After the thread about what you've learned doing 365 left me feeling all warm and fuzzy, I thought how fun it would be to do a slight spin on that: show off your knowledge! So here's the idea: post a word you've learned regarding photography, a brief definition (as dumbed-down as possible, please), and an example. For instance:
Bokeh
Bokeh is when part of the picture is out of focus, to draw attention to the part that is in focus.
SOOC means "Straight out of the camera". This is when you don't edit a photo at all and you upload the photo exactly how it is. Some people will put "SOOC with signature added" or something in their description. This just means that they haven't edited the photo at all, they have just added the signature. Here is an example of one of my SOOC photos that I am really pleased with.
I leaned that Bokeh was a new term, for basically what I was taught as DOF (depth of field) and I am too old get used to the term. And tbh, I feel protective for DOF!
I learned discipline, kinda. It was harder than ever imagined to photograph every day - which is why I didnt always do it!
Ramen - Japanese noodles exceptionally cheap and favored by college students.
The only food you can afford after buying a DSLR b/c you spent all your money to get it and then spend all your money buying things for it afterwards..
If it were not for this project I'd have never known the meaning of HDR let alone HOW to do it.
HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging, in a nutshell, is where you take three exposures of the same subject (normal, underexposed, overexposed) and then process them together using a HDR processing program (I use Photomatix Pro).
I'm no expert on this procedure, but I'm sure having fun trying.
Picnik--something I apparently overuse. To the point where (yesterday) I wrote down in my novel that my characters were having a Picnik together.
Go figure.
@cytherisa - Rachel, you haven't quite grabbed any bokeh in your photo. You just have a sharp focus in the foreground and a blurred background. Bokeh is really when you get those pretty circles of reflected light...
@blightygal im with ya on this i learnt dof in college only last september. Bokeh to me are all the large out of focus dots you get.the ones that are heavily used at night on high streets etc
On the lighter side... "Photo Booth". A tickle trunk filled with funny props for people at events to dress up, let loose and get some fun photos. My photo booth was the highlight at a recent birthday party. Most people don't like a photographer skulking around taking photos, but they loved coming up to the photo booth, putting on some silly glasses and hats and having their photos taken with friends. The photo booth was a REAL hit!
"Reverse Macro"
Take off your lens, turn it around, and place it against your camera. This lets you get extremely close images. I've only tried it once, and loved it. this image was taken about 1" from a glass of water and oil.
@blightygal I agree. Bokeh and DOF are different things. You can get nice bokeh with a shallow DOF. Not all bokeh is good. It can distract from the subject.
Here's a good article regarding Bokeh vs DOF Bokeh vs DOF
The inability of film to expose correctly with extremely slow shutterspeeds, this phenomenon refers to the failure of the reciprocal functions of shutterspeed and aperture. So, when you're taking slow shots of 1 second or more duration, you need to counter reciprocity failure by doubling the exposure time if the "proper" exposure would be 1 to 10 seconds, or quad-rupling (doubling then doubling again) if the exposure would normally be 10+ seconds.
The same is not necessarily true of digital sensors, but it is worth keeping in mind if images appear noisy despite low ISO settings.
@cytherisa - you're right... there is contradiction in that wiki site, like many wiki sites as well. Your second shot there certainly qualifies for bokeh, more than the first.
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SOOC means "Straight out of the camera". This is when you don't edit a photo at all and you upload the photo exactly how it is. Some people will put "SOOC with signature added" or something in their description. This just means that they haven't edited the photo at all, they have just added the signature. Here is an example of one of my SOOC photos that I am really pleased with.
PHD/Point and Shoot
PHD stands for "Push Here Dummy". A PHD is simply a point and shoot camera. This means that they are a portable pocket digital camera that may have a manual mode, or it may not.http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD1100IS-Digital-Stabilized/dp/B0012Y6958/ref=sr_1_6?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1306520603&sr=1-6 This is mine... I think :)
Thats all for now. Nice idea though!
I learned discipline, kinda. It was harder than ever imagined to photograph every day - which is why I didnt always do it!
I saw a thread on another site about raw a while ago..a HUGE fight ensued over the correct spelling 'raw' or 'RAW'...several people left the site!!
Cool thread!
Drama Queen
noun
A big baby.
The only food you can afford after buying a DSLR b/c you spent all your money to get it and then spend all your money buying things for it afterwards..
HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging, in a nutshell, is where you take three exposures of the same subject (normal, underexposed, overexposed) and then process them together using a HDR processing program (I use Photomatix Pro).
I'm no expert on this procedure, but I'm sure having fun trying.
A phrase that irks many on this site. ;-D
Go figure.
wiki has an interesting article on it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh
Take off your lens, turn it around, and place it against your camera. This lets you get extremely close images. I've only tried it once, and loved it. this image was taken about 1" from a glass of water and oil.
@soxfansara - excellent contribution to this thread and thank you.
Here's a good article regarding Bokeh vs DOF
Bokeh vs DOF
The inability of film to expose correctly with extremely slow shutterspeeds, this phenomenon refers to the failure of the reciprocal functions of shutterspeed and aperture. So, when you're taking slow shots of 1 second or more duration, you need to counter reciprocity failure by doubling the exposure time if the "proper" exposure would be 1 to 10 seconds, or quad-rupling (doubling then doubling again) if the exposure would normally be 10+ seconds.
The same is not necessarily true of digital sensors, but it is worth keeping in mind if images appear noisy despite low ISO settings.
Also, I just really love the word "reciprocity".