Shutter

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The 1911 Cyclopedia of Photography divides shutters into "roller-blind" and "diaphragm" types, corresponding roughly to the modern focal-plane and leaf types.

In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene. ...

Nature photography

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The Tetons - Snake River (1942) by Ansel Adams

Nature photography refers to a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes (See Landscape Photography), wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures. Nature photography tends to put a stronger emphasis on the aesthetic value of the photo than other photogra...

Macro photography

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Macro photograph of a Common Yellow Dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

Macro photography is close-up photography. The classical definition is that the image projected on the "film plane" (i.e., film or a digital sensor) is close to the same size as the subject. On 35 mm film (for example), the lens is typically optimized to focus sharply on a small area approaching the size of th...

Landscape photography

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Portrait photography

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An example of a photographic portrait.

Portrait photography is the capture by means of photography of the likeness of a person or a small group of people (a group portrait), in wh...

Digital photography

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10 MP Nikon D200 and a Nikon film scanner

Nikon D700 — a 12.1 megapixel full-frame DSLR

The Canon EOS 350D

The Canon PowerShot A95

Digital photography is a form of p...

Digital single-lens reflex camera

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A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that uses a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an ...