Glossary
COMPOSITION:
the placement or arrangement of elements, that are visual in an image
FOCUS:
the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition
GRADIENT:
is a directional change in the intensity or color in an image
TONE:
the overall darkness or brightness of an area of an image
CONTRAST:
the relative difference between light and dark areas of a print or negative
APERTURE:
is the measurement that defines the size of the opening in the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light let in
BLURRED:
when the image is made or becomes vague or less distinct
EXPOSED:
the amount of light reaching a photographic, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture
OVER EXPOSED:
when an image has a loss of highlight detail, when important bright parts of an image are 'washed out' or effectively all white
UNDER EXPOSED:
when an image has a loss shadow detail, when important dark areas are indistinguishable from black
PANORAMIC:
capturing images with elongated fields of view
GRAIN:
the pattern of extremely small spots of black and white or colour, or any of separate spots, which form a photographic or film image
TEXTURE:
the visual quality of a surface
SPACE:
refers to distances or areas around, between or within components
FOREGROUND:
part of scene or space around that appears closest to camera
BACKGROUND:
part or element of scene that is behind i.e more distant from the observer
SHUTTER:
controls the time of exposure of light sensitive material or detector
CROPPING:
making an image suitable to your size or 'cropping something out' meaning taking it out of the image
RESOLUTION:
the quality of an image
SATURATION:
the intensity of colour the image holds, saturated images usually have overly bright colours
CONTEXT:
meaning or idea
the placement or arrangement of elements, that are visual in an image
FOCUS:
the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition
GRADIENT:
is a directional change in the intensity or color in an image
TONE:
the overall darkness or brightness of an area of an image
CONTRAST:
the relative difference between light and dark areas of a print or negative
APERTURE:
is the measurement that defines the size of the opening in the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light let in
BLURRED:
when the image is made or becomes vague or less distinct
EXPOSED:
the amount of light reaching a photographic, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture
OVER EXPOSED:
when an image has a loss of highlight detail, when important bright parts of an image are 'washed out' or effectively all white
UNDER EXPOSED:
when an image has a loss shadow detail, when important dark areas are indistinguishable from black
PANORAMIC:
capturing images with elongated fields of view
GRAIN:
the pattern of extremely small spots of black and white or colour, or any of separate spots, which form a photographic or film image
TEXTURE:
the visual quality of a surface
SPACE:
refers to distances or areas around, between or within components
FOREGROUND:
part of scene or space around that appears closest to camera
BACKGROUND:
part or element of scene that is behind i.e more distant from the observer
SHUTTER:
controls the time of exposure of light sensitive material or detector
CROPPING:
making an image suitable to your size or 'cropping something out' meaning taking it out of the image
RESOLUTION:
the quality of an image
SATURATION:
the intensity of colour the image holds, saturated images usually have overly bright colours
CONTEXT:
meaning or idea