GCSE Photography

PANORAMIC/
PANORAMA
PERSPECTIVE
PINHOLE CAMERA
PORTRAIT
RED EYE
RULE OF THIRDS
SATURATION
SHUTTER SPEED
UNDEREXPOSURE
VIEWPOINT
ZOOM
An extended, wide view or pictorial representation of a landscape or other scene. A camera
mode that produces a proportionately wider or taller than normal image, depending on the
camera’s orientation.
Technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships (a scene in three-dimensions) on
a flat surface. Also linked with a ‘vanishing point’ where the objects reduce in size as they
get further away from the viewer.
A camera that uses a very small hole, as if made by a pin instead of a lens, for light to enter
and form an image on the film or other light-sensitive medium.
A photograph of a person or persons.
An image in which a subject’s iris or irises are red instead of black. The red eye effect is
caused by light from a flash travelling through the iris and illuminating the retina.
The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two
equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important
compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.
the subjects on and in between these lines should create a more interesting composition.
The degree of hue in colour as perceived subjectively. Saturated colour can be termed
strong, vivid, intense or deep. Desaturated colour can be termed weak, pale, washed out or
dull.
Controls the duration of an exposure - the faster the Shutter speed, the shorter the
exposure time.
An image is underexposed when the film receives too little light for proper exposure.
Underexposure results in loss of detail in the subject’s dark areas, which can be almost
completely black.
Location of the camera relative to the subject.
The action of varying the focal length of a zoom lens to enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom
out) the image.