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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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Pixels
Photography; Professional photography
Abbreviation for picture elements. The tiny squares of light making up the picture are transmitted in digital form and reconstituted as a visual image.
Toning
Photography; Professional photography
Method of soaking the print in selenium or similar chemical(s) to help give the print an overall feeling of "richness".
Aperture priority camera
Photography; Professional photography
Semi-automatic camera on which the photographer sets the aperture and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.
Pinhole camera
Photography; Professional photography
Camera without a lens which uses a very small hole pierced in one end to allow light to pass through and form an image on the back of the camera which can be covered by film.
Tone values
Photography; Professional photography
Various shades of grey between the extremes of black & white in a photographic image.
Aperture
Photography; Professional photography
Circular hole in the front of the camera lens which controls the amount of light allowed to pass on to the film.
Cyanotype
Photography; Professional photography
Contact printing process producing a blue image on a white background.
