Post on 14-May-2015
Photographic TerminologyCharlotte Bracken
Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practice
TerminologyP1, P2, M1, M2
Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed is basically how long the camera shutter is open for. The shutter is used for the exposure of time or the duration of light.
Shutter Speed
Fast Shutter Speed Slow Shutter Speed
ISOInternational Organization For Standardization measures the sensitivity of the image sensor. If the number is low, then it means your camera is less sensitive to light and also the grain will be finer. However, the higher ISO settings generally are used in darker places to get faster shutter speeds.
ISO
High ISO Low ISO
Aperture & Depth of Field
The aperture is basically an adjustable opening inside your camera lens which can control the amount of light what goes into the image. The depth of field is basically how far or near you are to the object you might be taking a picture of.
Aperture & Depth of Field
Narrow Depth of FieldWide Depth of Field
Manual Exposure
For the manual exposure, the photographer will have to choose all the settings they would like to use themselves. This will enable them to create their own desired image themselves.
Automatic Exposure
The Automatic Exposure is basically a digital camera with an automated system which sets the aperture/shutter speed which will be based on the light conditions for the photo.
Colour Balance
Colour balance is a global adjustment of the primary colours which are typically red, blue and green. Rendering specific colours is an important goal for adjustment. Generally neutral colours are mainly targeted and the general method is called grey balance, neutral balance or even white balance.
White Balance
WB also known as white balance is the basic process of removing unrealistic colour casts, This is so that objects which seem white in person to the human eye, will be rendered to be white in the image you have taken.
Composition
The composition of an image in photography is the arrangement or placement of objects or visual elements. It is known as a visual art.
Rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is a reliable composition method consisting of placing your subject (or the main feature of your subject in the case of a close up shot) on one of the intersecting points of the lines which divide the frame into thirds. This method will give you an image with an off-centered subject offering the viewer a more dynamic and interesting composition.
Examples of Rule of thirds
Analogous colours
Analogus colours are three on a colour chart of wheel sitting side by side. Some examples of colours which can be shown on the analogus colour scheme are red, orange, and yellow green, blue, and purple yellow, yellow-green, and
green
Complementary Colours
A complementary colour scheme is a where there are two colours facing each other within the colour wheel or chart. Different shades or tints also work well within this colour scheme for example a light shade of pink works well with a dark green as the colours appear to be balanced when next to each other. Three other pairs of complementary colours are red and green blue and orange purple and yellow
Macro
Marco photography is more of a professional term for a clos-up photography. Marco photography allows you to see things from the world in a different prospective and shows the beauty in something so simple yet small. To capure these kinds of shots, you need a lens capable of reproduction ratios greater than 1:.