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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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Single lens reflex (SLR)
Photography; Professional photography
Stands for single lens reflex. It is a camera of 35mm or medium format in which a system of mirrors shows the user the image precisely as the lens renders it.
Munsell system
Photography; Professional photography
Is a method of precise colour description, based on comparison with comprehensive hue and saturation charts. Has closest application to pigments, whereas the CIE system relates directly to light.
Simultaneous contrast
Photography; Professional photography
Effect that adjacent colour hues have upon each other.
Back projection
Photography; Professional photography
Projection system often used to create location backgrounds in the studio.
Video still camera
Photography; Professional photography
Is a camera using an electronic charge coupled device instead of film.
Floating elements
Photography; Professional photography
One or more elements in a lens which adjust position relative to other components during focusing or zooming. Used to maintain correction of lens aberrations at all settings.
