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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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Light

Photography; Professional photography

Visible radiated energy which forms part of the electro-magnetic spectrum in the wavelength range of 4000-7000 Å (400-720 nm).

Quartz-iodine lamp

Photography; Professional photography

Compact tungsten filament lamp designed to maintain its colour temperature and light intensity throughout its working life.

Sodium bisulfite

Photography; Professional photography

Chemical used in fixing baths as an acidifying agent.

Belitski's reducer

Photography; Professional photography

Solution used as a chemical reducer for negatives. It consists of ferric potassium citrate or oxalate in an acid fixing solution.

Dry plates

Photography; Professional photography

Term used to describe gelatin coated plates in the days when wet collodion process was still popular.

Watkins factor

Photography; Professional photography

Is an old system of development control, based on observation of the processing image under safe lights.

Clayden effect

Photography; Professional photography

Desensitising of an emulsion by means of exposure to a strong, brief flash of light.

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