Helpful Posts: Being a youngster in the photography world I found some of the words used very confusing.
Can we have a photography dictionary please.
DOF = Depth Of Field
Nifty = 50mm prime lens
Tog = Photographer
Bokeh = Quality of the out of focus parts of a picture
over to you to add more............
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Thread: Photography Slang
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21st September 2011, 10:52 PM #1
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Last edited by Dave Humphries; 22nd September 2011 at 06:35 AM. Reason: corrected Bokeh
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21st September 2011, 11:03 PM #2
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Re: Photography Slang
How about ACR = Adobe Camera Raw?
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21st September 2011, 11:46 PM #3
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Re: Photography Slang
I generally use this list.
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22nd September 2011, 06:38 AM #4Moderator
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Re: Photography Slang
prime = fixed focal length lens; i.e. not a zoom lens
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22nd September 2011, 08:07 AM #5
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Sheep - Canon users
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22nd September 2011, 08:35 AM #6
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Blown- overexposed.
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22nd September 2011, 09:01 AM #7
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I didn't know what pp meant for a while (PP - Post Processing)
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22nd September 2011, 12:25 PM #8
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Re: Photography Slang
Great List!
Originally Posted by inkista
POV - point of view
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22nd September 2011, 12:31 PM #9
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Take care Googling POV
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22nd September 2011, 02:43 PM #10
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Re: Photography Slang
This one is my favorite:
RTFM
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22nd September 2011, 04:30 PM #11
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Re: Photography Slang
Originally Posted by Hansm
This one is my favorite:
RTFM
Read The Fishing Manual......... I don't get it
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22nd September 2011, 04:54 PM #12
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LOL! I think Hans was just waiting in glee for someone to ask!
(and no, I don't know either!)
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2nd October 2011, 09:37 PM #13
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Re: Photography Slang
How about KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
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3rd October 2011, 08:38 AM #14
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DOP-Director of Photography
Ripping Film-Continuous burst of photos
Double Truck-Two page spread
C-Stand-A multi-part lighting stand with an extending arm.
Dragging shutter-Want more detail in the photograh when using flash, use slower shutter speed.
Just happended to be reading "The Moment it Clicks" by Joe McNally and his text is full of editorial and film photography slang.
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3rd October 2011, 08:39 AM #15
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Re: Photography Slang
DOP-Director of Photography
Ripping Film-Continuous burst of photos
Double Truck-Two page spread
C-Stand-A multi-part lighting stand with an extending arm.
Dragging shutter-Want more detail in the photograh when using flash, use slower shutter speed.
Just happended to be reading "The Moment it Clicks" by Joe McNally and his text is full of editorial and film photography slang.
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5th October 2011, 02:06 AM #16
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Re: Photography Slang
Alright Hans,
You got me. What does RTFM mean?
Right turn from main?
Real torture for me?
Ready team, forward motion?
I could go on, but humor me and say what it really means, won't you?
Kind regards,
Darlene
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5th October 2011, 08:56 AM #17
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Re: Photography Slang
I think it's 'read the f...... manual
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5th October 2011, 09:38 AM #18
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Hopefully, I gave you a laugh anyway.
I guess you could say I am a bit sheltered from that kind of language. I try to be anyway. It's tough anymore, to be.
Thanks for filling me in, Dave so I don't
myself further.
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5th October 2011, 09:56 AM #19
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Re: Photography Slang
How about some basics we use every day.
ISO - International Organization for Standardisation
What is ISO?
We use it all the time now but many here will still remember and possibly still use ASA - American Standards Association or even DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung. ISO is a combination of the two and kind of just crept in and took over from ASA.
I find myself using ISO when talking about digital photography but fall back on ASA when I talk about film, no idea why its just what I grew up with and it sticks.
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5th October 2011, 07:08 PM #20
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Re: Photography Slang
Read the Fabulous Manual Originally Posted by ddp4me
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