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Lens Hood

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Anonymous, 15 September 2008 17:35

A lens hood is usually made from strong plastic material and is fitted onto the front of a lens, shielding it from sun flare. The geometry of a lens hood can vary between different lenses and the more complex tulip hoods are generally used on telephoto lenses to prevent the hood from blocking the field of view. Wide-angle lens hoods ...

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Lens Hood

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Anonymous, 15 September 2008 17:35

A lens hood is usually made from strong plastic material and is fitted onto the front of a lens, shielding it from sun flare. The geometry of a lens hood can vary between different lenses and the more complex tulip hoods are generally used on telephoto lenses to prevent the hood from blocking the field of view. Wide-angle lens hoods ...

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TIFF

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Anonymous, 11 July 2008 09:50

TIFF (Tagged-Image File Format) files are an extremely versatile file format that are popular among both photographers and designers. This is because they are supported by nearly all image-editing and desktop publishing (DTP) applications and can also be inserted into word processing documents. Unlike JPEGs, TIFFs are a lossless format so no matter how many times you save or copy ...

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Workspace

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Anonymous, 24 April 2008 09:55

You can customize the palette locations in a workspace. You also have the option to save custom workspaces and switch between them. In Photoshop, you can also customize menu items and keyboard shortcuts for faster working.If you happen to move any of your palettes around you can always reset them to default by going to Window > Workspace > Reset ...

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Differential focus

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 15:45

Differential focus is keeping a small area in focus to allow you to blur the background (or foreground), so that the main subject is more obvious in the picture. This technique is extremely useful when you’re out in the field. You can try to frame your shot to minimise the distractions behind the subject, but you’ll often have to cope ...

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Banding

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 14:55

Banding is the result of one or more of the tiny ink nozzles being blocked on the print head creating hairline stripes all over your image. The lines happen at regular intervals as the print head is passed across the paper, creating a very ugly pattern. Having blocked nozzles is a regular occurrence, as they are so small, and even ...

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Auto white balance

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 14:49

Auto white balance is a system that is usually inside the camera to measure the colour temperature and automatically sets the white balance to achieve a neutral result. It is useful for situations when you don't want to, or don't have the time, to set the white balance manually. But be aware that these systems can occasionally be fooled by ...

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