Photographic terminology and words you love

[Steve Smith]

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]

"acutance"

 

[Bill Burk]

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]

"acutance"

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

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[darkosaric]

Nippon Kogaku sounds nice, nicer than Nikon

 

[TheToadMen]

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]

Depth of field or Field of depth?

 

[darkosaric]

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]

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]

Thanks for posting those....fantastic!

 

[dehk]

+X, Super XX and XXX.

And the best sounding one. Panatomic X.

 

[Black Dog]

GAS....it's a gas!

 

[Sirius Glass]

box speed
Hasselblad
SWC
Graflex
Speed Graphic
Nikon

 

[TheToadMen]

Hasselblad SWC

+1

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

 

[Black Dog]

Gandolfi
Petzval
Small dark print
LIP
Long Tom
Azo
Pyro

 

[MattKing]

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

 

[NedL]

Rapid Rectilinear

 

[darkosaric]

For me it was funny when I first time saw FART

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

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

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

 

[Bob Carnie]

I think that print is DEAD NUTS on