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Classifying different types of photos by their genre, not to be confused with technique.

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"35 mm" actually refers to the width of the film, (actual dimensions are 36x24 but the name comes from video which was actually 35mm.) There are also other sized films.

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A twin lens camera is a camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One lens is used as a viewfinder system, and the other is the "taking" one.

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Large format is larger than "medium format" the 6x6 cm or 6x9 cm size of Hasselblad, Rollei, Kowa, Pentax cameras, and much larger than the 24x36mm frame of 35 mm format.

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A photographic process that develops black and white film with light sensitive salts in gelatin.

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A manager or overseer, content specialist charged with an institutions collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material.

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A public display of works or art held in an art gallery or museum.

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Using elements or structures to create a frame withing your frame/picture.

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A room or building used to display works of art.

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The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

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Lines and curves are marks that span a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point).

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Shape refers to a 2-dimensional, enclosed area.

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Texture, another element of art, is used to describe how something feels or looks. e.g. her hair was smooth. Smooth is a texture, same as bumpy, hard, light, clear, rough and many more.

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The form of a work is its shape, including its volume or perceived volume. A three-dimensional artwork has depth as well as width and height. Three-dimensional form is the basis of sculpture.

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Color is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.

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Value is the degree of lightness and darkness in a color. The difference in values is called contrast. Value can relate to shades, where a color gets darker by adding black to it, or tints, where a color gets lighter by adding white to it.

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Space is any conducive area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between, and within things. There are two kinds of space: negative space and positive space.Negative space is the area in between, around, through or within an object. Positive spaces are the areas that are occupied by an object and/or form.

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Emphasis is defined as an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point.

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Balance is a compositional technique in photography that juxtaposes images within a frame so that the objects are of equal visual weight. When different parts of a photocommand your attention equally, perfect balance is achieved.

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Contrast is a tool that photographers use to direct viewers' attention to their subject. There are two types: Tonal Contrast and Color Contrast.

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Pattern photography utilizes elements that are repeated.

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Scale refers to overall size and proportion refers to relative size. Scale and proportion principles help the viewer organize an image and they can be used to create or minimize points of emphasis. If an object is out-of-scale or oddly proportioned, then it will create a point of emphasis.

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Definition of Rhythm: a movement in which some elements recurs regularly.
Definition of Movement: is the path the viewer's eye takes through the artwork, often to a focal area. ...

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Definition of Unity: occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole.
Harmony is accomplished by the repetition of a particular design element, such as color, shape, texture, etc… that harmony is what creates the sense of unity.

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Radial symmetry or balance is a type of balance in which the parts of an object or picture are regularly arranged and radiate from a central point.

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SYMMETRY refers to a line that splits an object in half and, if both sides of the object are an exact mirror image of each other, then this object is said to be symmetrical.

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Rather than being perfectly symmetrical, a 'balanced' photograph often means that the photograph is balanced in other ways throughout the composition. The varying tones, texture, and shape within a composition all have a lightness and heaviness that contributes to the overall balance of the photo.

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The definition of juxtaposition is placing two things together in order to show a contrast.

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Monochromatic photography means exactly what it sounds like. Just one color. By picking different shades of the same color, you can highlight different areas of your photographs. Monochromatic photography is a great technique to isolate individual colors and make them really stand out!

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Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental, conceptual or concrete photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials.

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The phrase cool color is used to describe any colorthat is calm or soothing in nature. Cool colors are not overpowering and tend to recede in space. ... Examples of cool colors include green, blue and violet.

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The phrase warm color is used to describe any colorthat is vivid or bold in nature. Warm colors are those that tend to advance in space and can be overwhelming. Examples of warm colors include red, yellow and orange (think exciting fire and volcanoes). Contrast with cool colors.

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Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined, cancel each other out. This means that when combined, they produce a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those particular two colors.

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Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental, conceptual or concrete photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials.

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A style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects,unexpected juxtapositions, etc.

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The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.

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The Golden ratio is a special number found by dividing a line into two parts so that the longer part divided by the smaller part is also equal to the whole length divided by the longer part. It is often symbolized using phi, after the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. ... Phi is usually rounded off to 1.618.

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Leading lines refers to a composition technique whereby the viewer's eye is attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image. Show us an example of an image using leading lines composition.

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Subjective photography was an international movement founded in Germany by the photographer Otto Steinert in 1951 which championed photography that explored the inner psyche and human condition rather than reflecting the outside world.
“New Objectivity” is a term used to describe a sharply focused, documentary approach to photography which emerged in 1920s Europe. In the decade prior, the soft look of pictorialism was the dominant aesthetic practiced by art photographersseeking to emulate the expressive qualities of painting.

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Often containing helpful and specific suggestions for positive change, constructive criticism is highly focused on a particular issue or set of issues, as opposed to providing general feedback on the item or organization as a whole.

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Plagiarism of images is really no different than plagiarism of words, music, or any original work. Copying an image from a book or the internet without citing the original source (or gaining permission of the creator when necessary) constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism is academic fraud with serious repercussions.

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Trademark protection is only available for names, short phrases, slogans, service names and logos. A photo can't be trademarked because it does not meet the requisite criteria for trademark protection. However, a photograph can be registered for copyright protection with the United States Copyright Office.

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Ethics is about the moral principles that people work with. Societies, countries, groups all have ways of deciding what is right and wrong. 'Correctness' or acceptable conduct is one of the outcomes of ethics. Photographers have developed their own ideas about what is right and wrong.

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Image file formats are standardized means of organizing and storing digital images. Image files are composed of digital data in one of these formats that can be rasterized for use on a computer display or printer. An image file format may store data in uncompressed, compressed, or vector formats.

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Raw image files, labeled as RAW on most cameras, are image files which preserve image data in its most un-edited state from the sensor. Most camera manufacturers uses their own proprietary raw file format, such as Canon's .CR2, Nikon's .NEF, and Sony's .ARW.

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A .PSD file is a layered image file used in Adobe PhotoShop. PSD, which stands for Photoshop Document, is the default format that Photoshop uses for saving data.  PSD is a proprietary file that allows the user to work with the images’ individual layers even after the file has been saved.

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Stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group." JPEG is a popular image file format. It is commonly used by digital cameras to store photos since it supports 2²⁴ or 16,777,216 colors. The format also supports varying levels of compression, which makes it ideal for web graphics.

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TIF is an image format file for high-quality graphics. TIF files are also called .TIFF, which stands for “Tagged Image Format File.” TIF files were created in the 1986 as a file format for scanned images in an attempt to get all companies to use one standard file format instead of multiple.

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A diptych (pronounced dip'tik) was originally a pair of paintings hinged together. ... In photography the diptych has become a popular format. Pairs of closely associated portraits, images or themed pictures are often used to off-set one another.

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Defining a Triptych. A triptych (pronounced Trip'tik), when applied to photography, is a group of three pictures. ... The image shown above is a triptych of pictures in one image. The origin of the term applied to three paintings on hinged wooden panels. They could fold into each other making a flat carrying pack.

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Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects in existence. Unlike other creepy crawlies that often inspire fear and disgust, we love butterflies. But what do butterfly colors mean? If you're curious about butterfly colors and meanings, read on. I'll cover the most common butterfly colors and explain their significance.

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In digital imaging, a pixel, pel, dots, or picture element is a physical point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable element in an all points addressable display device; so it is the smallest controllable element of a picture represented on the screen. ... The intensity of each pixel is variable.

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In photography, the golden hour is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.

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The opposite period during twilight is blue hour, just before sunrise or after sunset, when indirect sunlight is evenly diffused.

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A silhouette is defined as a view of an object or a scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black.

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Chiaroscuro is an Italian artistic term used to describe the dramatic effect of contrasting areas of light and dark in an artwork, particularly paintings. It comes from the combination of the Italian words for "light" and "dark."

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Ambient Light traditionally refers to any form of lightthat the photographer did not add to their image, and can include both "natural" ambient sunlight, or "artificial" ambient light such as a nearby street light, lamp, or similar.

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Diffused Light. Diffused light that which is not harsh and direct, it has been softened in some way. A great example is when you are outside and the sun is shining, with no clouds in the sky. ... Overcast (diffused) lighting is preferred by many photographers, as it is a flat and even light.

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A controlled technique of lighting, used in photography or the theater, in which a light is placed behind or at right angles to an object, person, or scene to produce such effects as depth or separation of subject and background.