Download Photographer Powerpoint Vocabulary Fall `15

Photographer Ppt. Vocabulary
Period 10
aerial photography – photographs of the ground from an elevated position. Platforms
include aircraft, helicopters, balloons, blimps, rockets, kites, poles, and parachutes.
archival – An image that has been processed to have a neutral ph so it is meant to last.
avant-garde - artists and their work which are in the forefront of a movement or of new
ideas, often in opposition to established ideas and traditions; art that's ahead of its time,
innovative, experimental.
commercial photographer – someone who is paid to take pictures for commercial or
business use; advertisement, fashion, food, etc.
commission – In art, it is the hiring and payment for the creation of a specific piece,
daguerreotype – The first commercial photographic process, introduced in Paris in
1839 by Louis J.M. Daguerre. Each daguerreotype consisted of a copper plate, coated
with sensitized silver. After a very long exposure in the camera, the positive image on
the surface was developed by mercury vapor, a process very hazardous to the
photographer. Most daguerreotype images were portraits, required viewing from a
certain angle and had to be kept in a sealed case to prevent the image from rubbing off.
documentary photography – an attempt to produce truthful, objective, and usually
candid photography of a particular subject, significant event or historical occasion.
freelance – when someone is self-employed and is not committed to a particular
employer long term. These photographers are often represented by an agent that sells
their work. Other freelance photographers are completely independent.
juxtaposition – placing two things close together or side by side to permit comparison
or contrast.
Narrative – a story or account of events, experiences, whether true or fiction.
photocomposite - multiple photos that have been merged together.
photography - the art or practice of taking and processing photographs. A combination
of the Greek root words "photo-," meaning "light," and "graphia," meaning "writing" or
"drawing." Thus, "photography" literally means "writing or drawing with light."
photojournalism - a form of journalism that collects, edits and presents news material
for publication in order to tell a news story.
portfolio - a set of photographs or other artwork presented together in a folder
retrospective – looking back on the past; an exhibit of works produced by an artist over
a considerable period of time.
silver gelatin –an image that is commonly known as a black and white photographic
print. Light-sensitive silver halides are suspended in a gelatin which turns black during
processing. The remaining silver is washed away.
street photography - – a type of photography that features subjects in candid situations
in public places. It holds up a mirror to society. Street photography often concentrates on
a single human moment at a decisive instant.
Surrealism – an early 20th-century artistic movement that attempts to express the
workings of the subconscious mind and dreams and is characterized by fantasy and out
of place images.
view camera - camera where the front and back can be raised or set at an angle
independently. It is used especially for architecture to correct for distortion. Also, larger
negatives make sharper prints.
Zone System - A photographic technique for producing photos with an optimum range
of value through exposure and development, developed by Ansel Adams