Terminology

Photography

Cows

To do list:• Define digital camera terminology• Recall the beginning of digital

photography• Explain the characteristics of given

photos using proper terminology

In the beginning…• Eastman Kodak Company• First digital camera• 1975

Terminology• Action photos• Aperture• Candid photos • Caption• Composition • Crop • Diaphragm• Digital zoom exposure• Focal point • Formal portraits• Informal portraits• Landscape view• Lens• Lighting• Macro

• Memory card• Optical zoom • Photo credit• Pixels• Point-n-shoot camera• Portrait view• Resolution• Rule of thirds• Shutter• Silhouette• Still-life photos• Release button • Single lens reflex camera (SLR)• Video screen• Viewfinder

Action Photos• Draw viewer’s attention because of

the action they show

Aperture • Opening in the camera that dictates

how much light enters the lens.

Candid Photos• Photos in which subjects are not

posed.

Caption• Used to give information about the

photo• Second most read part of story behind

the headline• Gives photo credit

Composition• Describes the arrangement of objects

in a photo

Crop• Trims part of the original photo

Diaphragm• Creates the aperture

Digital Zoom• Inferior to optical zoom• Enlarges center of photo, center

appears larger and quality is reduced

Exposure• The amount of light striking a

photographic material, i.e. film

Focal Point• The subject of a photo

Formal Portraits• Taken in a studio; subjects are posed

and looking at the camera

Informal Portraits• Similar to formal portrait except the

subject is shot in his or her natural environment

Landscape View• Picture shot horizontally

Lens• Captures an image by gathering light

and focusing a subject

Lighting• Refers to the direction of the light in

relation to the photo’s subject

Macro• Setting that allows close-up

photography

Memory Card• Stores images on a camera

Optical Zoom• Adjustment of the lens to magnify

image without loss of picture quality

Photo Credit• Tells who took the picture

Pixels• The tiny squares that make up a photo

Point-n-Shoot Camera• Has built-in lens, fixed aperture and

automatic flash, which it uses automatically to determine the correct exposure and focus as it records the image

Portrait View• Picture shot vertically

Resolution• Number of pixels per square inch• Higher=better quality

Rule of Thirds• Subject is off centered; preferred

Shutter• Controls how much light enters the

camera by the length of time the shutter is open

Silhouette • Picture using light to create varying

effects

Still-life Photo • Picture of inanimate objects

Release Button• Button, on the camera, used to take

the photo

Single Lens Reflex Camera (SLR)

• Second type of camera• Relies more on operator for quality

photos

Video Screen• Screen used to preview photos on

digital cameras

Viewfinder• Area of camera used to view the

subject of photo to be taken

Describe these photos

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3