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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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Normal lens

Photography; Professional photography

Describes a lens with a focal length approximately equal to the diagonal of the film format for which it is being used.

Sodium thiocyanate

Photography; Professional photography

Alternative to potassium thiocyanate and is used as a silver solvent in physical and ultra-fine grain formulae.

Easel

Photography; Professional photography

Device to hold photographic paper flat during exposure, usually equipped with an adjustable metal mask for framing.

Rear focusing system

Photography; Professional photography

System where only the rear lens group moves during focusing. It eliminates changes in the physical length of the lens during focusing.

Wet processing

Photography; Professional photography

Is processing by the application of chemicals in fluid form. The traditional method of photographic processing.

Close-up attachment

Photography; Professional photography

Accessory that enables a camera to focus on subjects nearer than the lens normally allows.

Clip test

Photography; Professional photography

Short sample of film, cut from the main exposed roll, used to determine the appropriate development and/or fixing time.

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