Photographic terminology and words you love

Steve Smith · May 4, 2014

Bob Carnie said:
When viewing prints I sometimes like referring to them as being ( flat as piss on a plate)

A work collegue once referred to something as being bone flat.

I like to mix up sayings too. I use as black as a pancake and as flat as the ace of spades,

Steve.

yulia_s_rey · May 4, 2014

"acutance"

Bill Burk · May 4, 2014

I always liked the name "Group f/64."

Most of the time I think about it when my work is coming out contrary to the ideals, and I worry about having my membership card revoked.

TheToadMen · May 4, 2014

yurisrey said:
"acutance"

I still don't know what that means ...

Thomas Bertilsson · May 4, 2014

I like words that are precise, concise, and represent something that somebody with a hint of knowledge actually can understand. Sometimes when I try to help beginners come to terms with film, developer, and darkroom printing as a system, I find it exceedingly difficult to explain it to them clearly so that they actually understand AND remember.
Those terms that help me explain in an effective way are much appreciated.

benjiboy · May 5, 2014

Bob Carnie said:
When viewing prints I sometimes like referring to them as being ( flat as piss on a plate)

Around here Bob that's "as flat as a fart"

TheToadMen · May 5, 2014

benjiboy said:
Around here Bob that's "as flat as a fart"

in Holland we say: "zo plat als een dubbeltje" (= as flat as a dime)

Bob Carnie · May 5, 2014

In Canada hot air raises in an upward curve, it must be different in UK.. lots of rain I think

QUOTE=benjiboy;1644746]Around here Bob that's "as flat as a fart"[/QUOTE]

Black Dog · May 5, 2014

Verichrome Pan...it was a b+w neg film. Also 'chromes' and 'trannies'.

darkosaric · May 7, 2014

Nippon Kogaku sounds nice, nicer than Nikon

TheToadMen · May 7, 2014

Word of the day: "Autochrome Lumière"

"Autochrome Lumière"
One of the first real (commercial) colour photography processes (1903), using potatoes.
See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autochrome_Lumière #note: link repaired#

I like the sound of this name, but also the prints made with this process. I wish it was still available.
Gum printing comes close, but isn't the same.

Here are some examples, about 100 years old!!

clogz · May 7, 2014

Depth of field or Field of depth?

darkosaric · May 7, 2014

TheToadMen said:
Here are some examples, about 100 years old!!

They are beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Next time when I will be visiting Paris I will visit The Albert Kahn Museum - thanks to your post .

TheToadMen · May 7, 2014

darkosaric said:
They are beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Next time when I will be visiting Paris I will visit The Albert Kahn Museum - thanks to your post .

You're welcome!
In the mean time you can visit this website: http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/index.html to see his work.

Black Dog · May 7, 2014

Thanks for posting those....fantastic!

dehk · May 7, 2014

+X, Super XX and XXX.

And the best sounding one. Panatomic X.

Black Dog · May 7, 2014

GAS....it's a gas!

Sirius Glass · May 7, 2014

box speed
Hasselblad
SWC
Graflex
Speed Graphic
Nikon

TheToadMen · May 7, 2014

Sirius Glass said:
Hasselblad SWC

+1

Got me one of those myself recently. (there was a url link here which no longer exists).

Black Dog · May 7, 2014

Gandolfi
Petzval
Small dark print
LIP
Long Tom
Azo
Pyro

MattKing · May 7, 2014

"reciprocity" - said best with rolling "r"s.
"hand made print"
"fridge/drawer/cupboard full of film"

NedL · May 7, 2014

Rapid Rectilinear

darkosaric · May 8, 2014

For me it was funny when I first time saw FART

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/fart.htm

Thomas Bertilsson · May 8, 2014

Leica
Hasselblad
Tri-X
HP5 when pronounced as 'Haech-pee-five'
Sepia
Lumen print
Medalist
Ektalure
Pyrocat

Bob Carnie · May 8, 2014

I think that print is DEAD NUTS on

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