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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to touch up ~ |
to make a photo better after you take it |
I touched up the photo with a graphics program. |
| 2 |
point and shoot |
a very simple kind of camera that needs no adjustment |
Expensive cameras, in general, are not point and shoot cameras;
they need a lot of adjustment. |
| 3 |
in quick succession |
many things that happen one after another |
I took many pictures in quick succession, hoping I would get at
least one good picture. |
| 4 |
to shoot from the hip |
to shoot a photo without much thought, without skill |
I was shooting from the hip, so my pictures came out all
blurry. |
| 5 |
to be blurry |
of an image, to be fuzzy or unclear |
The pictures I took while riding the roller coaster were all
blurry. |
| 6 |
to be off center |
of a photo subject, to be not in the center of the picture |
I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower, but it was off center, so
I cropped it. |
| 7 |
to be washed out |
of a photo, to be too light, to have no contrast |
The photo I took in the sun was all washed out. |
| 8 |
detail |
the small interesting parts of a photo |
If you use a macro lens, you can capture a lot of detail. |
| 9 |
tones |
different kinds of colors in the same family |
There were many tones of blue in my picture of the ocean. |
| 10 |
optics |
the general word for all of the parts of the camera that affect
the way light is captured |
This camera has good optics, because it is very expensive. |
| 11 |
glare |
light reflecting off of a shiny object, usually bad for a
photo |
I wanted to take a picture of the ocean, but there was too much
glare off the water. |
| 12 |
lighting |
how a scene is lit |
This room doesn't have good lighting; let's take the photo
outside. |
| 13 |
a harsh shadow |
a shadow with a lot of contrast and sharp edges |
The telephone threw a harsh shadow across the street; it looked
like the street had cracked into two pieces. |
| 14 |
to be candid |
of a photo, to be taken with everyone's permission |
I took a candid shot of my family, they are all smiling. |
| 15 |
to compose ~ |
of a photo, to put thought into the layout and lighting before
you take it |
I composed the photo carefully before I pressed the
button. |
| 16 |
to distract ~ |
to focus someone's attention elsewhere |
The baby was crying during the family photo, so the
photographer tried to distract him. |
| 17 |
perspective |
the feeling of depth you get when looking at a photo |
I took a picture of the Washington Monument with a real sense
of perspective. |
| 18 |
to shoot film |
to take pictures using old-style film instead of digital
technology |
Some people still like to shoot film, even though it is more
expensive. |
| 19 |
to capture ~ |
to take a picture of something |
I captured the parade as it went by. |
| 20 |
to be in focus |
to be clear and easy to see, with sharp edges |
In my picture, my face is in focus, but the background is
blurry. |
| 21 |
background |
the far parts of a photo, the parts behind the main
subject |
I took a picture of my friend against a background of cherry
trees. |