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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

Mask

Photography; Professional photography

Is an opaque material used to cover the edges of the printing paper, and thus produce borders when the paper is exposed to light.

Exposure

Photography; Professional photography

Product of the intensity of light and the time the light is allowed to act on the emulsion (I x T = E).

Retrofocus

Photography; Professional photography

Type of lens design with a negative lens element positioned in front of the diaphragm and a positive lens element positioned at the rear of the diaphragm. This makes the distance from the rear of the ...

Absolute released images

Photography; Professional photography

Any images for which signed model or property releases are on file and immediately available.

Granularity

Photography; Professional photography

Objective term describing the amount that silver halide grains have clumped together within the emulsion.

Expiry date

Photography; Professional photography

Date stamp on most film boxes indicating the useful life of the material in terms of maintaining its published speed and contrast.

Reticulation

Photography; Professional photography

Regular crazed pattern created on the emulsion surface of negatives which is caused by extreme changes of temperature or acidity/alkalinity during processing.

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