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Photography
Of or pertaining to the art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces.
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Fish Eye Lens
Photography; Photography techniques
A wide angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image.
Flare
Photography; Photography techniques
The light entering directly into the camera lens is reflected internally causing a whitish color cast over the image. This can be alleviated to some degree with a lens hood or ...
Flash
Photography; Photography techniques
Artificial illumination lasting for only an instant. It is close to daylight type of light. Since the flash is a very bright light fired for a very short moment, it can freeze a ...
Focal Length
Photography; Photography techniques
Expressed in millimeters (mm), this refers to how much of the scene can be captured by the lens. It is the distance between the lens' theoretical center to the imaging sensor. If ...
Focus
Photography; Photography techniques
This is where the photo looks the sharpest. Technically, focus is achieved at only one point (plane) and other objects may appear to be in focus within the depth of field.
Format
Photography; Photography techniques
Formatting the memory card enables the card to be used to store data. When the card is formatted, any previous data contained will be lost. This can also be called initialization.
Framing
Photography; Photography techniques
This is the act of composing the shot while looking through the viewfinder. Since the framing of the subject greatly affects the photo, it is an important part of shooting.
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