Professional photography

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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Tone separation

Photography; Professional photography

Process of reducing the tonal range of a photograph to a very restricted range. The final result has strong highlights and deep shadows with a set number of intermediate tones. Also refereed to as ...

Amidol

Photography; Professional photography

Soluble reducing agent which works at low pH values.

Copper chloride

Photography; Professional photography

Chemical contained in certain bleaches, toners, intensifiers, and reducers.

Hyperfocal point

Photography; Professional photography

Nearest point to the camera which is considered acceptably sharp when the lens is focused on infinity. When a lens is focused on the hyperfocal point, depth of field extends from a distance halfway ...

Hypo

Photography; Professional photography

Common name for a fixing agent, derived from an abbreviation of hyposulfite of soda, the misnomer applied to sodium thiosulfate during the 19th century.

Photolinen

Photography; Professional photography

Laminate of linen and paper coated with black and white photographic emulsion. It is used for photographic wall coverings.

Texture screen

Photography; Professional photography

Transparent film or glass printed with a fine background pattern. They're interposed between the image and the paper to break up large areas of tone or for special effects.