Vocab Padlet by Levi

Camera Obscura

LeviGonz — 2023-08-18 16:05:11 UTC

Camera obscura (meaning “dark room” in Latin) is a box-shaped device used as an aid for drawing or entertainment. Also referred to as a pinhole image, it lets light in through a small opening on one side and projects a reversed and inverted image on the other.

35mm Film

LeviGonz — 2023-08-18 16:08:31 UTC

35 mm film is a film gauge used in filmmaking, and the film standard. In motion pictures that record on film, 35 mm is the most commonly used gauge.

Twin Lens Reflex Camera

LeviGonz — 2023-08-18 16:11:05 UTC

A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens" (the lens that takes the picture), while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level.

Gelatin Silver Process

LeviGonz — 2023-08-18 16:12:56 UTC

The gelatin silver process is the most commonly used chemical process in black-and-white photography, and is the fundamental chemical process for modern analog color photography. As such, films and printing papers available for analog photography rarely rely on any other chemical process to record an image.

Genre

LeviGonz — 2023-08-18 16:13:50 UTC

Genre is any form or type of communication in any mode with socially-agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, whether written or spoken, audio or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria.

Curator

LeviGonz — 2023-08-23 15:35:21 UTC

a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.

Exhibition

LeviGonz — 2023-08-23 15:36:27 UTC

An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition hall, or World's fairs.

Gallery

LeviGonz — 2023-08-23 15:37:19 UTC

a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.

Museum

LeviGonz — 2023-08-23 15:38:46 UTC

A museum is a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage. Open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums foster diversity and sustainability.

Photography studio

LeviGonz — 2023-08-23 15:40:29 UTC

A photographic studio is often a business owned and represented by one or more photographers, possibly accompanied by assistants and pupils, who create and sell their own and sometimes others’ photographs.

Radial Symmetry

LeviGonz — 2023-09-01 15:34:31 UTC

around a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower.

Symmetry

LeviGonz — 2023-09-01 15:35:18 UTC

a balanced and proportionate similarity that is found in two halves of an object.

Asymmetry

LeviGonz — 2023-09-01 15:35:59 UTC

lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.

Juxtaposition

LeviGonz — 2023-09-01 15:36:43 UTC

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Abstract

LeviGonz — 2023-09-01 15:37:49 UTC

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Line

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:34:10 UTC

An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line
may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or
abstract.

shape

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:35:15 UTC

An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to
height and width.

Color

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:35:51 UTC

An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value,
and intensity.

space

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:36:41 UTC

An element of art by which positive and negative areas are
defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .

Texture

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:37:06 UTC

An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look
as if they might feel if touched.

Value

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:37:44 UTC

The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the
lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway
between these extremes is called middle gray.

Form

LeviGonz — 2023-09-08 15:38:24 UTC

An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses
volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a
sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free
flowing.

Balance

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:34:22 UTC

A way of combining elements to add a feeling of
equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types are
symmetrical and asymmetrical.

emphasis

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:36:10 UTC

A way of combining elements to stress the differences
between those elements.

Proportion

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:36:40 UTC

A principle of design that refers to the relationship of
certain elements to the whole and to each other.

Gradation

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:37:06 UTC

A way of combining elements by using a series of
gradual changes in those elements. (large shapes to
small shapes, dark hue to light hue, etc)

Harmony

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:37:54 UTC

A way of combining similar elements in an artwork to
accent their similarities (achieved through use of
repetitions and subtle gradual changes)

Variety

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:38:29 UTC

A principle of design concerned with diversity or
contrast. Variety is achieved by using different shapes,
sizes, and/or colors in a work of art.

Movement

LeviGonz — 2023-09-15 15:39:09 UTC

A principle of design used to create the look and feeling
of action and to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the
work of art.

Cool colors

LeviGonz — 2023-09-20 15:35:21 UTC

Green, blue, purple

Warm colors

LeviGonz — 2023-09-20 15:36:09 UTC

Red, orange, yellow

Neutral colors

LeviGonz — 2023-09-20 15:37:29 UTC

Black, white, grey, brown

Constructive Criticism

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:15:06 UTC

a type of feedback that offers specific and actionable advice to help employees to improve

Plagiarism

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:15:54 UTC

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Ethics

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:17:00 UTC

moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

Objective

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:17:52 UTC

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Subjective

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:18:33 UTC

based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

Copyright

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:19:21 UTC

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.

Trademark

LeviGonz — 2023-09-26 16:19:55 UTC

a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Rule of Thirds

LeviGonz — 2023-10-04 15:32:33 UTC

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" for composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.

Leading Lines

LeviGonz — 2023-10-04 15:33:20 UTC

Leading lines are a compositional technique where human-made or natural lines lead the viewer's eyes through a photograph to the subject or the heart of the image

Golden ratio

LeviGonz — 2023-10-04 15:34:14 UTC

The golden ratio, also known as the golden number, golden proportion, or the divine proportion, is a ratio between two numbers that equals approximately 1.618. Usually written as the Greek letter phi, it is strongly associated with the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers wherein each number is added to the last.

Negative space

LeviGonz — 2023-10-04 15:35:28 UTC

In art and design, negative space is the empty space around and between the subject of an image

positive space

LeviGonz — 2023-10-04 15:36:12 UTC

Positive space is a term used to refer to the areas of interest and focus in a piece of artwork. Positive space is often the subject of a work of art such as a person, landscape, or object.

Long exposure

LeviGonz — 2023-11-29 16:33:39 UTC

Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements.

Time lapse

LeviGonz — 2023-11-29 16:34:10 UTC

Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing.

Light painting

LeviGonz — 2023-11-29 16:35:03 UTC

Light painting, painting with light, light drawing, or light art performance photography are terms that describe photographic techniques of moving a light source while taking a long-exposure photograph,

Panning

LeviGonz — 2023-11-29 16:35:46 UTC

In cinematography and photography, panning means swivelling a still or video camera horizontally from a fixed position. This motion is similar to the motion of a person when they turn their head on their neck from left to right.

Burst mode

LeviGonz — 2023-11-29 16:36:33 UTC

Burst mode, also called continuous shooting mode, sports mode, continuous mode, or burst shot, is a shooting mode in still cameras where several photos are captured in quick succession by either pressing the shutter button or holding it down.

Spot metering

LeviGonz — 2023-12-06 16:34:41 UTC

evaluates light around the chosen focus point or centre of the frame.

Partial Metering

LeviGonz — 2023-12-06 16:35:38 UTC

covers only the centre 6.2% of the frame in the viewfinder

Center weighted average metering

LeviGonz — 2023-12-06 16:36:40 UTC

like using Evaluative metering with a centre AF point

evaluative metering

LeviGonz — 2023-12-06 16:38:27 UTC

the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography