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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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Impressionism

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Art movement in which painters broke away from the techniques of continuous brushstrokes and clearly expressed detail. They were largely concerned with the effects of light and color.

Photo-silkscreening

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Method of silkscreening images, using a stencil produced photographically.

Time exposure

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General term for an exposure longer than can be set using the camera's fixed shutter speeds.

Angle of incidence

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When light strikes a surface it forms an angle with an imaginary line known as the :normal," which is perpendicular to the surface. The angle created between the incident ray and the normal is ...

Tessar lens

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Famous German non-symmetrical lens design by Zeiss. It is based on the triplet lens.

Caustic potash

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High alkaline used in high contrast developing solutions to promote vigorous development. Highly corrosive and poisonous.

Shelf life

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Length of time unused material or chemicals will remain fresh.

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