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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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Alcohol thermometer
Photography; Professional photography
Instrument used for measuring temperature. It is an inexpensive and less accurate version of the mercury thermometer.
Carbro process
Photography; Professional photography
Early colour print process using an adaptation of the carbon printing process.
Fine grain developers
Photography; Professional photography
Film developers which help to keep grain size in the photographic image to a minimum.
Modelling light
Photography; Professional photography
Is a light used to create a three dimensional effect achieved through the perception of form and depth.
Photo-engraving
Photography; Professional photography
Production of a relief printing surface by chemical or mechanical means, with the aid of photography.
Tacking iron
Photography; Professional photography
Heated tool used to stick part of the dry-mounting tissue to a print and its mounting board.
Carte-de-visite
Photography; Professional photography
Portrait photograph on a mount about the size of a postcard. Introduced in 1854, carte-de-visite became a social craze in many countries during the 1860s.
