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Lomography

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Anonymous, 07 July 2010 10:48

Lomography is a term often used to describe the use of lo-fi film cameras, such as the Lomo LC-A, Diana and Holga. These inexpensive and cheaply made cameras are often made with built in lenses, such as fisheyes and produce inconsistent and unpredicatable results, which when paired with unusual film processing can produce interesting and experimental results. "Lomo style" images ...

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Lomography

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Anonymous, 07 July 2010 10:48

Lomography is a term often used to describe the use of lo-fi film cameras, such as the Lomo LC-A, Diana and Holga. These inexpensive and cheaply made cameras are often made with built in lenses, such as fisheyes and produce inconsistent and unpredicatable results, which when paired with unusual film processing can produce interesting and experimental results. "Lomo style" images ...

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Pin-sharp

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Anonymous, 21 November 2008 12:58

Pin-sharp is an expression used by photographers to describe fantastic sharpness in a photograph. It’s possible to fine-tune sharpening in editing software with tools like Unsharp Mask, but it’s more important to have a sharp image to start with. You can increase your chances of creating pin sharp images by: Using auto focusUsing a fast shutter speedUsing a small aperture

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Digital photo frame

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 14:26

A digital photo frame is similar to a standard photo frame, the only difference being it displays images without need to print them out. Digital photo frames are compatible with different types of card formats so always double check that the frame you’re buying will work with your memory cards. Cards usually slot into the side of the frame, allowing ...

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Graphics tablet

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 14:25

A graphics tablet is a common desktop accessory that’s used by graphic designers and retouchers for photo editing. It gives you much more precise control over the cursor and is an invaluable tool when you need to carry out highly detailed selections. With your tablet you’ll get a pen and as you move this pen over the top of the ...

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Blue-ray

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 14:22

Blu-ray is a new generation of optical disc format developed to store high capacity HD video or image data up to 25GB. Specialist Blu-ray/ DVD burners are required to record on this new type of disk; Blu-ray movies are also available but you’ll need a Blu-ray drive to read them.

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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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Low-key lighting

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 14:16

Low-key lighting refers to the use of subdued, directional or lowlight conditions to heighten mood and drama in your images. Low-key lighting is reminiscent of the classic 1940’s and 50’s cinema genre, film noir. These black and white films employed low-key lighting techniques that created hard, dark shadows in a scene – befitting the dark narrative themes. To create a ...

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Solarization

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 14:14

Solarization is a term first used to describe extreme cases of overexposure but is more commonly known as an effect applied in the chemical darkroom to black and white images. The visual effect of a solarization is that it partially inverts the tonal range, to make a mono photograph look like a cross between a positive and a negative image. ...

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Lith

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Anonymous, 13 November 2008 12:57

Lith is a type of extremely high contrast, fine-detail black and white negative film used in the chemical darkroom and printing/graphics industries to create half-tone images and copy line work. It can also be used to add pinkish brown tones in highlights, and a film-grain effect in the shadows in mono images. Lith has such a distinctive look that it’s ...

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Recycle time

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Anonymous, 29 October 2008 15:38

The recycle time is the time taken to store a captured image on a digital camera. The faster the recycle time the more frames per second a camera can take. Recycle time can also refer to the time taken to recharge the flash.

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