If you’re just starting out in photography, seeing all the technical terms being thrown around can be confusing and daunting. Apalapse created this 12-minute video with quick explanations of 25 of the most common terms you’ll run into.
Here’s an index of the terms;
1. Aperture
2. Focal Ratio
3. Focal Length
4. Depth of Field
5. Bokeh
6. “T-Stop”
7. Shutter Speed
8. Exposure
9. Long Exposure
10. “Exposure Triangle”
11. ISO
12. Brightness
13. Noise
14. Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)
15. Expose to the Right (ETTR)
16. High Dynamic Range (HDR)
17. RAW Image Mode
18. JPEG Image Mode
19. Post Production
20. Auto Shooting Mode
21. Meter
22. Auto ISO
23. Shutter Priority Mode
24. Aperture Priority Mode
25. Manual Mode
“In this video I wanted to provide not only the definitions of key photography concepts, but how they relate to each other, gradually explaining the photo-taking process as a whole,” Creator Vincent Ledvina says
To watch the video, click here
