Location Photography: Essential Skills, 2nd Edition

Glossary

Analyse/Analysis	To examine in detail.
Ambient light	The natural or artificial continuous light that exists before the photographer introduces additional lighting.
Aperture	A circular opening in the lens that controls light reaching the film or image sensor.
Averaging meter	A meter that measures the light over a broad area and averages the intensity to indicate one exposure value.
Backlit	A subject illuminated from behind.
Balance	A harmonious or stable relationship between elements within the frame.
Blurred	An image or sections of an image that are not sharp. This can be caused through inaccurate focusing, shallow depth of field or a slow shutter speed.
Bracketing	Over and underexposure either side of a meter-indicated ...