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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Metol

Photography; Professional photography

Is a reducing agent which is soft working, especially in the presence of a weak alkali.

Scale

Photography; Professional photography

Linear relation between the size of the subject and the size of its image.

Acid rinse

Photography; Professional photography

Weak acid solution used after development and before fixation. By neutralising alkaline developer left on the photographic material it arrests development.

Composition

Photography; Professional photography

Visual arrangement of all the elements in a photograph.

Barn doors

Photography; Professional photography

Accessory used on spotlights and flood lamps to control the direction of light and width of the beam.

Dodging

Photography; Professional photography

Control of exposure in photographic printing achieved by reducing exposure to specific areas of the paper.

Lens coating

Photography; Professional photography

Layer or multiple layers of thin anti-reflective materials applied to the surface of lens elements to reduce light reflection and increase the amount of transmitted light.