Today’s Word – Thursday, 26 July 12

Contrasty

Higher-than-normal contrast including very bright and dark areas. The range of density in a negative or print is higher than it was in the original scene.

Kodak – Glossary of Photographic Terms

Today’s Word – Wednesday, 25 July 12

Contrast

The range of difference in the light to dark areas of a negative, print, or slide (also called density); the brightness range of a subject or the scene lighting.

Kodak – Glossary of Photographic Terms

Today’s Word – Tuesday, 24 July 12

Composition

The pleasing arrangement of the elements within a scene-the main subject, the foreground and background, and supporting subjects.

Kodak – Glossary of Photographic Terms

Today’s Word – Monday, 23 July 12

Exposure

The quantity of light allowed to act on a photographic material; a product of the intensity (controlled by the lens opening) and the duration (controlled by the shutter speed or enlarging time) of light striking the film or paper.

Kodak – Glossary of Photographic Terms

Today’s Word – Sunday, 22 July 12

Blur

Image unsharpness, such as that caused by inaccurate focusing or movement of the subject or camera during exposure.

L. Stroebel

Today’s Word – Saturday, 21 July 12

Bleed

A term used by photographers and graphic artists to define an image that runs to the edge of the picture or page without any borders.

R. Welsh

Commercial Portrait

LISA

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III
Lens: EF 24-105mm f4 L IS USM
Focal length: 73mm
Exposure: 1/200sec f/9 @ ISO 100
Method: Tripod / Studio

Commercial Portrait — Lisa Elliott – Senior Interior Designer

Wedding Photography

LETS DANCE

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: EF 85mm f1.2L II USM
Focal length: 85mm
Exposure: 1/60sec f/2.8 @ ISO 800
Method: Handheld / Available Light
Lets Dance

GOOD BYE

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: EF 85mm f1.2L II USM
Focal length: 85mm
Exposure: 1/60sec f/2.8 @ ISO 1600
Method: Handheld / Available Light

Wedding Photography

THE BRIDE

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: EF 14mm f2.8L USM
Focal length: 14mm
Exposure: 1/60sec f/4 @ ISO 100
Method: Handheld / Available Light

THE PIER

Camera: Leica M8 Digital
Lens: 35mm Summicron-M 35 ASPH
Focal length: 35mm
Exposure: 1/160sec f/8 @ ISO 100
Method: Handheld / Available Light

Today’s Word – Friday, 20 July 12

Rotoscope

Trade name for an animation production device, originally developed and patented by Max Fleischer studios in 1917, that is used to project live-action images, one frame at a time, onto a screen, where they can then be traced by an animator, facilitating the reproduction of complicated movements, the making of traveling mattes, or the creation of a realistic cartoon style. A common term for any system or technique of using live-action footage as a guide in animation.

H. Lester