https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs Digital Photography en-us 2019-08-26 18:31:22 UTC 2025-09-24 19:48:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f457.png skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377231866  is a common problem in lenses which occurs when colors are incorrectly refracted (bent) by the lens, resulting in a mismatch at the focal point where the colors do not combine as they should.]]> 2019-08-26 18:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377231866 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377232555 Posterization or posterisation of an image entails conversion of a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another. This was originally done with photographic processes to create posters.]]> 2019-08-26 18:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377232555 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377234309 the misidentification of a signal frequency, introducing distortion or error.]]> 2019-08-26 18:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377234309 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377235104 JPEG artifact sare caused by compression when an image is saved in the .jpgformat. Each time an image is saved in this format it is compressed and “non-essential” data is discarded. The result of compression is that an image can suffer from blockiness, mosquito noise (around edges) and color degradation.]]> 2019-08-26 18:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377235104 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377235659 Barrel lens distortion is an effect associated with wide-angle lenses and, in particular, zoom wide-angles. ... Barrel lens distortion occurs because the magnification of the image decreases the farther the object is from the optical axis of the lens.]]> 2019-08-26 18:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/377235659 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386790190 Cubism was a revolutionary new approach to representing reality invented in around 1907–08 by artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. They brought different views of subjects (usually objects or figures) together in the same picture, resulting in paintings that appear fragmented and abstracted. Pablo Picasso.]]> 2019-09-19 18:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386790190 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386790887 Artistically speaking, minimalism depends on high simplicity and involves using a minimal amount of compositional components such as shape, color, and line. The goal of minimalist art, or photography, is to convey a concept – or an idea – provoke an emotional response, or provide a unique visual experience.]]> 2019-09-19 18:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386790887 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386792237 Bright colors: Pop art is characterized by vibrant, bright colors. Primary colors red, yellow, and blue were prominent pigments that appeared in many famous works, particularly in Roy Lichtenstein's body of work. Irony and satire: Humor was one of the main components of Pop art.Sep 17, 2018]]> 2019-09-19 18:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386792237 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386793032 The avant-garde (from French, "advance guard" or "vanguard", literally "fore guard") are people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to fashion, art, lifestyle or culture. The avant-garde pushes the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo.]]> 2019-09-19 18:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386793032 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386793644 "Surreal photography would be more about creating a world or image which goes beyond the physical world as we know it. It usually shows something which would be impossible in real life or tampers with the line defining what is real and what is imaginary. Surreal = beyond the real."Jul 22, 2010]]> 2019-09-19 18:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/386793644 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392094589 Appropriation in art is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. The use of appropriation has played a significant role in the history of the arts.]]> 2019-10-01 18:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392094589 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392095545 In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in respect of two images. The exposure values may or may not be identical to each other.]]> 2019-10-01 18:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392095545 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392096502 Still life photography is a genre of photography used for the depiction of inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects. It is the application of photography to the still life artistic style. An example is food photography.]]> 2019-10-01 18:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392096502 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392097056 In a nutshell, commercial photography means taking photos for commercial use. And by commercial we mean for business, for sales, for money. Commercial photography is often associated with advertisements, sales pitches, brochures, product placements as well as merchandising.]]> 2019-10-01 18:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392097056 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392097271 Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other flying object. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, pigeons, kites, parachutes, stand-alone telescoping and vehicle-mounted poles.]]> 2019-10-01 18:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/392097271 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396306097 The honeycomb grid is a tight structure of a similar shape to the honeycomb made by honey bees. It's affixed to the front of a studio strobe. Or it can be fixed to an off-camera flash. The light shines through the grid and creates a tight beam of light. The aim is to create a focused beam with little diffusion.]]> 2019-10-10 17:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396306097 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396307715 A beauty dish is a photographic lighting device that uses a parabolic reflector to distribute light towards a focal point. The light created is between that of a direct flash and a softbox, giving the image a wrapped, contrasted look, which adds a more dramatic effect.]]> 2019-10-10 17:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396307715 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396309105 In photography, a snoot is a tube or similar object that fits over a studio light or portable flash and allows the photographer to control the direction and radius of the light beam. These may be conical, cylindrical, or rectangular in shape.]]> 2019-10-10 17:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396309105 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396311149 A monolight is a self-contained photographic flash lighting unit usually found in a studio. Each monolight has its own independent power source. It does not depend on a centralized power supply as a "pack and head" system does.]]> 2019-10-10 17:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396311149 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396311652 In its essence, a softbox is nothing more than a light modifier. Oh, but what it can do! A softbox diffuses the light into a pleasing soft, even light. When used properly, it reduces harsh shadows. The closer the softbox is to the model or subject, the softer the light appears, emulating window light.]]> 2019-10-10 17:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/396311652 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425242201 Chromatic aberration (also known as color fringing or dispersion) is a common problem in lenses which occurs when colors are incorrectly refracted (bent) by the lens, resulting in a mismatch at the focal point where the colors do not combine as they should.]]> 2019-12-17 21:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425242201 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425242684  Posterization or posterisation of an image entails conversion of a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another. This was originally done with photographic processes to create posters. ]]> 2019-12-17 21:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425242684 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425243099 In photography aliasing is a form of distortion that occurs when two elements of the signal being processed to form a digital image become indistinguishable from one another. Aliasing often appears in an image in the form of moiré or false colouring.]]> 2019-12-17 21:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425243099 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425243686 Artifacts are the unwanted side-effects of processing an image. In this case, they result from the way data is compressed by the JPEG algorithm. Generally people want to be able to store photos digitally, without using too much storage space. As a result, most photos are stored in the JPEG format.]]> 2019-12-17 21:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425243686 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425244081 Pincushion distortion is the exact opposite of barrel distortion – straight lines are curved outwards from the center. This type of distortion is commonly seen on telephoto lenses, and it occurs due to image magnification increasing towards the edges of the frame from the optical axis.]]> 2019-12-17 21:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425244081 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425244658 Advanced Photo System type-C (APS-C) is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System film negative in its C ("Classic") format, of 25.1×16.7 mm, an aspect ratio of 3:2.]]> 2019-12-17 21:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425244658 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425244888 A full-frame camera uses a sensor that's the same size as a single frame of traditional 35mm film, measuring 36 x 24mm. The more popular APS-C sensor size found in most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras measures 22 x 15mm. This means a full-frame sensor has more than 2.5 times the surface area of an APS-C sensor.]]> 2019-12-17 21:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425244888 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245110 An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to make an image. It does so by converting the variable attenuation of light waves into signals, small bursts of current that convey the information. The waves can be light or other electromagnetic radiation.]]> 2019-12-17 21:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245110 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245367 Crop factor is the ratio of a camera sensor's size to a 35mm film frame. Use it to calculate effective focal lengths and compare lenses between DSLRs. Crop factor is a term that describes the difference between your camera's sensor size and a traditional 35mm film frame.]]> 2019-12-17 21:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245367 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245659 The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit of memory in many computer architectures.]]> 2019-12-17 21:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245659 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245723

a unit of memory or data equal to 1,024 (2¹⁰) bytes.

]]> 2019-12-17 21:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425245723 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246168 a unit of information equal to 2²⁰ bytes or, loosely, one million bytes.]]> 2019-12-17 21:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246168 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246362 a unit of information equal to 2²⁰ bytes or, loosely, one million bytes.]]> 2019-12-17 21:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246362 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246509 a unit of information equal to one million million (10¹²) or, strictly, 2⁴⁰ bytes.]]> 2019-12-17 21:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246509 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246717 A histogram is a graphical representation of the tonal values of your image. In other words, it shows the amount of tones of particular brightness found in your photograph ranging from black (0% brightness) to white (100% brightness).]]> 2019-12-17 21:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246717 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246954 Anti-art is a loosely used term applied to an array of concepts and attitudes that reject prior definitions of art and question art in general. Somewhat paradoxically, anti-art tends to conduct this questioning and rejection from the vantage point of art.]]> 2019-12-17 21:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425246954 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425247233 a collection or gathering of things or people.]]> 2019-12-17 21:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425247233 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425247465 A Neutral Density filter allows a photographer to control the exposure in an image very easily. The filter stops light reaching the camera sensor, therefore allowing us to leave the camera with a higher aperture for a longer amount of time.]]> 2019-12-17 21:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425247465 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425247688 Cross Processing is intentionally processing film in the wrong chemicals, creating interesting and unpredictable color shifts and increased contrast. For example, cross processing would be shooting a roll of color slide film or E6 and developing it as if it were color negative film or C41 (or visa versa).]]> 2019-12-17 21:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425247688 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248112 Catch light or catchlight is a light source that causes a specular highlight in a subject's eye in an image. They are also referred to as eye lights or Obies, the latter a reference to Merle Oberon, for whom the light was invented by then husband and cinematographer, Lucien Ballard. ]]> 2019-12-17 21:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248112 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248407 The Photoshop Curves command is your most powerful tool for adjusting tones to brighten, darken, add contrast and shift colours, yet many users choose to avoid it.]]> 2019-12-17 21:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248407 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248552 Levels is a tool in Photoshop and other image editing programs which can move and stretch the brightness levels of an image histogram. It has the power to adjust brightness, contrast, and tonal range by specifying the location of complete black, complete white, and midtones in a histogram.]]> 2019-12-17 21:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248552 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248859 A ring light is a simple lighting tool that is commonly used for beauty shots, portraits, and macro photography. ... When used in photography, it creates an attractive catch light on a subject's eyes while emitting even, diffused lighting that helps eliminate shadows.]]> 2019-12-17 21:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425248859 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425249112 Tilt–shift photography is the use of camera movements that change the orientation and/or position of the lens with respect to the film or image sensor on cameras. ]]> 2019-12-17 21:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425249112 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425249323 SOOC is an abbreviation of the photography term “Straight Out Of Camera”, simply meaning that an image can be good enough to print straight from the camera without further processing.

]]> 2019-12-17 21:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425249323 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425249753 Ambrotype. The ambrotype is a direct positive monochrome photographic process. It is a wet collodion glass plate negative which when viewed against a dark background looks like a positive photograph.]]> 2019-12-17 21:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425249753 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425250672 Polaroid transfer is a photographic image-transfer process, or print making technique, which uses instant film. ... The process gains its common name from the Polaroid brand film, when Fuji brand film is used the process may be called Fuji transfer.

]]> 2019-12-17 21:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425250672 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425250879 Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is grained (adding a pattern to the plate) and then coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio plate that can reproduce detailed ...]]> 2019-12-17 21:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425250879 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425251120 Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints. The process uses two chemicals: ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide.]]> 2019-12-17 21:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425251120 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425251367 referred to as 'chlorophyll printing', the natural process involves a negative of a photograph being placed over a leaf which is then exposed to sunlight for a period of days. the green pigments of the plant will darken accordingly, resulting in a ghostly and monochrome image that are preserved in a block of resin.]]> 2019-12-17 21:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425251367 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425253211 Split lighting is a technique that produces a sense of drama to a portrait. This form of lighting is when half of the subject's face is lit, while the other half is left dark. The light is evenly divided over the subject.]]> 2019-12-17 22:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425253211 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425253423 Rembrandt lighting is a lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. ]]> 2019-12-17 22:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425253423 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425253617 Description: Loop lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the subject is lit from about 45 degrees in front of them and above. This creates a nose shadow that 'loops' down at an angle onto their cheek. It is a slightly directional lighting pattern - the light is not flat, but the face is still mostly illuminated.]]> 2019-12-17 22:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425253617 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425255995 Description: Butterfly lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the key light is placed above and directly centered with a subject's face. This creates a shadow under the nose that resembles a butterfly. It's also known as 'Paramount lighting,' named for classic Hollywood glamour photography.

]]> 2019-12-17 22:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425255995 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425256167 Description: Broad lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the portion of the subject's face that is turned toward the camera is lit most brightly. ... Broad lighting is typically less flattering than short lighting as it widens the look of the face.

]]> 2019-12-17 22:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425256167 skylardavis21232 https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425256316 Short Lighting for Portrait Photography. by Rob Gray. Short lighting, by definition, refers to when the main light illuminates the side of the face that is turned away from the camera. This lets light fall on the narrow side of the face leaving a shadow on the broad side of the face, which is facing the camera.]]> 2019-12-17 22:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/skylardavis21232/9eyvndfgwqhs/wish/425256316