Monday, March 24, 2014

Weekly Vocab 3/24/14

1. Photodetector: Sensors used to detect light in a given area
2. Infrared: a form of electromagnetic radiation that has a longer wavelength than visible light. A form of infrared light is thermal radiation. 
3. Light-emitting diode: A semiconductor light source that at specific voltages will emit photons. 
4.Thermal imaging camera: a camera that renders thermal radiation in the form of visible light. 

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Weekly Vocabulary 3/18/14

Panoramic Photography: a technique of photography that uses an extended field of view to capture a longer image. Either a specialized camera or digital stitching is used

Colour Banding: an error of inaccurate colour presentation that occurs in computer graphics 

Dither: is a noise that is added intentionally to randomize quantization error, or an error from the digital output. This prevents large-scale patterns such as colour banding in images to occur

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Weekly Vocab 3/11/14

Magnum Photo: an international cooperatives of photographers were the members own the company.

Black Propaganda: The process of using false information to justify a claim or to make the opposition look bad .

White Propaganda: The use of true information to persuade a crowd to follow an idea

Grey Propaganda: To influence people with information that is partially true, but also filled with false information .

Monday, March 3, 2014

Weekly Vocabulary 3/3/14

1. Staged Photography: Photographs that capture an artificial scene, whose only purpose is for the image.

2. Tableau Photography: Also known as living picture, is an image were actors are set to tell a story or particular time period

3. Pictorial Photography: Images that are appealing to the eye, these include landscapes and portraits.