Terms starting with T
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Tonal Contrast
Composition & Visual Design
stops
The difference in brightness between adjacent areas of an image, which controls separation and visual impact.
Tone Mapping
Post-Processing & Retouching
Compressing a high dynamic range image into the limited range a screen or print can show, while preserving apparent detail.
Tracking Sensitivity
Focus & Depth of Field
scale (−3 to +3 typically)
A setting that controls how quickly continuous autofocus abandons its current subject when something else enters the frame.
Travel Photography
Genres, Movements & Theory
Photography of places, cultures and journeys, combining landscape, documentary and portrait approaches.
Triangular Composition
Composition & Visual Design
An arrangement in which the principal elements form a triangle, producing stability and a clear internal structure.
Tripod
Cameras, Formats & Systems
kg (load rating)
A three-legged support that holds the camera rigid for long exposures, precise framing or heavy lenses.
TTL Flash Metering
Lighting & Flash
stops (EV)
Automatic flash exposure in which the camera fires a brief preflash, measures the light returning through the lens, and sets the main burst accordingly.
Twin-lens Reflex (TLR)
Cameras, Formats & Systems
A medium-format camera with two stacked lenses, one for viewing through a waist-level ground glass and one for taking the picture.