Here is a list of some common photography terminology, words, acronyms, and phrases. This list is handy for teachers and photographers alike. Each word links to a page with more information about the specific word or term.
- 360-Degree Photography
- 3D Photography
- Ambient Light
- Analogous
- Angle of View
- Aperture
- Anti-Aliasing Filter
- Artifact
- Aspherical Lens
- Aspect Ratio
- Auto Exposure
- Autofocus Points
- Bayer Filter
- Black And White
- Back Button Focus
- Bit Depth
- Blown Highlights
- Bounce Flash
- Bokeh
- Bracketing
- Catchlight
- Circle of Confusion
- Clipping
- Camera Shake
- Chromatic Aberration
- CMOS
- Closeup
- Color Depth
- Color Space
- Color Temperature
- Color
- Complimentary
- Composition
- Contrast
- CPL
- Crop Factor
- Cropping
- Cull
- Depth Of Field (DoF)
- DIET
- Diffraction
- DPI
- Dynamic Range
- Enlarge
- EXIF
- Exposure
- Exposure Compensation
- F-Stop
- Filters
- Flash And Slash
- Focus Peaking
- Focus Stacking
- Golden Ratio
- High Dynamic Range
- High Key
- Histogram
- Holga
- Hyperfocal Distance
- ISO
- Landscape
- Large Format
- Lens
- Lens Flare
- Line
- Long Exposure
- Medium Format
- Megapixel
- Metadata
- Mirrorless
- Monochromatic
- Negative Space
- Neutral Density Filters
- Panning
- Panorama
- Pattern
- Photojournalism
- Prime Lens
- Portfolio
- RAW
- RAW File
- Red-Eye
- Reflection Photography
- Resolution
- RGB
- Rule of Odds
- Rule Of Thirds
- Hue
- Saturation
- Selective Focus
- Shape
- Shutter Speed
- Silhouette
- Simplicity
- Spot Metering
- Stock
- SuperResolution
- Teleconverters
- Tethering
- Time-Lapse
- Timeslice
- Tint
- Tonal Range
- Tripod
- Vignetting
- Watermark
- White Balance
- White Point
- Wide-Angle Lens