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| The light in the location as opposed to the light provided bu the photographer with flash, photofloods,etc. (the natural light) |
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| The maximum angle a lens covers in the field. Measured in degrees, and referred to by terms such as wide-angle, normal and telephoto |
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| The opening of a lens, the sice of which is controlled by a diaphram. |
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an auto exposure mode in which the aperture is selected by the photographer and the cmaera system selscts the appropriate shutter speed for a correct exposure. sometime reffered to as "AV" or
A" on camera exposure mode controls area. |
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| any light now directly created by the sun. |
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| AE automatic exposure Metering |
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| where the camera measures the amount of light required for a scene and adjusts the exposure to suit |
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| a button or lever on the camera or exposure mete used to lock the automatically measured light reading into a memory while you recompose. ideal for backlit subjects. |
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| the light thas normal in a scene although the term is generally used when the light lever is low. available light shotting usually invovles fast film, low shutter speeds and apertures and or the use of a tripod |
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| a shutter setting that indicated that the shutter will remain open for as long as the shutter release is presses. the term was derived from the rubber air shutter bulbs used to operate shutters in the old days. B stterings are generally used in nighttime and time/mortion study photography |
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| light that comes from behind the subject |
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| an accordion-like light tight device. on a camera is goes between the lens and the camera body. |
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| the exposure compensation necessary when focusing on close subjects which becomes necessary when the subject is close than ten time the focal length of the lens. |
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| an un-sharpness because of the movement of the camera or subject during exposrue. |
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