Photography Tid-Bits

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Margaret Bourke-White: Time's Magazine's first female photographer.

What are bits in photography?

Bit depth refers to the number of colors that can be displayed by a digital device. The higher the bit depth, the more colors used in the image and, consequently, the larger the file size. JPEG images are always recorded with 8-bit depth. This means the files can record 256 (28) levels of red, green and blue.

 

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  1. Aperture
  2. Macro
  3. 3D – Three dimensional
  4. AEB – Atomic exposure bracketing
  5. CCD – Charge coupled device
  6. CMOS – Complimentary metal oxide semi conductor
  7. CMYK – CYAN, Magenta, yellow, black (colors for print)
  8. DOF – Depth of field
  9. DPI – Dots per inch
  10. DSLR – Digital single – lens reflex
  11. EV – Exposure value
  12. EXIF – Exchangeable image file format
  13. HDR – High Dynamic range
  14. ISO – International standards organization
  15. JPEG – Joint photographic expert group
  16. LCD – Liquid crystal display
  17. NTSC – National television system committee
  18. P&S – Point and Shoot
  19. PAL – Phase altering line
  20. POV – Point of view
  21. PPI – Pixels per inch
  22. RAW – Uncompressed or (raw)
  23. RGB – Red, Green, Blue (color for screen)
  24. SD – Secured digital
  25. SLR – Singe lens reflex
  26. TIFF – Tagged image file format
  27. WB – White balance
  28. XD – Extreme digital
  29. ZLR – Zoom lens reflex

Reverse Dictionary – Camera Definitions