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Professional photography
Professional photography is the occupation of taking pictures and selling them freelance or as part of a contract usually with a publication.
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Spectral sensitivity
Photography; Professional photography
Relative response of a photographic emulsion to each of the colours of the spectrum, including infrared and ultraviolet.
Blocked up
Photography; Professional photography
A portion of an overexposed and/or overdeveloped negative so dense with silver halides that texture and detail in the subject are unclear.
Element
Photography; Professional photography
Single lens shaped piece of glass that forms part of a compound lens system.
Opacity
Photography; Professional photography
Is the light stopping power of a a material. The greater the opacity of a substance, the more light its stops. In photography, opacity is expressed as a ration of the amount of light falling on the ...
Spacing bracket
Photography; Professional photography
Device used to position the camera at the right distance from the subject for the lens focus setting in closeup work.
Bleed
Photography; Professional photography
Term used to describe a picture with no borders, which has been printed to the edge of the paper.
Electrophotography
Photography; Professional photography
Creation of images by alteration to the electrical properties of the sensitive material as a result of the action of light.
