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Final Vocab
1. Macro photography: is close-up photography. The classical
definition is that the image projected on the "film plane".
2.
ISO: is the standard measure of light
sensitivity for the imaging medium. In other words, the film speed.
3. Aperture: the opening through which light passes through a
photographic instrument, which can be adjusted to variably open the amount of
light that enters a camera.
4.
Shutter Speed: the time of exposure, or
the effective length of a camera's shutter is open.
5.
Triptych: A picture or relief carving
on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an
altarpiece.
6.
Metadata: data about data. Data
that contains information about other data—so-called primary data or a resource
for future retrieval needs.
7.
DPI: Dots per inch, a measure of the
resolution of printers, scanners, etc.
8.
PPI: Pixels per inch, a measure of the
resolution of display screens, scanners, and printers
9.
Depth of Field: The distance between
the nearest and the furthest objects that an image can have focus in.
10.
Exposure: The state of
being exposed to contact with something.
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