Questions tagged [terminology]
Questions about specific terms used within photography
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What are some abbreviations used in the photography industry? [duplicate]
For example, DCIM is short for Digital Camera Images.
When typing the name of something into a search engine it is useful for the computer to know that the strings of text ...
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Why do think that moving images are different than still images when there's no such thing as a real moving image? [closed]
Why do people think that moving images is different than still images when there's no real moving images, the term ''moving images'' refers to the optical illusion where your brain thinks the images ...
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What does "Open Shoot" mean?
What does an "open shoot" mean for a photography class/course? Does it mean to take pictures of anything you like?
My reasonable explanation for what my question is that I'm confused and ...
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What does it mean for a lens to be "cold"?
Sometimes in lens reviews I read that a lens has a "cold" look, as opposed I suppose to a "warm" lens. So, for example, Voigtlanders are often described as "cold" lenses. ...
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How to designate a photo as non-fiction
Sometimes a big part of what makes a photo interesting isn't the image itself, but what it tells us about something that exists or that happened in the world.
As an extreme example, I would be ...
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Is there a name for a portrait without a person, like a desk where someone was working, or a bed?
I planned to take pictures of people for a school assignment but quickly realized I didn't have many models to take pictures of and decided I would take portraits without people but as a photo it ...
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Terminology - photos with lights on, lights off
Is there some standard, reasonably well-known terminology for distinguishing "photo taken with (artificial) lights on" vs. "photo taken with lights off"?
I want to call them "...
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What is the term for an image sequence with one fixed object in each image?
How is it called if I have movie or image sequence in which one central object is always fixed? For example, the same car in different landscapes, the same kitchen aid in different kitchens, etc.? ...
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What is a blown out background?
I've started using Photoshop recently and a lot of people mention "blown out backgrounds", and how to stop them — but never explain what they are. Could someone explain?
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What is the difference between Diffraction Spikes and Lens Flare?
When Googling for lens flare, one often finds images that also include stars (rays / diffraction spikes), like this:
What is the difference between diffraction spikes and lens flare and are the two ...
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What does "normalizing the curve" mean?
A colleague mentioned a course in digital signal processing where he remembered the expression "normalizing the curve" or "normalizing the image" to make it as accurate as possible and get better ...
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I took this photo of a sunset a few years ago. Would this image be considered a low or high contrast image?
I’m confused because there are dark silhouettes at the bottom of the image. I’ve been taught that if there are dark shadows and silhouettes, it will almost always be a high contrast image. Can someone ...
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Is there a category name for pictures where an object fills a relatively small part of the frame against a bold, single-color background?
I am a web developer whose knowledge about photography is very limited. I am trying to find keywords to search for more pictures like the following. where there is a picture of an object with pure ...
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Objective vs. Lens
I'm working at a German company that is building production machines. These machines are using cameras and microscopes to align small structures. Because we sell them worldwide we have to properly ...
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What are the benefits of the classic f-number scheme?
Classic ƒ numbers are entrance pupil diameter as a fraction of focal length. This seems like a slightly strange choice as exposure is proportional to area rather than diameter. Naively I would think ...
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