Friday, April 12, 2013

Lenses and Photography Vocabulary

I would use a telephoto lens on a football game to really zoom in on my subject

I would use a prime lens on a basketball game to get good detail on a photo

I would use a wide-angle lens on a marching band show so that I could fit all the members on the photo
Depth of Field-the range of distances along the axis of an optical instrument, usually a camera lens
Light-How much light is in a photo
Shadows-The amount to darkness on a photo
Diffusion-a soft-focus effect resulting from placing a gelatin or silk plate in front of a studio light or a camera lens
Exposure-The amount of something on a photo
Aperture-an opening or a hole
 Shutter speed-speed
ISO-used to indicate the light sensitivity of the camera to make the photo bright or dark

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