Bhs Digital Photo 1

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Ambient Light

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The natural light in a scene or light in a room without using flash (2 words)

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Aperture

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A small, circular opening inside the lens that can change in diameter to control the amount of light reaching the camera's sensor as a picture is taken.

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Artificial Light

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Light from a man-made source, usually restricted to studio photo lamp and domestic lighting. (2 words)

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Background

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The part of the scene that appears behind the principal subject of the picture.

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Backlight

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Light coming from behind the subject, toward the camera lens, which sometimes produces a silhouette effect.

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Composition

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The placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art

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Cropping

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Removing parts of an image in order to improve the image’s composition.

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Deep

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________ Depth of Field: A big portion of the picture is in focus due to a small aperture opening.

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Depth of Field

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The range of distance in a scene that appears to be in focus (3 words)

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Diffused Lighting

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Lighting that is low or moderate in contrast, such as on an overcast day (2 words)

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Exposure

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The amount of light captured by the sensor of the camera controlled by the shutter speed and aperture opening.

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f-stop

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The term that indicates the size of the adjustable aperture opening controlling the amount of light that reaches the sensor of the camera. (Include hyphen)

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File Extension

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The group of characters, usually 3 or 4 in length, after the period in a full file name that identifies the computer file type i.e. .doc, .docx, .pdf (2 words)

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Foreground

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The area between the camera and the principal subject.

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Grayscale

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A photo made up of varying tones of black and white, it is synonymous with black and white.

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Image

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Two-dimensional reproduction of a subject formed by a lens.

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ISO

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A rating of a camera sensor’s sensitivity to light

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JPEG

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A compression method used to reduce image data (NOT a file format)

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LCD

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Abbreviation for Liquid Crystal Display: a low-power monitor often used on the top and/or rear of a digital camera to display settings or the photo itself.

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Lens

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One or more pieces of optical glass or similar material designed to collect and focus rays of light to form a sharp image on the film, paper, or projection screen.

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Pixel

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Short for “Picture Element”, smallest element of color in a digital photograph.

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Megapixel

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Equal to one million pixels.

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Panorama

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A broad view, usually scenic.

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Redeye

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The red glow from a subject’s eyes caused by light from a flash reflecting off the blood vessels behind the retina in the eye (2 words)

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Resolution

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The ability of a lens to discern small detail in photography

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Rule of Thirds

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A powerful compositional technique for making photos more visually interesting and dynamic by pushing the main subject off center. (3 words)

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Sharpness

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The clarity of detail in a photo.

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Saturation

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An attribute of perceived color, or the percentage of hue in a color.

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Shallow

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____________Depth of Field: A small portion of the picture is in focus, this is usually accomplished by using wide apertures.

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Sharpness

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The clarity of the photographic image in terms of focus and contrast (how well you can see the details in a photo)

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Shutter

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The device in the camera that opens and closes to let light from the scene strike the image sensor and expose the image.

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Shutter speed

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The camera’s shutter speed is a measurement of how long its shutter remains open as the picture is taken. The slower the shutter speed, the longer the exposure time (2 words)

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Tripod

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A three-legged supporting stand used to hold the camera steady, it is especially useful when using slow shutter speeds and/or telephoto lenses.

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Thumbnail

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A small version of a photo, usually used for reference or preview.

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White Balance

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Compensates for different types of light that can create a dominant hue of color that needs to be corrected to produce more natural results (2 words)