Glossary
COMPOSITION:
How the image is laid out or how the objects have been arranged. FOCUS: Where you adjust a camera lens so you see the subject clearly. Gradient: The transition between two tones. Tone: The lightness and darkness of colour, the quality of colour. Contrast: The difference of something usually colours, i.e. black and white. Aperture: The camera lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light that is let through. Blurred: When the image isn't too clear as there has been movement in the image or the camera has been moved. Depth of field: The difference between the nearest and the furthest object in the image. Exposed: To let the light fall onto the photographic film. Over Exposed: When too much light has been let onto the photographic film. Under Exposed: When not enough light has been let onto the photographic film. |
Panoramic:
A wide/landscape view of the photo. Grain: When the image has a rough texture Texture: The visual quality of the surface. Space: The area between two or more objects. Foreground: The part of the image that is in front of the main subject of sometimes is the subject. Background: The part of the image that is behind the main subject. Shutter: The part of the camera that controls how long light is let onto the image. Cropping: Cutting out parts of the image you don't want or taking a photo of only a certain part of something like a human eye. Resolution: The quality of the image (usually thought that the greater the resolution the better the image. Saturation: The amount of colour. |