Lamp

Lamp A general photogtraphic term used to describe the various kinds of artificial light sources used in photography. Search SWPP and BPPA Information provided by: SWPP BPPA More Photographic Terms ...

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AF Assist Lamp By Vincent Bockaert Some manufacturers fit their cameras with a lamp (normally located beside or above the lens barrel) which illuminates the subject you are focusing on when shooting in low light conditions.

Auto focus assist lamp Digicams can be equipped with two kinds of autofocus. Active autofocus cameras emit an infrared beam which is reflected by the subject so the camera can focus on it.

Bright incandescent lamp, (Range approx. 3.0 m, 9.8 ft, depending on lens.) Not dependent on flash setting. Eye-start Focusing No ...

LAMP - The complete unit of an artificial light source, including filament or electrodes, bulb, base and other components. LARGE FORMAT - Film format having individual frames of 4" X 5" or larger.

Lamp A general term used to describe the various kinds of artificial light sources used in photography.

lamp a light source. lampblack a gray or black material made from soot obtained from the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material used as a pigment to achieve a dull black ink with softer, grayer top tones and bluer undertones.

Lamp-life The number of hours at which half of the test lamps fail. Tip: Shock, vibration, frequent on-off cycles, overvolting, power surges, obstructed ventilation, defective lamps, and other longevity-threats are not factored in.

Lamp black - pure carbon pigment, made from soot deposited from burning oils. Lamp house - light tight housing of an enlarger or projector, which contains the light source. Lantern slides - old term used to describe transparencies.

A lamp technology which involves a pair of electrodes inside a gas-filled tube. Light produced by the lamp depends on the gas in question. Fluorescent tubes, for example, produce ultraviolet energy. Carbon arc lamps produce white light.

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-Arc lamp - photographic lamp in which light is produced by passing an electric current through two carbon rods. -Argentotype - Mid-19th century silver print process, on which the kallitype and sepia paper processes are based.

Small lamp included in some flashguns (such as ring flash units and studio flashes) that provides a similar illumination pattern to the flash. As they can be illuminated continuously, they can be used to aid in the composition of a flash-lit scene.

Any small lamp and our RGBLight software. The process is very simple. -Make your room darker. -Put the object on the table. -Mount the camera on the small tripod and set it to "see" the object ...

Place the lamp on the floor of the plastic box. Feed the power cord through a handle and plug it in. Place the plastic sheet on top. Lay your slides out and enjoy them! Step 4 ...

Photographic lamp giving more light than a normal lamp of the same wattage, at the expense of filament life. Often referred to by the trade mark Photo Hood. Are used with type A colour films. Picture angle ...

Removing the Lamp Cover After making sure that the strobe unit is secure on the light stand, you can go ahead and remove the protective lamp cover from the front of the strobe.

At first the lamp post was not in my ... An Invitation to Autumn Not rated yet I took this photo one day in October while walking through a state park. I came upon this opening in the trees and stopped to capture the image. I ...

AF illumination lamp An infrared beam that the camera fires to assist in auto focusing.

LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors form the image on a panel of LCDs and a bright lamp and lens projects the image onto the screen.

In other words, the base of the negative (the shiny side) should be up or facing the lamp when inserted into the enlarger. Clean the negative and be sure there is no dust on it. You can use the light from the enlarger to check for dust.

LED - an electronic lamp device. Leica nipple lens - One or more glass elements used to focus an image onto the focal plane. lens barrel - The tube that contains the lens elements.

Mercury Vapor Lamp Discharge-lamp, producing light of defined wavelengths by ionization of mercury atoms with accelerated electrons. Messier Catalog a) One of the earliest catalogues of nebulous-appearing astronomical objects, ...

This type of scanner will have 1200 sensors per linear inch but can move the scanning lamp and head or document at 2400 increments per inch. Scanners rated like this have an optical resolution of 1200 dpi and a 'mechanical' resolution of 2400 dpi.

Darkroom lights can be expensive, though photo supply shops often sell bulbs that can be used in any lamp or fixture, and are much cheaper.

The better solution is a head lamp, and the biggest name in head lamps is Petzl, a company that specializes in extreme outdoor gear.

If you are shooting indoors, you likely have the choice of shooting with or without a flash, near a window, lamp, or overhead light, or you may have access to specialized lamps and reflectors.

Next we need to install the lamp into the light. Make sure the light is NOT plugged in. Since the lamp is in a glass envelope you can touch it with no worries, screw the lamp into the socket making sure it is seated all the way in (figure 27).

Black and white printing paper is relatively insensitive to red light so safelighting usually takes the form of a lamp covered with a coloured filter. The colour will depend on the paper you are using and will be marked on the papers packaging.

A useful feature that reduces the lamp output to make the image gradually become darker on screen. This prevents the viewer from sudden bursts of light or dark as slides are changed and gives a more pleasing transition from one slide to the next.

Expose via your enlarger lamp for a couple of seconds (again, you will need to experiment - every negative is different) Dry the paper negative Lay a piece of unexposed paper down with the emulsion side facing up ...

Fill-in Light from an additional lamp, flash, or reflector; used to soften or 'fill in' the shadows caused by the brighter main light, often the Sun. Called fill-in flash when flash is used. (see Reflector) ...

Expose a sheet of paper for the time T; develop it for 50 seconds; turn on a 100- watt lamp about four feet over the tray for about three seconds, and continue developing for another minute.

Please note that the lamp has the same size on film for every focal length (so I moved my position according to the focal length as opposed to "zooming").

Condenser Enlarger: An enlarger using one or more glass condenser lenses between the lamp and film plane to provide a focused and even distribution of light.

At first glance, the images appear identical, but upon close examination it becomes clear that the 80a image shows no purple fringing around the overexposed desk lamp, and a little bit more shadow detail.

Fill-In Light Additional light from a lamp, flash, or reflector; used to soften or fill in the shadows or dark picture areas caused by the brighter main light. Called fill-in flash when electronic flash is used.

Safelight - An enclosed lamp which is used in a darkroom. Saturation - A color attribute with higher saturation, referring to richer or more vivid color.

stage for writing or laying down preformed transparencies is provided with either an elliptical mirror or a plastic Fresnel lens below the stage to form an image of a lamp filament in the projection lens situated above the stage.

S Safelight An enclosed darkroom lamp fitted with a filter to screen out light rays to which film and paper are sensitive.

A characteristic of studio flashes is that they have a modeling lamp/light. This is a constant-source light that's used to help show where the light and shadows will fall on the subject.

Whether it's a city skyline, lamp posts on a dark and deserted street, or the front of your house all decked out with holiday lights, ...

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Focus Assist - Some cameras employ a visible or invisible (infrared) lamp to illuminate the subject so the autofocus can work in low light or total darkness.

While the sun is a natural source of ultraviolet light, the most common source of artificial ultraviolet light is a "black light" lamp that is composed of fluorescent tubes that channel ultraviolet rays.

At an extreme level this might mean turning on all the lights in the room (and potentially destroying the mode) or it could mean moving your subjects to a better lit position near a lamp or light.

However, consider whether the picture might have looked better from a different angle, or later/earlier in the day when the lighting would be different. That shadow of a lamp post would not be in the same place...

Fill-In Light: Light added to the existing light by use of a lamp, flash or reflector. Frontlighting: Light shining from the direction of the camera toward the subject.

An element of urban photography that's very easy for anyone to try. Every town has signs tucked away somewhere. Add to this the modern trend for stickers and flyers, that appear on phone boxes and lamp posts.

Flare - A series of bright polygons in the image caused by internal reflections within the camera's lens. Lens flare usually occurs when you shoot directly at a strong light source like the sun or a street lamp.

The SB26 simple altered the Red Eye reduction lamp a bit and added in a manual optical slave, for which Moose never felt compelled to buy into, preferring to work with the SB25s until the SB28 took over top spot.

See also: Light, Image, Camera, Photograph, Exposure