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Comm. 233 Midterm
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Photography
Undergraduate 1
02/29/2012

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Term
exposure
Definition
The quantity of light allowed to act on a photographic material; a product of the intensity (controlled by the lens opening) and the duration (controlled by the shutter speed or enlarging time) of light striking the film or paper.
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color balance
Definition
How a coor film reproduces the colors of a scene. Color films are made to be eposed by light of a vertain quality such as daylight or tungsten. Color balance also refers to the reproduction of colors in color prints, which can be altered during the printing process.
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zoom lens
Definition
A lens in which you adjust the focal length over a wide range.
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built in meter
Definition
an instrument with a light-sensitive cell that measure the light reflected from or falling on a subject; used as an aid for selecting the exposure setting.
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sharp
Definition
the clarity of a photographic image in focus and contrast.
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key light
Definition
the principle sourse of light on a subject or scene.
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pixel
Definition
abbreviation for PICture ELement. A small square of colored light that forms an image.
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silhouette
Definition
a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
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speed
Definition
a measure of the sensitivity to light of a photographc emulsion. Also the sensitivity setting in a digital camera.
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stop
Definition
a single aperture or shutter speed setting.
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tungsten film
Definition
film that is color-balanced for illumination from tungsten light.
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pan
Definition
moving the camera so that the image of a moving object remains in the same relative position in the viewfinder as you take the picture.
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macro lens
Definition
a lens that produces cotinuous focusing from infinity to extreme close-ups.
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shutter
Definition
the moveable cover in a camera that controls the time during which light reaches the film.
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stop down
Definition
changing the lens aperture to a smaller opening.
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automatic exposure
Definition
a built in exposure meter that automatically adjusts the lens opening, shutter speed, or both for proper exposure.
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back light
Definition
light coming from behind the subject.
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contrast
Definition
the range of difference int eh light to dark areas of a photograph.
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depth of field
Definition
the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptable sharp focus in a photograph.
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emulsion
Definition
micro-thin layers of gelatin on film in which light-sensitive ingredients are suspended.
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shutter speed
Definition
determines how much light is let in.
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ISO
Definition
film speed. Low ISO=less grain (portrait). High ISO=more grain (action).
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