10 Photography Terms You Should Know

1. DSLR

Well, the question is: Should I really have to explain anything about DSLR ?? 

The answer is YES and NO both..let's see why..

Why NO?

Because almost everyone knows what the equipment is..

but, why YES?

Because DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex - which is not the camera equipment itself but it's a sensor which is used in the camera. It comes with interchangeable lens mounting system, used by professionals to capture extra-ordinary images.

2. ISO

It is the speed at which the sensor reacts to incoming light.

• The lesser the ISO - the less light is captured by sensor. i.e. darker image.
• The more the ISO - the more light is captured by sensor. i.e. brighter image.

3. Shutter Speed/F-Stop

The duration of time in which light is allowed to enter through lens. It is the speed of shutter opening and closing.

4. Exposure

The amount of light that enters the lens and strikes the film or sensor. Exposures are broken down into Aperture, shutter speed and ISO. It's a combination of the intensity and duration of light.

5. White Balance

It's the process of removing unrealistic color shades, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in the photo. Getting the right white balance helps you get your skin tones right out of camera.

6. Depth Of Field

Amount of the foreground and background that is in focus with the subject. In simple words, it's the blur we get in front of the object or behind the object.

7. Composition

Composition is the visual & artistic layout of an image. It varies from person to person because it depends on how the person sees an image and what he/she captures.

8. Aperture / F-Stop

Aperture & F-stop are interchangeable in terms. But it refers to the same thing: measurements of the diameter of aperture, or basically how much the shutter opens to let the light in.

9. Bokeh

Bokeh is the quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image. Quite favorite for photography lovers to give decent natural lighting effects in their shots.

10. Histogram

A graphical representation of tonal distribution in an image regarding light, dark, colors, etc. A useful tool to caliber and capture good photos.

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