The ABC of Photography – Burn tool
Burn tool A tool that can be used to darken parts of an image selectively during digital image manipulation. The tool gets its name (and its hand-shaped icon) from ‘burning- in’, a…
The ABC of Photography – Buffer
Buffer Temporary memory used by a digital SLR. The size of the buffer in a camera helps dictate the maximum burst rate and the number of shots per burst. Sources: Pixabay, Wikipedia, Susan Wingfield…
The ABC of Photography – Bridge camera
Bridge camera A camera that bridges the gap between compacts and D-SLRs. They are similar in appearance and handling to small D-SLRs, but they have a fixed, usually ‘super zoom’ lens, with some models offering…
The ABC of Photography – B (Bulb)
The ABC of Photography - B (Bulb) The Bulb setting (abbreviated B) on camera shutters is a momentary-action mode that holds shutters open for as long as a photographer depresses the shutter-release button. The Bulb…
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 – Colour management
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 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
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 – 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…
The ABC of Photography – Close-up lens
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…