Photographic terminology and words you love

[Thomas Bertilsson]

I think that print is DEAD NUTS on

 

[Black Dog]

Kentona
Zonie
Nikkor
Fisheye
Kodaker

 

[Bob Carnie]

we need to pump up those highlights a bit.

damm those shadows are blocking up.

you do not know shit from shinola about printing

 

[Maris]

I like the Scheimpflug condition. Photographers who have never used a view camera are amazed at what it can do. It's best said Scheimpfluuuuug to echo the focus-stretch effect.

 

[Shawn Dougherty]

glowacious... I've read about Brett Weston busting that one out and now I tend to think of certain lighting conditions that way.

 

[baachitraka]

Balgenkamera

Zweiaeugige Spiegelreflexkamera

Messsucherkamera

 

[cliveh]

Balgenkamera

Zweiaeugige Spiegelreflexkamera

Messsucherkamera

Please tell what they mean.

 

[Wayne]

I love all words that describe analog photography, but Neo-Autochromists has to be near the top of the list. So is heliography, apochromatic, anastigmat. Oh, and that most magical word: Film

 

[AgX]

Please tell what they mean.

bellows camera

TLR-camera

rangefinder camera

 

[Bill Burk]

"Hey what reading are you getting?"

I love that phrase because it can mean one and only one thing... I'm out photographing with friends.

 

[pdeeh]

bath

 

[pdeeh]

sensitive material

 

[baachitraka]

Sequestering Agent

 

[baachitraka]

Base and Fog

 

[dorff]

I like "photography" - literally, drawing with light. It is worth remembering where it all started.

I like puns and ambiguity, especially in words like focus, composed etc. They often make for phrases with double entendre that can be both fun and meaningful.

 

[Bob Carnie]

blown out highlights


blocked up shadows

contrast to die for

 

[removed account4]

air bells
solarize
rayograph

 

[NedL]

full stand
semi stand
bromide drag

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

full stand
semi stand
bromide drag

Bromide drag race?

 

[NedL]

Bromide drag race?

 

[cliveh]

Metol Formula 1

 

[dorff]

Ain't no such thing as a free lunch. It's not a photographic saying, but I never realised how true it is until I started shooting and developing film.

 

[Black Dog]

Vortograph
Hektor
ULF
Velox
Acros
Plastika
Ilfomar
POP

 

[randyB]

Azo
Portralure (a long discontiued portrait paper from Kodak with beautiful brown tones)
Heliar
Protar
Elmar

just to name a few.

 

[Bob Carnie]

the density is off

add 2 magenta please