GLOSSARIES OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TERMS

Each term is accompanied by an explanation in the second column, and further links to related terms in the third column. In certain cases the term may be illustrated by links to images, and by references to photographers, artists or writers.

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Useful Sites

Apogee.com a general web page with loads of information on various aspects of photography, from beginners to the experienced.

Apogee.com for beginners

Awesome Library on photography

Bowens This is a glossary by a manufacturer of studio flash lights.

Clive Haynes FRPS is a highly respected writer on photography. There's lots to think about and learn here!

Home Made Photographic equipment and other wacky ideas

Masters of Photography has an invaluable collection of images from most of the best known photographers since Fox Talbot in 1839.

Peter Ashby - a professional photographer, he has accumulated a pretty comprehensive glossary of technical terms.

Photography.about.com also has many excellent references as well, both to camera techniques, photographic techniques as well as famous photographers and types of photography.

Photogs.com Here is lots of advice on working with black and white materials in a darkroom

Photohead Another useful site with lots of info for newbies

Photonhead.com is an excellent site with some very useful interactvie pages, so you can play with apertures and shutter speeds etc.

photozine.com is an excellent web site with lots of useful tecniques and advice, as well as equipment reviews.

Silverlight.co.uk have a wide range of tutorials on photography, including many of the words in the glossaries.

Student Curriculum in Photography is another general photograpic web site with the emphasis on education

Ted's Photography is another but probably less well-known site with literally tons of information! This site really is worth exploring in detail.

Telus.net is an excellent Canadian site with tons of information on black and white film and print processing

Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia with excellent if sometimes rather technical definitions.