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APERTURE
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Inside the lens, you can set the aperture to open and close like the pupil of an eye.
If set too it lets too much light in. |
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SHUTTER
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This is the button that makes the 'click' sound.
Set quick shutter speed for action shots slow for night. Slow shutter can also blur |
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VIEWFINDER
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In traditional film cameras, quite small.
Large in digital cameras. Lets photographer select the right composition. |
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COMPOSITION
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Refers to things in the frame of the photo.
If subject is just in the middle, could lead to an un-interesting composition. |
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DAGUERROTYPE
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The first kind of photography.
Used silver 'light-sensitive' plate. Heavy, slow and expensive. Invented by Frenchman, Louis Daguerre. |
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CALOTYPE
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Invented by Englishman William Talbot soon after Daguerre.
Used plastic film 'negative'. Cheaper, smaller and faster. |
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Invented by a University student.
Uses metallic plate that captures light in pixels. Images can be deleted and replaced 1000's of times. |
