Thursday, January 10, 2013

Vocabulary

Depth of Field (shallow and wide) - the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image

Light (angle and intensity) - element that makes things visible

Shadows - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface

Diffusion - a refraction of light or an erratic display of light passing through an element (scattering)

Exposure - the amount of light allowed to fall on each area of a photograph

Aperture (f-stop) - the opening that allows light to pass through a lens and reach the camera sensor

Shutter speed - the length of time the shutter of the camera is open

ISO - the sensitivity to the light of a camera's sensor

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