This is a list of the basic glossary terms, feel free to add anything that is not already mentioned. This is a start, and I will continually update. Feel free to ask anything that you would like to find the meaning for.


AF Servo: Autofocus Servo refers to the camera's ability to continuously focus on a moving subject, a feature normally only found on digital SLRs. It is generally used by sports or wildlife photographers to keep a moving subject in focus.

Aperture: The lens opening, which permits light to expose the film in a traditional camera or the CCD (charge-coupled device) in a digital camera or camcorder. The aperture may be either fixed or adjustable and is calibrated in f-stop numbers (the higher the number, the smaller the opening).

Depth-of-field (DOF): The zone where all elements in a picture are in focus.

Exposure: The exposure is the amount of light received by the film or sensor and is determined by how wide you open the lens diaphragm (aperture) and by how long you keep the film or sensor exposed (shutterspeed). The effect an exposure has depends on the sensitivity of the film or sensor.

F-stop: Indicates the relative size of the lens opening (aperture) and is written, for example as f/16. The larger the aperture, the smaller the f-stop. Each number represents an aperture that admits half as much light as the preceding one.

ISO: equivalent Conventional camera film is rated using the International Standards Organization (ISO), which determines the film speed. The higher the ISO number, the "faster" the film, meaning the less light needed to take a picture. Although digital cameras do not use traditional film, the industry uses an ISO equivalency rating to describe their light sensitivity.

Noise: Unwanted electrical signals that produce spots on the image.

Shutter speed: The camera's shutter opens and closes when you take a shot, allowing light to hit the film or image sensor. Shutter speed refers to the amount of time the shutter stays open and is measured in fractions of a second. A very fast shutter speed can capture clear images of fast action, like horse races, while slow shutter speeds are better suited to shots of static subjects like sunsets or city lights.

Good idea

I think it would be good to have a glossary of terms in relation to cars if there isn't one already.

OOF -

Out Of Focus

Composition -

The way the photo was taken, as in the angle, position or the way it was framed.

Abstract -

Different for the point of being different.
"Thought of or stated without reference to a specific instance"
but in photography, it's more... a photo which may not have a subject or genre to it, it's just, abstract!

White Balance -

Most video and digital still cameras can adjust for color temperature by zooming into a white object and setting the white balance (telling the camera "this object is white"); the camera then shows true white as white and adjusts all the other colors accordingly. White-balancing is necessary especially indoors under fluorescent lighting and when moving the camera from one lighting situation to another. The setting called "Auto white balance" is not recommended for optimum quality video or stills.

EXIF Info -

The information which is stored within each photo by the camera, it tells all the settings in which the photo was taken, including the date, time, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc.

AF definition is abit off; AF Servo is the general term used to describe the AF setting the camera is on and includes

AI Servo (Canon) or Continuous-Servo AF-C (Nikon) - focus is constantly adjusted over the selected AF point to track for movement. Focus does not lock and shooting is possible at any time. Ideal for moving objects but will go haywire with static subjects.

One Shot (Canon) or Single Servo AF-S (Nikon) - focus locks on a point and the camera assumes the subject is stationary. Focus can be locked but the subject will be out of focus if it or the camera moves. Ideal for static objects.

AI Servo (Canon) - focus begins with One Shot and the Camera detects movement and switches to AI Servo.

Focal Length - Wide and Telephoto - refers to the focal length of the lens. Generally this is expressed in "35mm Equivalent", especially in P&S Cameras. All Nikon Digitial SLRs and consumer Canon Digital SLRs also have "cropped sensors". A focal length of 50mm is referred to as normal - it is the field of view our eyes see. Anything less than 50mm is considered "wide" and anything greater than 50mm considered "telephoto". "Telephoto" lenses are often used for sports and wildlife photography where the action is far away. "Wide" lenses are traditionally used for landscapes or even for car photography.

RAW/JPEG - all digital cameras shoot in JPEG format as it is the commonly accepted image format. High end point and shoot cameras and also all Digital SLRs have the ability to shoot RAW. A RAW file is, as the name suggests, the raw data that was captured in the camera. No in camera processing paramters are applied to the file and the processing is done on a RAW converter back on a PC. Shooting in RAW allows for far greater quality, dynamic range and also adjustments including colour temeprature, contrast and exposure.

Vignetting
Vignetting is the name given to the reduction of brightness in the corners of a photograph. Normally attributed to an incorrect lens hood or a very wide angle lens.

Abberation
A chromatic abberation is where the edges of a contrasting object in a photograph appear to have a halo of another colour (that did not actually exist), usually a magenta edge on a white object for example.

This is a really good idea.

Some sites i've come across, they all have same info but some cover more terminology than others. Enjoy



http://www.frogprints.co.nz/help/terminology.cfm

http://www.profotos.com/education/referenc...ary/index.shtml

http://photography.about.com/library/glossary/blglossary.htm

http://support.radioshack.com/support_tuto...id-glossary.htm

Temperature
The setting used to adjust the "warmness"(creating a more yellowy-red atmospheric appearance) or "coolness"(creating a more blue atmospheric appearance) of the White Balance in a shot after it has been taken. Used in RAW processing.
NR or Noise Reduction
Editing technique designed to reduce the appearance of high ISO noise by lightly blurring the area.

Bokeh - Out of focus rendition

Blur - something that i see alot on boost haha jokes

Blur - Lack of sharpness, also could be defined as what other have said, bokeh.