VOCAB #1

Andrew

Deguzman P.2

Vocabulary #1

AE: when a camera measure light, it makes adjustments necessary to create proper image density
AF: when the camera automatically adjust the lens elements to sharply render the subjects
APERTURE: the opening in the lens that allows light to enter the camera 
APERTURE PRIORITY: a type of automatic exposure in which you manually selects the aperture and the camera automatically selects the shutter speed
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT: usually refers to any light source that doesn’t exist in nature
AVAILABLE LIGHT: the amount of illumination at a given location that applies to natural and artificial like sources but not those supplied specifically for photography  
BACKLIGHT: light that projects toward the camera from behind the subject
BIT/BYTE: binary digit, basic unit of binary computation 
BOUNCE LIGHT: light that reflects off of another surface before illuminating the subject
BULB: a camera setting that allows the shutter to stay open as long as the shutter release is depressed
CARD READER: device that connects to your computer and enables quick and easy download of image from memory card to computer
CLOSE-UP: term used to describe an image created by closely focusing on an subject 
COMPRESSION: method of  reducing file size through removal of redundant data
CONTRAST: the difference between two or more tones in terms of luminance 
CPU: central processing unit “brains”
CROPPING: the process of extracting o portion of the image area
DAYLIGHT:  a white balance setting that renders accurate color when shooting in mid-day sunshine
DEPTH OF FIELD: the image space in front of and behind the plane of focus that appears acceptably sharp in the photograph 
DOWNLOAD: the transfer of data from one device to another 
DPI: dots per inch
EXPOSURE: when light enters the camera and reacts with the sensitized medium