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Lensbaby

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Anonymous, 21 November 2008 13:56

Lensbaby is the name of a manufacturer who has developed a new type of lens with a revolutionary system. The Lensbaby flexible lens mounting system allows you be more experimental, bending and shaping the lens as you wish to create a point of sharp focus surrounded by a graduated blur. For more information on a range of Lensbaby products click ...

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Lensbaby

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Anonymous, 21 November 2008 13:56

Lensbaby is the name of a manufacturer who has developed a new type of lens with a revolutionary system. The Lensbaby flexible lens mounting system allows you be more experimental, bending and shaping the lens as you wish to create a point of sharp focus surrounded by a graduated blur. For more information on a range of Lensbaby products click ...

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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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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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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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Orientation sensor

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Anonymous, 13 October 2008 16:48

An orientation sensor tells the camera if a picture was taken in the portrait or landscape position. This information then allows the camera to rotate the picture accordingly so it is the correct way up.

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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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Toning

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Anonymous, 23 September 2008 17:34

Toning refers to the photographic process that many traditional and digital photographers apply to their images to change the colour or tone of their prints. Some of the most popular toning effects include Sepia and Cyanotypes. These can easily be applied in Photoshop or Elements and for further information on how to apply these toning techniques, check out Part Three ...

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