Friday, March 28, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Weekly Vocab
Photodetector - sensors of light or other electromagnetic energy
Infrared - electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, extending from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at 700 nanometers (nm) to 1 mm
Light-emitting diode - two-lead semiconductor light source that resembles a basic pn-junction diode, except that an LED also emits light
Thermal imaging camera - type of thermographic camera used in firefighting, by rendering infrared radiation as visible light, such cameras allow firefighters to see areas of heat through smoke, darkness, or heat-permeable barriers
Infrared - electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, extending from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at 700 nanometers (nm) to 1 mm
Light-emitting diode - two-lead semiconductor light source that resembles a basic pn-junction diode, except that an LED also emits light
Thermal imaging camera - type of thermographic camera used in firefighting, by rendering infrared radiation as visible light, such cameras allow firefighters to see areas of heat through smoke, darkness, or heat-permeable barriers
Weekly Vocab
Panoramic Photography - technique of photography, using specialized equipment or software, that captures images with elongated fields of view
Colour Banding - a problem of inaccurate color presentation in computer graphics
Dither - intentionally applied form of noise used to randomize quantization error, preventing large-scale patterns such as color banding in images
Colour Banding - a problem of inaccurate color presentation in computer graphics
Dither - intentionally applied form of noise used to randomize quantization error, preventing large-scale patterns such as color banding in images
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Weekly Vocab
Magnum Photos: According to co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson, "Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually."
Black Propaganda: Black propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy.
White Propaganda: White propaganda is propaganda which truthfully states its origin. It is the most common type of propaganda.
Grey Propaganda: grey propaganda is where the origin is not defined. usually you are skeptical whether or not the information on the true or false. figuratively, it is a mix between black and white propaganda.
Black Propaganda: Black propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy.
White Propaganda: White propaganda is propaganda which truthfully states its origin. It is the most common type of propaganda.
Grey Propaganda: grey propaganda is where the origin is not defined. usually you are skeptical whether or not the information on the true or false. figuratively, it is a mix between black and white propaganda.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Weekly Vocab
Staged Photography: Photographs that capture staged or artificially constructed scenes made only for the purpose of photography.
Tableau Photography: French phrase meaning “living picture.”
Pictorial Photography: an approach to photography that emphasizes beauty of subject matter, tonality, and composition rather than the documentation of reality.
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