Sunday, December 12, 2010

Photographic Terminology


Sensitivity to light of image sensor measured according to ISO system. When it’s dark the higher sensitivity to light is needed, so high ISO numbers are preferred. NB! The higher ISO number is the grainy image will be.

Diaphragm is a structure which controls the amount of light passing through the lens. In photography it refers to aperture or f-number. Typical ranges of apertures are f/2.8 – f/22, respectively from the maximum to minimum aperture. The smaller apertures (the bigger f-number) are used for the luminous objects or to increase the depth of field.

Exposure Value (EV). In cameras it refers to exposure compensation stated in terms of +EV or –EV. For example, +EV means to increase the exposure by using either a smaller shutter speed or a smaller f-number.  +EV is used for the dark objects whereas –EV for the luminous ones.

Normal lens is a lens with the focal length almost equal to the diagonal size of the image sensor; the perspective looks like natural.

Wide-angle lens is a lens with the shorter focal length; it is used for the panoramic pictures.

Telephoto lens is a lens with the longer focal length; it’s better to use them for portraits or in macro photography. 

--posted by Alex--

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