Photography Terms

Elliott Erwitt, whose street photography is known for its heart-warming charm, once said: "The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words." Nevetheless, if you are a professional photographer you shouldn`t use phrases like "that hole you look through" or "that one button you press to take picture."

Add these TOP 10 Photography Terms to you vocabulary.

1. Exposure

Exposure is how light or dark an image is. A dark photo is considered underexposed, or it wasn’t exposed to enough light; a light photo is overexposed or exposed to too much light.

Пример: Exposure is subjective - there is no "right" exposure.

Перевод: выдержка.

2. Time lapse

A time lapse is a video created from stitching several photos together taken of the same thing at different times. Don’t confuse a time lapse with a long exposure, which is a single image with a long shutter speed.

Пример: So I started shooting time-lapse photography.

Перевод: покадровая съемка, цейтраферная съемка.

3. Tripod

A three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.

Пример: For photographs requiring long exposure times, your camera should be mounted on a tripod.

Перевод: штатив, тренога.

4. Viewfinder

A device on a camera showing the field of view of the lens, used in framing and focusing the picture.

Пример: Viewfinders can be either optical or electronic.

Перевод: видоискатель.

5. Shutter button

It is a push-button found on many cameras, used to record photographs. It is variously also known as the 'release' or release button, the shutter release and some other terms.

Пример: Press the shutter button all the way down to start recording.

Перевод: спусковая кнопка фотографического затвора.

6. SLR camera

A single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system that permits the photographer to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured.

Пример: A 35 mm SLR camera is probably the most popular type among people who are interested in taking more than just "snapshots".

Перевод: зеркальная камера.

7. Hot shoe

It is the slot at the top of a camera for adding accessories, like the aptly named hot shoe flash.

Пример: The hot shoe is shaped somewhat like an inverted, squared-off "U" of metal.

Перевод: разъем на фотоаппарате для электрического присоединения аксессуаров.

8. ISO

The ISO determines how sensitive the camera is to light.

Пример: An ISO 3200 means the camera is very sensitive to light, so you can use that higher ISO for getting shots in low light.

Перевод: светочувствительность фотокамеры к свету.

9. Snapshot

An informal photograph taken quickly, typically with a small handheld camera.