Friday, 25 May 2012

Shutter Speed Vocabulary

Shutter- A device that allows the passage of light, for developing photographic film.

Shutter Speed- a common term to discuss exposure time, the effective length of a time a camera's shutter is open.
(types of shutter speeds: 1/16000 s 1/12000 s 1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s  1/1000 s 1/500 s  1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s: 1/15 s 1/8 s 1/4 s, 1/2 s and 1 s)

Shutter priority- a setting on certain cameras that allows the photographer to choose a specific shutter speed while the camera ajusts the aperature to ensure correct exposure.

Exposure- the total amount of light that can fall on the photographic medium during the process of someone taking a picture.

Aperture- conrols the amount of light that hits the  film or image sensor

ISO/ASA- the measure of a photographs sesitivity to light

Bulb- a setting on some cameras that allows long exposure time under the complete control of the photographer.

Cable Releases- an attactment that allows the phototgraphers to get photos from a distance.

Tripod- cameras attach to tripods to prevent camera movement.

Bracketing- the general technique of taking several shots using diffrent settings.

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