Terms starting with S
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Still Life Photography
Photography of inanimate objects arranged deliberately by the photographer.
Printing, Display & OutputStochastic Screening
A halftoning method using dots of fixed size distributed in a randomised pattern rather than a regular grid.
Exposure & MeteringStop
The fundamental unit of exposure change: one stop doubles or halves the amount of light reaching the sensor.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesStop Bath
A mildly acidic solution used after development to halt the process immediately.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesStop Motion
Animation created by photographing an object frame by frame, moving it slightly between exposures.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStraight Photography
An approach insisting that photography's proper qualities are sharpness, detail and tonal range, without imitation of other media.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStreet Photography
Candid photography of everyday life in public places, made without directing the subject.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesStroboscopic Flash
Firing a flash repeatedly during a single long exposure, recording a sequence of positions in one frame.
Sensors & Digital CaptureStuck Pixel
A photosite permanently reporting its maximum value, appearing as a fixed bright dot regardless of exposure.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStudium
Barthes's term for the general, culturally shared interest a photograph holds — its subject, context and craft.
Focus & Depth of FieldSubject Tracking
A mode in which the camera identifies a chosen subject and follows it around the frame, moving the active focus area to match.
Exposure & MeteringSunny 16 Rule
A field estimate stating that in bright, direct sunshine, correct exposure is f/16 with a shutter speed of one over the ISO.
Composition & Visual DesignSymmetry
A composition in which one half of the frame mirrors the other across a vertical, horizontal or radial axis.