final exam Flashcards
aesthetic
the appreciation of beauty
airbrushing
altering the reality of an image through manipulation
angles
vantage points
aperture
regulates how much light is allowed to pass through the lens
archival mat board
mounting board made from acid-free material to keep print safe from contaminants over time
art installation
fitting and placing your prints into physical space
artistic statement
written document outlining how and why art is created
autochrome lumiere
photographic color process
available light
natural illumination
backlighting
illumination that comes from behind
budget
an estimate of expenses and income
calotype
photographic process where paper coated with silver iodide is used to make negatives (talbotype)
camera obscura
an airtight box with no lens and a single hole poked in one side—also called a pinhole camera
camera
a device for recording visual images in the form of photographs
carte de visite
small portrait image printed on cardboard and paper
clamp light
a bulb inside a reflective shell that attaches to an edge and directs light forward
color contrast
a striking difference between hues
color temperature
the tint of light
colorimeter
a device that measures the intensity and accuracy of different hues
composition
subject arrangement in a picture
conservation mounting
framing artwork using archival materials
contact sheet
a proof of thumbnail images
continuous lighting
illumination that keeps shining until turned off
copyright
the exclusive and legal rights a person has to their own images and how they keep them protected from outside public use
cropping
slicing a picture along the edges to change the emphasis of a shot
curator
active researcher who selects material
daguerreotype
an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor
depth of field
the extent of the focus from foreground to background
digital capture
taking pictures with a digital camera
display
window on a camera for viewing
distracting composition
when too many subject elements create disjointed or chaotic looking pictures
exclusive rights
legal permit to benefit from ownership while denying others the same right
exhibition
a public display of your printed photographs
exposure
the amount of light entering the film or sensor of the camera
fast lens
camera lens with large maximum aperture
file format
data that determines the quality and size of the pictures you take
film
light-sensitive material
focus
the process of making an image sharper and less blurry
frame
outline around the viewpoint
framing
placing a mounted print behind bordered glass
f-stop
measurement of lens aperture
hard light
illumination that is uninterrupted
heliography
photographic process captured on a glass or metal plate that hardens after certain light exposure
image resolution
the pixel count of an image file or picture
impressionism
art movement characterized by small, thin, lightly visible brush strokes and open composition
infrared photography
art movement characterized by small, thin, lightly visible brush strokes and open composition
intellectual property
any work resulting from personal vision and creativity
intensity
overall strength
ISO
numeric rating of the image sensor sensitivity to light
JPEG
highly compressed image files
key light
the main / dominant source of illumination
kodachrome
a color-still film that used a subtractive process
light meter
measures the illumination around a photographic subject
macro lenses
used to photograph objects that have been highly magnified
matting
placing a print between two materials
memos
written reminders or instructions
metadata
tiny bits of digital information on file format
mounting
adhering a print to some sort of rigid backboard
perspective distortion
when point of view is misshapen
pixels
tiny individually colored, light-sensitive squares, or picture elements, that make up a digital image file
ply
thickness
public domain
the space where an image can be used freely without permission
RAW
image files with a bigger record, capable of preserving all the original image information
shutter
controls the amount of time light is allowed the pass through a lens
side lighting
illumination positioned adjacent to a subject
soft light
illumination that is interrupted
stopping action
the process when a camera shutter pauses long enough to capture detail in motion
studio strobes
these provide a quick burst of illumination
thermal imaging
detects the heat zone of something using radiation
tone
the lightness or darkness in an image
watermark
information deeply embedded into the data of an image file
