Photographic Terminology

Nicole Alex Fletcher

Shutter speed

Shutter speed is the speed the shutter opens and closes on the camera.

Shutter Speed

Fast shutter speed

Slow shutter speed

Iso

• ISO is the sensitivity of your sensor to light.• The effect ISO has on images is how sensitive

it is to light.

ISO

Aperture & Depth of Field• An aperture of f/2.8 is wide, while an aperture

of f/22 is small. Focusing distance plays a part on the overall effect, with wide apertures offering considerably more depth of field when focused on a subject far away than they do when focused on a subject that's close to the lens.

Aperture & Depth of Field

Manual Exposure• you can change either aperture or shutter

speed, or both. Once the camera is in the manual exposure mode, the current aperture and shutter speed are shown on the monitor.

Automatic Exposure

• a standard feature on digital cameras that will automatically determine the correct exposure for pictures without any user input other than to select the AE option before taking a picture.

Colour Balance

• In photography and image processing, colour balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors).

White Balance

• Is the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photo.

Composition

• the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work.

Rule of thirds

• Is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.

Examples of Rule of thirds

Analogous Colours

• It uses colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel. They usually match well and create serene and comfortable designs. The schemes are often found in nature and are harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Complementary colours

• That accent each other and make your photographs more appealing, you have to study the color wheel and choose colors opposite from one another. For example, red and purple is the compliment of yellow and green, and orange and red is the compliment of blue and green.

Macro

• Macro photography is photography producing photographs of small items larger than life size.