This week’s words are:

Focal length – the distance from the focal plane of the camera to the lens, when the lens is focused to infinity.

It’s time for another photography term.

Angle of View – The area of a scene that is covered or seen by the lens. The focal length of the lens is what determines the angle of view. The shorter the focal length of the lens the wider the angle of view.

This week’s word is:

Shutter – The physical barrier which stops light from contacting the light-sensitive material. But when triggered, opens for the precise amount of time allowing light to fall on the light-sensitive material.

This week’s word is:

Dodge or Dodging– to lighten a part of an image during editing or during the printing exposure process if working with film. The opposite of Burn from last week.

The word for this week is:

Burn or burn in – to darken a part of an image during editing or during the printing exposure process if working with film.