Common photography terms and abbreviations
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<strong>Common</strong> <strong>photography</strong> <strong>terms</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>abbreviations</strong><br />
<strong>Common</strong> <strong>photography</strong> <strong>terms</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>abbreviations</strong><br />
Just as there is in any industry, <strong>photography</strong> has a whole host of <strong>abbreviations</strong> <strong>and</strong> specic<br />
<strong>terms</strong> that are in common use. Here is a short list of some of the most frequently used ones<br />
that you may see in posts or literature.<br />
A or AV - Aperture / Aperture Value . This is normally denoted by an f number or f<br />
stop. The aperture of your lens is the hole in the middle that lets light through.<br />
Confusingly, the higher the number, the smaller the hole. You will normally see it written<br />
as f2.8 or F/8.0 etc<br />
AE or Auto - Automatic Exposure. The camera measures how bright the subject is <strong>and</strong><br />
then sets the the camera up to take what it thinks will be the best image. It will change the<br />
sensitivity of the sensor, the shutter speed <strong>and</strong> the aperture of the lens. This is a quick <strong>and</strong><br />
easy way to capture an image with a high chance of it coming out ok but it leaves the<br />
photographer with no creative control of the result.<br />
<strong>Common</strong> <strong>photography</strong> <strong>terms</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>abbreviations</strong>
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