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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Subject

Photography; Photography techniques

This is the target of the photograph. Or it can be the entire scene pictured in the photo. It is often the targeted person or object the photographer wants to photograph.

Subject Blur

Photography; Photography techniques

This occurs when the subject moves while the shutter is open, causing the subject to look blurred in the picture. It is prone to occur with slower shutter speeds. Sometimes the subject is ...

Stroboscopic

Photography; Photography techniques

A technique where the flash fires several times during a single exposure, achieving a frozen subjets several times on the one frame

Pixel Count

Photography; Photography techniques

The number of pixels the imaging sensor has. Digital SLR cameras have a sensor with several megapixels which are now common to exceed 10 megapixels.

Portrait

Photography; Photography techniques

This is a Picture Style to make skin tones lighter and softer. Ideal for portraits of babies and women.

Program AE

Photography; Photography techniques

AE (auto exposure) shooting mode where the camera sets both the aperture and shutter speed automatically based on the subject brightness.

raw

Photography; Photography techniques

This is an image format that saves the sensor's output digital signals (image) without applying any internal processing. The image can be developed with a personal computer software and converted ...