processed to produce a colour positive image on its transparent base. Traditionally, images are mounted in card or plastic mounts. Also commonly known as slide or transparency…
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 - 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…