Photography: Mid term complete guide.

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Photography

The process of capturing light through light-sensitive digital sensors or photography film.

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Art and Science

Photography is considered both an art and a science, as it requires technical processes to capture and process light to create visual images.

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Human Eye

The natural device through which we see the world and capture images.

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Camera

An artificial device that performs similar functions to the human eye in capturing and preserving images.

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Inverted Images

The human eye registers inverted images on the retina, while the camera does it on digital sensors or film.

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2D and 3D Images

The camera captures 2D images, while the human eye captures 3D images.

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Light Adjustment

Both the human eye and the camera adjust the quantity of light entering to make things visible.

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Camera Settings

In the camera, we can manually adjust the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to control the light, while the human eye adjusts the iris automatically.

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Camera Resolution

The highest resolution of a camera is around 100 megapixels, while the human eye is estimated to have 576 megapixels resolution.

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Camera Lens

The first part of the camera that collects and directs light into the camera.

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Lens Types

Different types of lenses are chosen based on the subject and lighting conditions available.

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Prime Lenses

Lenses with fixed focal length, making them faster and sharper.

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Zoom Lenses

Lenses that use a series of lenses to allow different focal lengths, making them more flexible but not as fast.

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Focal Length

The distance between the point of convergence of the lens and the sensor or film, which defines the amount of zoom.

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Aperture

The diameter of the lens that determines the maximum amount of light that can pass through.

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Depth of Field

Controlling the amount of the photo that is in focus to draw the viewer's eye where the photographer wants.

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Shutter Speed

The mechanism that controls the amount of time light is let onto the film or sensor.

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ISO

Artificial light that can be added to a photo to increase its brightness.

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Viewfinder

Helps preview the picture before it is captured.

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Sensor

Digital sensors composed of pixels that convert light into electricity.

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Metering

How the camera determines the correct shutter speed and aperture based on the amount of light and ISO.

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Meter Reading

The camera's measurement of the amount and intensity of light to determine the optimal exposure.

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Caption Writing

The process of adding captions or descriptions to photographs.