Photography
Photography, exposure, composition, lenses, image-making and photographic genres.
Areas within Photography
Visual art
General vocabulary for visual artworks, artistic media and creative practice.
97 wordsPainting and drawing
Painting, drawing, colour, line, composition, media and techniques.
50 wordsSculpture
Three-dimensional art, carving, modelling, casting and sculptural materials.
42 wordsArchitecture
Buildings, architectural design, structure, form and built environments.
178 wordsGraphic design
Layout, branding, visual communication, graphics and publication design.
39 wordsDesign principles
Balance, contrast, hierarchy, proportion, rhythm, alignment and other design principles.
35 wordsArt history
Artistic movements, periods, styles, criticism and historical context.
35 wordsPhotography
Photography, exposure, composition, lenses, image-making and photographic genres.
36 wordsTextiles and fashion
Fabric, textiles, garments, fashion design and decorative surface techniques.
227 wordsTypography
Type, fonts, letterforms, spacing, readability and typographic design.
17 wordsArchitecture
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
110 wordsDesign studies
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
4 wordsVisual art
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
50 words39 featured terms
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an man-made opening; usually small
Cameranounequipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
Composingnounthe spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in…
Compositionnounthe spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in…
Documentaryadjective(of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
Exposurenounthe intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"
Landscapeverbdo landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"
Lensnouna transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Lens systemnouna transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Lensenouna transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Photographverbrecord on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
Photographic cameranounequipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
Photographynounthe occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
Portraitnouna word picture of a person's appearance and character
Portraiturenouna word picture of a person's appearance and character
Portrayalnouna word picture of a person's appearance and character
Shootverbrecord on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
Shutternouna mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
Snapverbrecord on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
Condensernounlens used to concentrate light on an object
Contactnouna thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Embouchurenounthe aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Eyeglassnounlens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
Eyepiecenouncombination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
Fresnel lensnounlens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length
Meniscusnoun(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
Monoclenounlens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
Mouthpiecenounthe aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Mouthpiecenouna part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"
Objectivenounthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
Ocularnouncombination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
Retakeverbphotograph again; "Please retake that scene"
x-rayverbtake an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"
Existentadjectivebeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people, not ghosts"; "a film based on re…
Filmverbmake a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
Landscapeverbembellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"
Realadjectivebeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people, not ghosts"; "a film based on re…
Shootverbmake a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
Takeverbmake a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
