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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

Smear

Photography; Professional photography

An unwanted visual phenomenon associated with bright objects that usually appears in digital images as a coma of white light emanating from the bright light source.

Speedlight

Photography; Professional photography

A type of Nikon flash unit. Use this term only in the product name; never use as a generic term for "flash unit".

Small picture

Photography; Professional photography

The name for a menu option that creates a small copy of image.

Soften

Photography; Professional photography

Of photographs: To blur slightly, hiding blemishes and other unwanted details.

Spot metering

Photography; Professional photography

A metering method that metres only a small portion of the frame.

Software

Photography; Professional photography

A collection of programs, procedures, and related documents performing some task or set of tasks in a computer system. Often contrasted with the physical elements of the system ("hardware").

Vibration

Photography; Professional photography

Oscillation, usually with a comparatively short period and low amplitude. Vibrations that affect the camera while the shutter is open may cause motion blur in photographs. Camera vibration may be ...

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