1. Unit 57: Photography and
Photographic Practice
Terminology
P1, P2, M1, M2
Photographic
Terminology
Charlotte Bracken
2. Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed is basically
how long the camera
shutter is open for. The
shutter is used for the
exposure of time or the
duration of light.
4. ISO
International Organization For Standardization
measures the sensitivity of the image sensor. If the
number is low, then it means your camera is less
sensitive to light and also the grain will be finer.
However, the higher ISO settings generally are used in
darker places to get faster shutter speeds.
6. Aperture &
Depth of Field
The aperture is basically
an adjustable opening
inside your camera lens
which can control the
amount of light what
goes into the image.
The depth of field is
basically how far or
near you are to the
object you might be
taking a picture of.
8. Manual Exposure
For the manual
exposure, the
photographer will have to
choose all the settings
they would like to use
themselves. This will
enable them to create
their own desired image
themselves.
9. Automatic
Exposure
The Automatic
Exposure is basically a
digital camera with
an automated
system which sets the
aperture/shutter
speed which will be
based on the light
conditions for the
photo.
10. Colour Balance
Colour balance is a global
adjustment of the primary
colours which are typically
red, blue and green.
Rendering specific colours
is an important goal for
adjustment. Generally
neutral colours are mainly
targeted and the general
method is called grey
balance, neutral balance
or even white balance.
11. White Balance
WB also known as white balance is
the basic process of removing
unrealistic colour casts, This is so that
objects which seem white in person
to the human eye, will be rendered
to be white in the image you have
taken.
12. Composition
The composition of
an image in
photography is the
arrangement or
placement of
objects or visual
elements. It is
known as a visual
art.
13. Rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is a
reliable composition
method consisting of
placing your subject (or the
main feature of your
subject in the case of a
close up shot) on one of
the intersecting points of
the lines which divide the
frame into thirds. This
method will give you an
image with an off-centered
subject offering the viewer
a more dynamic and
interesting composition.
15. Analogous
colours
Analogus colours are three on a
colour chart of wheel sitting side
by side. Some examples of
colours which can be shown on
the analogus colour scheme are
red, orange, and yellow
green, blue, and purple
yellow, yellow-green, and
green
16. Complementary
Colours
A complementary colour
scheme is a where there are
two colours facing each other
within the colour wheel or
chart. Different shades or tints
also work well within this colour
scheme for example a light
shade of pink works well with a
dark green as the colours
appear to be balanced when
next to each other. Three other
pairs of complementary colours
are
red and green
blue and orange
purple and yellow
17. Macro
Marco photography is more of a
professional term for a clos-up
photography. Marco
photography allows you to see
things from the world in a
different prospective and shows
the beauty in something so
simple yet small. To capure these
kinds of shots, you need a lens
capable of reproduction ratios
greater than 1:.
