Photography techniques

Photography techniques

Photography techniques refers to various methods of taking pictures through the use of different camera functions, lighting, angles and exposure time.

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Front Light or Back Light

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This refers to where the subject's light source is located. If it is in front of the subject, it is front light. And if it is behind the subject, it is called backlight.

In the Full Auto mode, the image is automatically optimised. The shutter speed, aperture, ISO and flash settings are automatically selected and transforms the camera into a straight point-and-shoot ...

Full Frame Sensor

Photography; Photography techniques

A sensor format that corresponds to the area of traditional 35mm film. Full-frame cameras have no focal length multiplier.

Full HD

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Refers to 1080p High Definition video – the highest quality of HD video currently available. The number "1080" represents 1,080 lines of vertical resolution, while the letter p stands for progressive ...

Ghosting

Photography; Photography techniques

When the light source enters the lens directly, internal reflections by the lens surfaces can cause round, whitish spots on the image. This can be prevented by using a lens hood or hand to block out ...

Grad ND Filter

Photography; Photography techniques

It stands for graduated neutral density filter. It's a graduated filter that allows you to bring an overly right section of a scene into the correct range of the darker section of the scene so that ...

Guide No

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An indicator of a flash unit's output power. At ISO 100, you can calculate the maximum flash range by dividing the Guide No. by the f-number. For example, if the Guide No. is 10 and f/2 is set, the ...