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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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Professional photography

Photolamp

Photography; Professional photography

Tungsten filament photographic lamp with a large diffused bulb, giving light of 3200 K (kelvin).

Texture

Photography; Professional photography

Broadly defined as the surface character of an object.

Charge-coupled device (CCD)

Photography; Professional photography

Electronic sensor used by all autofocus cameras, capable of detecting subject contrast.

Thermography

Photography; Professional photography

Recording images by means of the heat radiated from the subject.

Centigrade

Photography; Professional photography

Scale of temperature in which the freezing point of water is equal to 0° and boiling point to 100° C.

Flash synchronisation

Photography; Professional photography

Method of synchronising flash light duration with maximum shutter opening. There are usually two settings on a camera, X and M. X is the setting used for electronic flash. M is for most expendable ...

Mount

Photography; Professional photography

Is a frame and/or backing used to support and protect prints and transparencies.

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