Photographic Formats: English Vocabulary List

a form of photography that captures and reproduces images in color

"Color photography records natural hues."

"Color photography became widely available in the nineteen sixties replacing black and white for most amateur use."

a photographic technique where chemicals are applied and manually manipulated on a photo-sensitive surface to create abstract images

"Chemigram uses chemistry on photo paper."

"The chemigram creates images by applying photographic chemicals directly to paper without using a camera."

the process of capturing and storing images using electronic sensors and processing them with digital software rather than traditional photographic film and darkroom techniques

"Digital photography stores images electronically."

"Digital photography stores images as electronic files rather than on film allowing instant viewing and editing."

a style of photography that intentionally creates images with a low-quality aesthetic, often using low-end cameras, expired film, or alternative processing techniques

"Lo-fi photography uses low-fidelity gear."

"Lo fi photography embraces imperfections like light leaks blur and grain for an artistic vintage aesthetic."

a form of lo-fi photography that emphasizes spontaneity, experimentation, and the use of low-end cameras, often resulting in images with a distinct, vibrant, and sometimes unpredictable aesthetic

"Lomography emphasizes imperfect spontaneous photos."

"Lomography celebrates spontaneous snapshot photography using inexpensive plastic cameras with distinctive color saturation and vignetting."

the practice of capturing and reproducing images with a single color or shades of a single color, typically black and white or grayscale

"Monochrome photography uses single color."

"Monochrome photography uses only shades of a single color typically black and white or sepia tones."

a technique that captures a wide and elongated view of a scene by combining multiple images into a single panoramic image, providing an immersive and expansive visual experience

"Panoramic photography shows wide views."

"Panoramic photography captures wide horizontal scenes by stitching multiple images together or using specialized wide format cameras."

a technique used to create a three-dimensional illusion in by presenting two slightly offset images of the same scene to the left and right eyes

"Stereoscopy creates three-dimensional images."

"Stereoscopy creates the illusion of three dimensions by presenting two slightly different images to each eye."

an artificial environment generated by a computer that makes the user think what they are seeing or hearing is real, by using a special headphone and a helmet that displays the generated environment

"Virtual reality can be used for realistic training simulations."

"A cave automatic virtual environment is an immersive virtual reality space where projectors are directed to three"

a dry photocopying process that uses electrostatic charges to transfer toner particles onto a surface to create a printed image

"Xerography is dry photocopying."

"Xerography is a dry copying process that uses electrostatic charges to transfer toner onto paper."

a type of photographic print mounted on a stiff board measuring 4.25 x 6.5 inches, which was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for creating formal portraits

"Cabinet card was 19th century portrait."

"Cabinet cards were popular photographic portraits mounted on card stock in the late nineteenth century."

a technique that involves using a digital camera or smartphone camera to take photos or videos through a spotting scope or other type of telescope, allowing for long-range observation and photography of wildlife, landscapes, and other subjects

"Digiscoping uses telescope for distant subjects."

"Digiscoping involves taking through a spotting scope or telescope using a digital camera or smartphone adapter."

a type of photography that involves capturing images of very small objects or details at a high magnification, often using specialized microscopes, cameras, or lenses

"Microphotography captures tiny things."

"Microphotography allows us to see the intricate details of insect anatomy that are invisible to the naked eye."

the scientific measurement of light in terms of its intensity, color, and other properties

"Photometry measures light."

"Astronomers use photometry to measure the brightness of stars and detect planets passing in front of them."

a device used to view two separate images, usually photographs, in a way that creates the illusion of a single three-dimensional image

"Stereoscope views paired stereo images."

"The stereoscope was a popular Victorian device that made two dimensional photographs appear three dimensional through special viewing."

a technique that involves mounting a camera or smartphone over the eyepiece of a telescope, binoculars, or other optical instrument to capture images of distant objects

"Afocal photography attaches camera to telescope."

"Afocal photography captures images through binoculars or telescopes without using a camera lens attached directly."

a technique that captures motion or movement in a still image, often using long exposure times, panning, or other techniques to create a sense of dynamic energy or action

"Kinetic photography moves camera during exposure."

"Kinetic photography intentionally moves the camera during exposure to create abstract blurred patterns of light."

a technique that involves using a kite to lift a camera into the air to capture aerial photographs from a high vantage point

"Kite aerial photography flies camera with kite."

"Kite aerial photography lifts cameras into the air using kites for low altitude landscape documentation without aircraft."

a photographic technique that involves moving a light source, such as a flashlight or a sparkler, during a long exposure to create patterns, shapes, and other designs in the resulting image

"Light painting moves lights during exposure."

"Light painting creates images by moving light sources during a long exposure in a dark environment."

a technique that involves capturing close-up images of small objects or details at a high magnification, often using specialized lenses or equipment to reveal intricate textures, patterns, and colors that are not visible to the naked eye

"Macro photography shoots extreme close-ups."

"Macro photography captures extreme close up images of small subjects like insects flowers and snowflakes at life size or larger."

a technique that involves using selective focus and distortion to create the illusion of a miniature or toy-like scene, often using a special lens or post-processing software to manipulate the perspective and depth of field

"Miniature faking creates toy look."

"The photographer used miniature faking techniques to make the bustling city street appear like a model train set."

a technique that simulates a miniature scene by selectively blurring parts of a photo while keeping other parts in sharp focus

"Tilt-shift photography controls focus plane."

"Tilt shift photography uses special lenses that tilt and shift to control perspective and focus planes creatively."

a photographic technique that involves following a moving subject with a camera while using a slower shutter speed, resulting in a sharp subject against a blurred background that conveys a sense of motion and speed

"Panning follows moving subject horizontally."

"Panning photography follows a moving subject horizontally with the camera while using a slow shutter speed."

a photographic image created without a camera by placing objects directly onto a photosensitive paper or film and exposing it to light to produce a unique and abstract silhouette-like image

"Photogram exposes objects on photo paper."

"A photogram is a camera less image made by placing objects directly onto photosensitive paper and exposing it to light."

the practice of taking a photograph of a specific location or scene at two or more different points in time, often to document changes and differences that have occurred over time

"Rephotography repeats earlier photograph location."

"Rephotography takes new photographs from the exact same location and angle as older historical images to show change over time."

a technique that involves photographing large or elongated objects by unrolling them in a controlled manner while capturing a series of overlapping images to create a high-resolution digital image of the entire object

"Rollout photography captures long objects."

"The museum used rollout photography to document the ancient scroll's intricate details."

a photographic technique that involves briefly exposing a partially developed photographic image to a brief burst of light, resulting in a reversal of tones and a unique and surreal appearance

"Solarization partially reverses tones."

"Solarization partially reverses tones in a photograph by exposing the developing image briefly to white light."

a term used in photography that refers to the act of reducing the size of the aperture in a camera lens, resulting in a larger depth of field and less light entering the camera

"Stopping down closes lens aperture."

"Stopping down means using a smaller aperture to increase depth of field and reduce light entering the lens."

a technique that involves capturing a series of still images at set intervals over a period of time and then combining them into a video, allowing for the acceleration of time and the visualization of slow or gradual changes

"Time-lapse compresses long events short."

"Time lapse photography compresses long events into short videos by taking frames at slow intervals and playing them rapidly."

(of a motion picture, photograph, etc.) showing only black, white, and gray colors

"The old film is black-and-white."

"The classic silent film was entirely black-and-white, with no color to distract from the dramatic storytelling."

a technique used to colorize black and white images or to enhance the color contrast in color images by assigning false colors to different shades or values of gray

"Pseudocolor enhances grayscale images."

"Pseudocolor assigns artificial colors to grayscale images to highlight differences that would otherwise be invisible."