1. Explain the purpose of glossary
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Glossary
Learn to recognise essential camera, light, composition and editing terms.
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What you will learn
2. Apply a practical method to recognise essential camera, light, composition and editing terms
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3. Recognise the main technical, safety or professional risk
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4. Review the result and record one useful improvement
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Step-by-step practice
Step 1. Identify why glossary matters to the photograph you want to make.
Step 2. Prepare the subject, location, equipment and any required permission.
Step 3. Practise how to recognise essential camera, light, composition and editing terms.
Step 4. Review focus, exposure, light, composition, story and responsible practice.
Step 5. Complete this activity: Choose ten terms and explain each in your own words.
Safe and responsible practice: Keep learning practical, save your work and use the confirmed academy routes.
Practical activity
Complete and record this task
Choose ten terms and explain each in your own words.
Good-practice checklist
Use the confirmed photography- filename
Save work in the correct course folder
Complete the practical activity for glossary
Record settings or decisions that produced the best result
Review the result on a second screen or as a print
Ask a qualified person when safety, privacy or legal consequences are significant
Essential photography glossary
Aperture
The adjustable lens opening that affects exposure and depth of field.
Aspect ratio
The proportional relationship between image width and height.
Depth of field
The distance range that appears acceptably sharp.
Exposure
The amount of light recorded by the camera.
Focal length
A lens measurement that influences angle of view and framing.
Histogram
A graph showing the distribution of tones in an image.
ISO
The camera setting that controls signal amplification and affects noise.
Metering
The camera's method of estimating exposure.
RAW
A file containing minimally processed image data for flexible editing.
Shutter speed
The time the sensor is exposed to light, affecting motion rendering.
White balance
A setting or adjustment used to render colour under different light sources.
Workflow
The repeatable process from planning and capture to backup, editing and delivery.
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