Photography Flashcards
A photograph of unposed elements
Candid
A printing effect that extends an image to the outer edges of the page.
Bleed
A drawing that distorts a person’s face for satirical purposes.
Caricature
The focal point of a picture.
Center of Interest
The relative position of one subject to another and one subject to the edge of the photograph.
Composition
To indicate the part of a photograph’s image area to be reproduced. Cropping is done to eliminate areas within the photograph and improve composition.
Crop
Indications on the white margin of the photograph indicating what to include and what to exclude from the picture.
Crop Marks
Area of acceptably sharp focus beyond and in front of the actual point of focus.
Depth of Field
The major element that stands out on a page by virtue of its size and placement.
Dominance
A film’s sensitivity to light. Fast film needs less light than slow film.
Film Speed
A picture with very little variation in brightness between light and dark areas.
Flat
An element in the foreground that serves to narrow attention to the photograph’s center of interest.
Framing
Having a broad range of tones from vivid whites through numerous gray tones to rich saturated blacks.
Full Scale
A special effect that overexposes a photograph so that it will be lightened when reproduced.
Ghosting
The lightest or whitest parts of a picture.
Highlight
