Digital Photography Terms You Should Not Forget
by Erik Zent
Anyone new in the world of digital photography will likely be lost with the unfamiliar terms used. So here are some of the common terms to back up amateur photographers in their journey to success. They are arranged from A to Z.
Ambient light - simply indicates the day light. This is basically the light that already exists before supplementing any light with a camera flash.
Aperture - refers to how much light enters into the camera lens which strikes the image sensor to capture images.
Aspect Ratio - the aspect ratio of a camera is the ratio of the length of the sides of any image.
Angle of View - It is the angle covered by the lens of the camera. The angle of view determines the lens type used in a camera.
Bokeh - coming from the Japanese word "boke" which means the quality of out-of-focus areas of a photographic image.
Compression - the term can be used to describe the decrease in the dimensions of digital data files by eliminating the less essential info in any digital image.
Contrast - describes the difference between the darkest and lightest areas in a photo.
Depth of Field - The range of distance facing and behind an object focused by an optical instrument.
Digital Zoom - is the zoom-like effect of enlarging the central portion of a scene. As opposed to optical zoom, digital zoom simply crops the photo to some smaller size then enlarges the cropped portion to fill the frame again which leads to significant decrease in image quality.
Dots Per Inch (DPI) - It means the quantity of dots of ink per inch when a photo is printed. Higher DPI means higher photo quality.
Exposure - a term that refers to the number of light that is permitted to fall into a digital camera's sensor when taking photos.
Focal Length - the gap away from the top of the lens to its focus is called focal length. It determines the magnification capacity for the lens.
High Key Images - means images mainly made up of light tones with just a few "highlight" or mid-tones. High key images usually have suppressed contrast levels with lighter shadow areas.
ISO - is a term used to illustrate the light sensitivity of a camera equipment sensor. It refers to how sensitive the camera's image sensor is.
Key Light - is the main light source on a subject or maybe a scene. In most cases it is the light that has the greatest overall influence on the photograph.
Light Ratio - indicates the ratio between the main light (key light) along with the fill light. If your light ratio is 2:1, it indicates how the main light is even brighter as the fill light.
Megapixel - it refers to the dimensions of a digital camera's sensor that may be measured in megapixels and in most cases abbreviated as MP. The term means one million (1,000,000) pixels. The size of the sensor must not be the single thing to find when comparing digital camera models.
Optical Zoom - is a term used to refer to the employment of the lens to get nearer to your subject or just to include more within your photo. Optical zoom capability gives you the best image quality.
Portrait - a pictorial representation of a person, usually showing the facial skin.
Shutter Speed - it refers to how long the shutter is ready to accept the light to strike the sensor.
Zoom - The act of changing the focal length of a zoom lens to show less or more in the photo. Zooming in brings the object closer.
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