The ABC of Photography - Continuous autofocus This is an autofocus setting in which the focus is constantly adjusted until the shutter is actually fired. It’s especially useful for moving subjects such as in wildlife or…
The ABC of Photography - Contact print/sheet Contact prints are photographic images made by laying one or more film negatives on a sheet of photographic paper, usually under a sheet of glass, and exposing…
The ABC of Photography - Compression The process of reducing the sizes of files such as digital images, so that they use less storage capacity and are faster to upload and download. See lossless…
The ABC of Photography - Complementary colours Also known as ‘opposite colours’, these are pairs of colours that create a strong contrast. On the traditional colour wheel they are red/green, yellow/violet and blue/ orange, while the…
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 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 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 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…