Professional photography

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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Supper coat

Photography; Professional photography

Top coating of non-sensitized gelatin added to sensitised emulsions to form a protective layer.

Candid pictures

Photography; Professional photography

Unposed pictures of people and animals, often taken without the subject's knowledge. These usually appear more natural and relaxed than posed pictures.

Midtone

Photography; Professional photography

Is an area in a print or scene that contains average values.

Self-timer

Photography; Professional photography

Mechanism for delaying the opening of the shutter for a given number of seconds after the release has been operated.

Warm tone developer

Photography; Professional photography

Is a developer producing image colours in chlorobromide papers ranging from warm black to reddish brown, according to type.

Focusing magnifier

Photography; Professional photography

Device to magnify the optical image and aid visual focusing.

Describes a grey camera philtre which has an equal opacity to all the colours of the spectrum and so does not affect the colours in the final image. It is used to reduce the amount of light entering ...