A List of the Most Common Abbreviations in Photography
Posted: July 03, 2018
Keeping track of photography abbreviations can be really confusing. ISO, AF, DSLR, DPI...what do they all mean? There are so many of them that often even veteran photographers can get them mixed up at times. Get caught up on the most common photography abbreviations with this list.
Megan Kennedy, writer for Digital Photography School, shares a list of the most common abbreviations in photography.
For a visual medium, photography is a bit of an alphabet soup when it comes to abbreviations. AWB, DOF, RGB… Even for the seasoned photographer, photographic abbreviations can be a confusing encounter. Here are a few of the most common photography abbreviations to help you tell your TIFF’s from your TTL’s.
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Aperture priority commonly abbreviated to A or Av (for aperture value) is a setting on your camera that allows you to adjust the aperture value (otherwise known as the f-number or f-stop) while the camera automatically selects a shutter speed to produce an image with the correct exposure.
As you adjust the aperture for different photographic effects, the camera’s internal light meter measures the lighting conditions of the scene and adjusts the shutter speed accordingly.
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