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aperture
A device that controls amount of light admitted
composition
The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to
cropping
To prepare for crops
focal length
The distance from a lens to its focus
focal point
The concentration of attention or energy on something
lenses
A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images (plural)
proportion
The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
shutter
A mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
telephoto lens
A camera ___ that magnifies the image
viewfinder
Optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
zoom lens
A camera ___ that magnifies the image
color
Red, blue and yellow are all examples of this
black and white
Communication by means of written symbols
sepia
A shade of brown with a tinge of red
digital
Displaying numbers rather than scale positions
pixels
The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (plural)
autofocus
An optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically
posed
To assume a posture as for artistic purposes
candid
Characterized by directness in manner or speech
portrait
A word picture of a person's appearance and character
lighting
Apparatus for supplying artificial ___ effects for the stage or a film
orientation
An integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
angle
The space between two lines or planes that intersect

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