Photography Terms 2.0

The size of the opening of the lens. (More open = more light + brighter photo, smaller opening = less light + darker photo)

• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)
• depth of field
• shutter speed
• long exposure

the blurred/OUT OF FOCUS area in a picture that brings attention to the thing that IS in focus.

• bokeh (BOW-KEH)

• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)

• NOT THIS ONE

• depth of field

how much of the image is in focus. (Portraits usually don't have ANY background in focus, this is a shallow depth of field. Landscapes have MOST of the background in focus, this is a larger depth of field)

• depth of field
• exposure
• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)
• bokeh (BOW-KEH)

how bright or dark an image is. Darker photo = UNDERexposed. Brighter photo = OVEREXPOSED. (The example cat photo is UNDERexposed)

• exposure
• depth of field
• f-stop
• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)

A camera setting that determines the amount of light passing through the lens by controlling the size of the iris.

• f-stop
• focal length
• ISO (EYE-SO)
• light meter/metering

the distance in millimeters (mm) between the lens and the image it forms on the film. It's how 'zoomed in' your picture will appear. A picture taken with a 35mm lens will look more zoomed in than an 18mm lens.

• focal length
• exposure
• f-stop
• depth of field

when you have the object you're taking a picture of SEEN CLEARLY, not blurry, then it's in FOCUS! In the example picture, the acorn is IN FOCUS.

• focus
• golden hour
• focal length
• manual mode

The time of day that gives the best light for photographing, generally during the first and last hours of light during the day.

• golden hour
• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)
• light meter/metering
• exposure

The ISO determines how sensitive the camera is to light. ISO of 100 = not very sensitive, can take great pictures in the light. ISO of 3,200 = VERY sensitive, better for taking darker pictures.

• ISO (EYE-SO)
• long exposure
• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)
• f-stop

Tool that's usually built into modern cameras and tells how much light is in a scene.

• light meter/metering
• shutter speed
• golden hour
• aperture (APP-ER-CHURE)