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Photography DictionaryA-E | F-J | K-O | P-S | T-Ztelephoto lens: A telephoto lens is a type of attachable camera lens used to magnify a subject or to get a close-up of a scene by reducing the resulting depth of field. Filmmakers and the paparazzi are two of the main types of photographers that use telephoto lenses.
TIFF: Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) is a type of photographic storage file that can be used as an alternative to JPEG, GIF and PNG. LIke other file storage formats, you can send, receive and edit TIFF files in nearly any manner you choose. However, unlike other file formats, such as JPEG, TIFF is formatted as a lossless compression system, meaning that none of the original information is lost when the file is compressed. While this means that TIFF files can effectively recreate the original file perfectly, they do so at the cost of larger file size (which means it takes up more memory, as well as taking more time to up- and download). time lapse: Time lapse is the method of snapping a set of photos of the same subject (within the same scene) over a given length of time and then quickly flashing each to portray an evolution of the subject over this time frame. The cinematic technique of time lapse is very similar to that of stop motion photography. tripod: A camera accessory composed of a three-legged stand that is meant to raise and steady the camera. Those taking landscape or portrait shots are especially apt to use tripods.
trompe d-oeil: Creating reality through the use of a camera that captures both the actual and the painted details to build a natural-appearing image. ultraviolet photography: Ultraviolet photography is a type of photography in which pictures are taken and images are recreated using ultraviolet (rather than light) rays. Medical and crimonology experts are the main people who use ultraviolet photography. vernacular photography: Vernacular photography refers to any pictures taken by amateurs of scenes and subjects from everyday life. Vacation and birthday pictures are good examples of vernacular photography. vignetting: Vignetting refers to the act of darkening the edges of a photo (or a subject within the picture) to create a contrast that emphasizes the brightness of the center. While you can create the effects of vignetting through digital editing software, you can also produce it as you take the pictures by using filters.
zone system: First developed in 1941 by Ansel Adams and Fred Acher, this technique is a combination of visualization and composition plus metering and filtering to achieve the intended result.
zoom lens: A zoom lens is a lens with a variety of focal lengths that allows a photographer to take pictures as close-up or far away as he likes. The zoom lens is the opposite of a fixed lens with which a photographer must change his own position in relation to the subject if he wants to have a close-up or far away shot. |
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