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| invented the photographic process in 1839 |
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| the opening within a lens that controls the amount of light allowed to reach the film or CCD |
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| how fast the shutter in the camera opens and closes |
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| photographed the Vietnam War extensively for "Life" magazine |
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| invented the photonegative process |
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| early photography took anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes to develop, due to this relationship the process had with light |
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| time of day early photographers typically worked |
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| Leonardo Da Vinci's camera prototype |
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| developed heliographic process, which was later "improved upon" by Louis Daguerre |
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| a small f-stop will create this kind of image; a higher f-stop will create this kind of image |
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| made by coating copper with silver salts |
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| art element that is counteracted/complemented by subordinance |
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| tool accosiated with the weight of an image |
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| can be balanced or asymmetrical |
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| art element that developed during the Renaissance |
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| Adobe tool used to surround parts of an image |
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| Adobe tool that copies a feathered part of an image to paste over another |
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| term that relates to size and proportion of an image |
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| Adobe tool that darkens a selected area |
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| Adobe tool that lightens a selected area |
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| most basic component of a digital image |
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| literally means "drawing with light" |
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| DPI relates to this process |
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| PPI pertains to this, as opposed to DPI |
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| photojournalist whose career spanned the 1930s-1960s; famous for World War II photographs |
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| type of photography reliant upon the interaction between the photographer and sitter, who is controlled/manipulated by the former |
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| Swiss-born; documented America in the 1950s |
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| type of photography whose most important aspect is clarity of direction |
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| the angle of view from which a photograph is taken |
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| photographer who practiced in the mid-19th century; subjects were portraits of leading English figures and imaginary imagery |
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| sensitivity to light or film speed of film or a CCD |
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| Adobe Photoshop resolution should always be set to this number |
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| interpretive tool of photographer; favorite approach of Alfred Stieglitz |
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| front lighting enhances this aspect of the photograph, while back lighting limits it |
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| genre of photography practiced by such artists as Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, and Lee Friedlander |
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| what printer DPI should be set to |
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| Farm Security Administration (FSA) |
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| federal agency that employed Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Arthur Rothstein |
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| war photographer who captured post-battle images |
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| Adobe tool that adjusts the light and darks of a photograph |
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| utilizing a scene's natural light |
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| ability of a material, including some printing papaers and compact discs, to last for many years |
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| small, circular opening inde a lens that can change in diameter (f-stop) to control the amount of light reaching the camera's sensor as a picture is taken |
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| of f/2.8 and f/8, whichever opening is larger |
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| memory in the camera that stores digital photos before they are written to a memory card |
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| one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital camerae |
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1. CCD
2. lens
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| when a picture is taken, the _1._ is struck by light coming through the camera _2._. each of the thousands or millions of tiny _3._ that make up the _4._ convert this light into _5._. |
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| the number of _1._, usually described as the _2._ _3._, is measured, then converted into a _4._ value. this last step occurs in a component called the _5._ |
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| supplementary flash unit that connects to camera through a cable, or is triggered by the light from camera's internal flash |
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| technique used to brighten deep shadow areas, such as outdoors on sunny days |
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| graphic representation of a photograph's range of tones from dark to light |
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| number of pixels that compose a digital photograph |
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| low-power monitor often used on the top and/or rear of a digital camera to display settings or photograph previews |
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| Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) |
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| type of rechargeable battery used in digital cameras |
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| technique characterized by a clear and well-focused subject and a background that is out of focus, indicating motion |
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| method for connecting an external device, such as a printer, scanner, or camera, to a computer; all but replaced by USB |
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| how long a camera shutter remains open as a photograph is taken; the slower this is, the longer the exposure time |
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| function that compensates for different colors of light being emitted by different light sources |
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