The world of photography can be a confusing one, especially if you’re only just starting out. Getting your head around some photography terminology, can be like speaking another language! Maybe you don’t know your aperture from your shutter speed, or maybe you’re mixing up your sto-fen and your flash trigger.
If you’re unfamiliar with any photography terms or phrases, this photography encyclopaedia will be a great place to start. Below you’ll find a world of information at your fingertips, so it shouldn’t be long before you’re an expert on all the key words and phrases that people in the photography industry use.
Here’s an encyclopaedia of photography words and terms you’re bound to come across a lot as a photographer or a photographic enthusiast, and afterwards too. Don’t worry – photography terminology can be confusing even to the experts, so it’s always handy to have a list like this to hand just in case.
Hopefully this list can help you in getting to know your equipment, and getting to understand how the camera functions, as well as it’s history.