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

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

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Weekly Vocab

Magnum PhotosAccording 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 PropagandaBlack 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 PropagandaWhite 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. 

Monday, March 3, 2014

Weekly Vocab

Staged PhotographyPhotographs 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. 

20 Picture Motion GIF