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1.) Shutter: Shutter is a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure. In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time. This determins the amount of exposure on an object.

2.) Shutter Speeds: In photography, shutter speed is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the effective length of time a camera’s shutter is open.The camera’s shutter speed is a measurement of how long its shutter remains open as the picture is taken. The slower the shutter speed, the longer the exposure time.The longer the number the faster it is and the shorter the number the slower the shutter speed is.

3.) Shutter Priority: This is a system used in some automatic cameras in which the shutter speed is selected by the user and the appropriate aperture is then set by the camera user.

4.) Exposure: In photography, exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photo during the process of taking a photograph. When taking a photo, your camera automatically underexposed the image. To stop this from occuring when taking a photograph you need the perfect amount of light.  

5.) Aperture: This is a hole or an opening through which light travels in a camera. In other words the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane.

6.) ISO/ASA:  Film speed is the measure of a photographic film’s sensitivity to light. This is measured by the ISO system. This system

7.) Bulb: This is a shutter speed setting that allows for a long exposure times under the direct control of the photographer. With this setting, the shutter stays open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed.

8.) Cable Release: This is a cable attached to the shutter release of a camera which allows the photographer to open the shutter without touching or moving the camera.

9.) Tripod: A tripod is generally used as a platform of some sort. It is also a three-legged stand for supporting a camera and or any other apparatus.

10.) Bracketing: In photography, bracketing is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different or the same camera settings.

Camera Vocabulary

1.) SLR, Single Lens Reflex. This is the part of a camera that includes one lens, a mirror and a prism that the photographer looks through.

2.) TLR, Two Lens Reflects.  

3.) Lens, raws the light into the camera and focuses it into the film plane.

4.) Shutter speed control, This controls the length of the time that the shutter remains open.

5.) Aperture, This is the opening that is produced by the iris-diaphram. Through this light passes to the film plane.   

6.) ASA/ISO/Film Speed, American Standards Association.  

7.) ASA/ISO Dial, International Standards Organization. The Number represents the camera sesitivity to light.

8.) Shutter Button, When the photographer presses this button on the camera it automatically releases the shutter of the camera. This happens so that it can open to capture a picture, and then clses which allows an exposure time as determined bt the shutter speed.  

9.) Rewind Knob, This rewinds the film back into the film cassette.

10.) Self Timer, This button trips the shutter after a short delay which allows everyone to be in the photo.

11.) Counter, This consists of a wheel that is inside of a camera which counts the amount of photos taken on that film reel.   

12.) Hot shoe, This is the mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit.

13.) Depth of Field Scale,This is the range of ability od sharp focus in the front and behind the distance the lens is focused on.

14.) Film Rewind Button,This button unlocks the film advance and shutter interlock. This allows you to rewind the film back into the origional canister so that you can then remove the canister from the camera without exposing the film.