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Photography Flashcards

1
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What is compression?

A

Storing more data on a memory card by compressing the files

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What is contrast?

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Difference between the darkest and brightest part of a photo

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What is Depth of Field?

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Area of focus controlled by the aperture. Large (f/16), all sharp, small(f/4), mostly fuzzy

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What is exposure?

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Amount of light your camera captures while taking a photo. Combo of aperture and shutter.

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What is f/stop?

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Notation for relative aperture.
Lens: 100mm
F/stop: f/2
Open: 50%

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6
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What is flare?

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Random light caused by scattering and reflection. Lens hit by hard light.

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What is high key?

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Image made up of light tones.
White model, white background, white clothes
Good for moving children

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What is ISO?

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Films sensitivity to light.
Low photo conditions = high ISO
high photo, bright lights = low ISO

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What is JPEG?

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Joint Photographic Experts Group

File format. Standard for compressing photos

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What is key light?

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Main light source in photo.

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What is macro?

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Lens setting for taking close ups

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12
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What is a megapixel?

A

How to measure resolution of camera.

Equals one million pixels

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What is a pixel?

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Tiny square building blocks that make up an image.

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14
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What is Raw?

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Photo data directly off image sensor with no compression

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15
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What is resolution?

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How many pixels per inch

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16
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What is shutter speed?

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Measurement of how long the shutter is open for.

Shutter speed and aperture control the total amount of light reaching into camera.

17
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What is SLR?

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Single lens reflex, means the camera has a viewfinder that sees through the lens.

18
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What are
Standard lense
Telephoto lense
Wide angle lense

A

Standard: to see as well as the human eye

Telephoto: long lens to bring things closer

Wide angle: wide view for outdoor landscape

19
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What is white balance?

A

Camera function to compensate light. Settings include Cloudy, sunny, daylight, fluorescent, incandescent, auto

20
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What is Zoom optical and Zoom digital?

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Optical - glass elements cover the entire zoom range. Better

Digital - cropping an image without actually gaining any detail.

21
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What is Aperture?

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Small opening inside the lens to control the amount of light passing through lens. Controls light and depth of field.

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