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Mode Dial

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Anonymous, 21 November 2008 12:53

This is a rotational dial that can be swivelled around to change a camera’s mode setting. Found on both compacts and D-SLRs and placed on a camera’s top-plate. On compacts you’re likely to find the mode dial on the far right of the to-pplate, meaning you can change the mode quickly and easily with your thumb. On a D-SLR they’re ...

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Mode Dial

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Anonymous, 21 November 2008 12:53

This is a rotational dial that can be swivelled around to change a camera’s mode setting. Found on both compacts and D-SLRs and placed on a camera’s top-plate. On compacts you’re likely to find the mode dial on the far right of the to-pplate, meaning you can change the mode quickly and easily with your thumb. On a D-SLR they’re ...

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D-Pad

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Anonymous, 21 November 2008 12:49

Also known as a directional pad or digital pad, the D-pad is used to describe one of the main buttons on a compact or D-SLR camera. It’s found on the back and lets you move through the camera’s menu system, change AF points and flick through your images in play mode. Although D-pads differ from camera to camera, most of ...

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High-key lighting

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 14:19

High-key lighting is the complete opposite of low-key lighting and is completely free of dark mood and shadows. High-key lighting is achieved by using high-powered, high intensity lighting, softboxes and reflectors, to achieve an ultra-clean look with no shadows – often against a white studio backdrop.

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Barrel distortion

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Anonymous, 13 October 2008 16:51

Barrel distortion is when an image looks ‘inflated’. This is normally created by wide-angle lenses when used at their widest setting. Barrel distortion can be corrected in most image editing software such as Photoshop.

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Centre-weighted

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Anonymous, 13 October 2008 16:43

Centre-weighted metering exposes the image for the centre spot but then feathers out towards the edge. This method helps ensure much more consistent results.

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Macro photography

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Anonymous, 02 October 2008 11:39

By definition macro photography means that the object in a picture must be the exact same size or bigger than the original object. In more general terms macro photography refers to close-up photography.

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Free Transform

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Anonymous, 24 April 2008 10:39

The Free Transform command lets you apply transformations to a file (for example rotate, scale, skew, distort, and perspective) in one continuous operation. Photoshop allows you also apply a warp transformation. Instead of choosing different commands, you simply hold down a key on your keyboard to switch between these transformation types.

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Full-frame sensor

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 15:58

When comparing the relative size of the sensor used in a particular model of a digital camera many photographers use the vernacular of modern photographic language and refer to a full-frame sensor. However, this term, which has no strict definition in photographic specification other than being based on the nominal (24 x 36 mm) dimensions of a 135-format, 35 mm ...

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