Glossary

Aliasing

The display of a digital image where a curved line appears jagged due to the square pixels.

Ambient light

The natural or artificial continuous light that exists before the additional lighting is introduced.

Analyse/Analysis

To examine in detail.

Anti-aliasing

The process of smoothing the appearance of a curved line in a digital image.

Aperture

A circular opening in the lens that controls light reaching the sensor.

Backlit

A subject illuminated from behind.

Balance

A harmonious relationship between elements within the frame.

Bit

Short for binary digit, the basic unit of the binary language.

Blurred

An image or sections of an image that are not sharp. This can be caused through inaccurate focusing, shallow depth ...

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