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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

Rayographs

Photography; Professional photography

Term coined by Man Ray and his friends for pictures made by placing directly on photographic paper (i.e. photograms).

Weak

Photography; Professional photography

Is a negative or print which is low in contrast or density.

Click-stops

Photography; Professional photography

Lens aperture controls using a series of bearings that click audibly into place at each numbered setting.

Free working distance

Photography; Professional photography

Distance between the front of the lens and the subject.

Nitric acid

Photography; Professional photography

Is used in emulsion manufacture, in toners, and in bleaches, it is highly corrosive.

Sodium hydrosulfite

Photography; Professional photography

Used as a fogging agent in reversal processing.

Bichromate

Photography; Professional photography

Refers to potassium bichromate or potassium dichromate, used for bleaching and as a sensitizer for gelatin.

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