TSA Vocab Flashcards

1
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.DNG

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Digital Negative, a lossless raw image format not based
on camera manufacturer.

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2
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type of layer used for modifying color and
tone. Used for non-destructive editing

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Adjustment layer

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3
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.PSD

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Photoshop Document, file format used only in
Photoshop. It preserves layers.

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4
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an American portrait photographer who got
her start at Rolling Stone Magazine and is known for her
creative celebrity images—a fashion and editorial
photographer

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Annie LeibovitzAdjustment layer

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5
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also known as available light. Light that is
already present within a scene.

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Ambient light

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6
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advantage point. Ex. High, low or eye level

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Angle

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7
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an American landscape photographer and
proponent of “straight” photography who is best known for his
efforts in nature conservation and his collaborative role in
validating photography as an art form in the 20th century. He
also created the zone system

A

Ansel Adams

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8
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storing images

A

Archive

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9
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lighting the background of the
subject using either natural or artificial lighting. The edges of
the subject tend to glow. This type of lighting may also be
considered hair light or shoulder light. This type of lighting is
positioned behind and above subject used to separate hair
and shoulders from the background

A

Backlighting/Rim lighting

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10
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visual weight of the elements within a composition
ex. top, bottom, diagonally

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Balance

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11
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lighting modifier that appears to look like a set of
barn doors. The barn doors are used to direct light

A

Barn Doors

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12
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an automated process by which multiple
digital images have the same predetermined actions applied to
them

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Batch Process

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13
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several shots of the same scene at
different exposure settings

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Bracketing -

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14
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used to darken pixel of an image

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Burn Tool

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15
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lighting the side of the face closest to the
camera

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Broad Lighting

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16
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mode that allows multiple layers to merge
together in Photoshop

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Blending Modes

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18
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an application that processes raw
(uncompressed) images

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Camera Raw

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19
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characterized by strong lights and darks. This
was a popular effect used in paintings from the 17th century.
Artists, including photographers still use this technique today

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Chiaroscuro

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20
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a person who purchases goods or services
from another; buyer; patron

A

Client

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21
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Clipping

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occurs when the dynamic range has been
exceeded and information is lost as a result

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22
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individual parts that are all related and work
together to form a whole

A

Cohesive

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23
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colors that are across from each other on
the color wheel and are visual opposites

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Complementary

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24
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the placement of objects within a photo to
make it visually pleasing

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Composition

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25
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used to re-size and/or eliminate specific areas of
an image

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Crop Tool

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26
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a tool in Photoshop that adjusts tonal quality

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Curves Tool

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27
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Contract

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a legally binding agreement defining the rights and
responsibilities of each party in a business arrangement
wherein services are rendered or received

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28
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first large scale commercial photographic
process, used mercury and silver to form images on
silver-mirrored tin plates

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Daguerreotype

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29
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Desaturate

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will make the color dull, eventually turning
areas black and white

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30
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a two paneled piece of art usually connected
together by a hinge. In modern photography, a diptych is two
photographs, displayed together as a pair that is meant to
relate to one another

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Diptych

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31
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light that travels straight from the light source to
the surface which it illuminates

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Direct Iight

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32
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receiving data from a remote system to a local
system

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Download

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33
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Diane Arbus

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(1923-1971) known for portraying portraits of
marginalized people

34
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moral principles that determine acceptable behavior

A

Ethical

35
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the abstract components used to better
understand and create universal visual aesthetics, namely
color, line, form, space, shape, texture and value

A

Elements of Art

36
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to call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for
example)

A

Elicit

37
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the process of altering, manipulating, enhancing and
transforming images

A

Edit

38
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Emphasize

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the center of interest, the most obvious and
strongest component in an image

39
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a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted
material without acquiring permission from the rights holders

A

Fair USe

40
Q

a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that
can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of
data

A

Flash Drive

41
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Fill LIght

A

Illumination for a camera shot which softens
shadows thrown by the main light

42
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taking multiple images of the same
subject and viewpoint with varying focal points

A

Focus Bracketing

43
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(in regards to memory cards) will completely erase
information including hidden files leaving it blank

A

Format

44
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Genre

A

category or style

45
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derived from the key light, this type of lighting is set
to lessen the lighting ratio, which typically means there is a lot
of contrast and usually dark shadows do not exist

A

High Key

46
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Hard Light

A

characterized by harsh and well-defined
shadows; light which emanates from a very small
relative-sized light source and tends to cast very sharp-edged
(high contrast) shadows. Such light is said to be hard, and
tends to be very unflattering lighting, particularly for portraiture.
Portable flash units and spotlights produce very hard lighting,
which is very efficient since all the light beams are
concentrated

47
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Healing Brush

A

corrects imperfections by matching the pixel
qualities and painting over the current pixels

48
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a diagram consisting of tonal values

A

Histogram

49
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Hair Light

A

light positioned behind and above subject used to
separate hair and shoulders from the background

50
Q

a digital material sensitive to light and
transfers it to a digital image. The image sensor is comparable
to the film of a 35mm film camera

A

Image Sensor

51
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Hot Shoe Flash

A

a battery powered electronic flash unit that
attaches to the camera hotshoe

52
Q

a list of goods sent or services provided, with a
statement of the amount due for these; a bill

A

Invoice

53
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Photoshop Layers

A

images or effects overlaid on top of one another;
used to separate or isolate different elements of an image. A
layer can be compared to a transparency on which imaging
effects or images are applied and placed over or under an
image

54
Q

Joint Photographic Experts Group

A

JPEG

55
Q

this is the main, brightest light used in a studio
setup

A

Key Light

56
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is a non-destructive editing feature in
photoshop. Areas painted in black are hidden, areas painted in
white are visible, and areas painted in shades of gray appear
in various levels of transparency

A

Layer Mask

57
Q

scenery/nature

A

Landscape

58
Q

Photoshop a free-hand selection tool

A

Lasso Tool

59
Q

optical pieces that channel the light to a material
sensitive to light

A

Lens

60
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Lightroom

A

a photo processor and image organizer that
allows viewing,organizing and retouching a large number of
digital images–non-destructive

61
Q

a lens that magnifies or reproduces an image at
a ratio of 1:1 or higher

A

Macro Lens

62
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a device to measures the intensity of light

A

Light Meter

63
Q

a unique graphic used to establish an identity or brand
for an individual or company

A

Logo

64
Q

a shooting program found on most
DSLR cameras which allows the user to set the shutter speed
and aperture for each exposure

A

Manual Mode

65
Q

an electronic flash memory storage disk
commonly used in consumer electronic devices such as digital
cameras

A

Memory Card

66
Q

stored data that acts as a registry of all contexts,
events, influences and people that have produced an image

A

Metadata

67
Q

(sometimes called NDE for
short) is a method of ​editing​ a digital photograph or
image that allows you to make changes to the image
without overwriting the original image data.

A

Non Destructive Editing

68
Q

the degree to which a substance is opaque or solid

A

Opacity

69
Q

fills in a selected area with a single color

A

Paint Bucket

70
Q

following a subject in motion using a slow shutter
speed. The subject is not blurred but the background of the
moving subject is blurred

A

Panning

71
Q

a movement in photography that tried to copy
painting styles. It incorporated the following characteristics:
soft focus, hand painted or manipulated and toned a sepia
color

A

Pictorialism

72
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Portfolio

A

a collection of work/images or documents centered
on a main idea, or to show a range of abilities, used for
presentation

73
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Portrait

A

a photograph of a person, especially one depicting
only the face or head and shoulders

74
Q
  • Pixels Per Inch, a measurement of image
    sharpness/resolution on a digital display screen
A

PPI

75
Q

works whose intellectual property rights have
expired, have been forfeited, or are inapplicable

A

Public Domain

76
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Quote

A

a cost estimate for goods or services to be rendered

77
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Reflector

A

this photographic accessory is used to redirect
light or bounce in light, which can act like a fill light as it
brightens shadowed areas. The device itself is a lighting
modifier and varies. Includes umbrellas and flat planes with a
reflective surface

78
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creates a selection in the shape of a
rectangle or square

A

Rectangular Marquee

79
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image quality described by pixel count

A

Resolution

80
Q

a guideline that proposes that an image
should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two
equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical
lines, and with important compositional elements placed along
these lines or their intersections

A

Rule of thirds

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