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Photography
photo midterm
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Art/Design
9th Grade
01/15/2009

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Term
Lens
Definition
a group of shaped glass elements held together in a plastic or metal tube
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Shutter
Definition
a mechanical door that opens to admit light and then closes
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Autochrome
Definition
invented in France by the Lumiere bothers in 1907
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Camera Obscuras
Definition
The 1st camera designed around prinholes which can project upside down and backward images onto a surface
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Normal Lens
Definition
The lens that most closely matches the  view of a human eye in terms of relation perspective and the relative size object
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Wide angle lens

Definition
includes more of the scene and makes abjects look farhter away than normal lens
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Telophoto Lens
Definition
includes less of the scene and objects look closer
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Zoom Lens
Definition
with its variable focal lengths goes from 28mm or 35mm up to 80mm or 100 mm
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Negative
Definition
tones reversed so light in original picture is dark
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Transparency
Definition
Slide films are used in slide projectors
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Film Speed
Definition
tell how sensative a particular film is to light
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ISO
Definition
international standards organization standarized way to measures film light sensitivity
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Composition
Definition
The arrangement and relationship of the differant parts that make up the whole image
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Elements of Art
Definition
the compositions individual visual parts
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The Principles of Design
Definition
Compositions organizing ideas
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Hue
Definition
the name of a color
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Saturation
Definition
the intensity or purity of a color
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Balance
Definition

the appearance of equal visual

weight within a composition

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Rule of Thirds
Definition
based on the ancient greek ideal of the Golden mean
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Unity
Definition

results when all the individual parts of your photograph

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Variety
Definition
all the diverse art elements and principles found in a picture such as light and dark big and small
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Pictorialist
Definition
one of the first movements begginning in 1850's continued until the 1940's
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Straight Photography
Definition
when modernist convinced photo was art
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Indirect Potraits
Definition

when you take pictures of ther buildings homes in your neighborhood, town and city

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Pattern
Definition
the repetition of any elements of art
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Contrast

Definition
the differance or range of values
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Low-Key print
Definition
a print with mostly dark values and tones
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High-Key Print

Definition
A print with mostly light values and tones
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Texture
Definition
the tactile or "touchable" quality of a surface
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The Big View
Definition
a composition that includes most or all of a building and some of its surrounding can also be landscapes that includes a wide view
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Perspective Distortion
Definition
The illusion of parallel lines converging, which can be exaggerated by wide angled lens
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The detail shot
Definition
an image of the individual architectural element of a building interiro and exterior
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