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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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Absolute temperature
Photography; Professional photography
The temperature at which most molecular movement ceases. It is often referred to as absolute zero (-273° C).
Colour separation
Photography; Professional photography
Process of photographic an image through philtres to produce three black and white negatives that represent red, green and blue content.
Grains
Photography; Professional photography
Exposed and developed silver halides which have formed black metallic silver grains, producing the visible photographic image.
Step wedge
Photography; Professional photography
Printed series of density increases, in regular steps from transparent to opaque. Its a method of making exposure tests when enlarging.
Broad lighting
Photography; Professional photography
Portrait lighting in which the main light source illuminates the side of the face closes to the camera.
Aftertreatment
Photography; Professional photography
The treatment of negatives and prints to correct certain faults in exposure and development, or to create special effects.
Contact screen
Photography; Professional photography
Type of half-tone screen in which the dots consist of slightly unsharp halos. Used to make half-tone images.
