Photographers Lingo guide to Acronyms

www.goforpro.blogspot.com by Melissa 18% grey/mid-tone grey: Average tone the camera meter wants to make the picture. If there is lot's of light or dark in the image, exposure should be adjusted accordingly. A : Aperture Priority Shooting ACR : Adobe Camera Raw : raw file converter in PS products Action : automated steps to achieve a change in an image : B&W : Sepia : Color pop : see bottom of post for more on actions Adobe : company that produces Photoshop and Acrobat among other products AD : Anomalous Dispersion AE Lock : Way to set focus AF: Auto Focus AF-I : Nikon Auto: Focus lens with Integrated motor AF-S : Nikon Auto: Focus lens with Silent wave motor AI : Automatic Indexing Alien Bees : a brand of studio lights AP : Aperture priority APO : Apochromatic (Sigma) Aspect Ratio : the ratio of height to width of an image. The traditional 35mm film ratio is 2:3, which is frequently expressed as 1.5 to 1. It is what makes an 8x12 work as an uncropped image and also what makes an 8x10 not work as an uncropped image. AR: Aspect Ratio (W/H) aRGB : Adobe RGB AS(S) : Anti Shake (System) AV : Aperture priority Asph: Aspherical BetterPhoto: BetterPhoto.com: Offers classes: photo hosting and more Bil : Sil : Fil : Mil : Brother, sister, father, mother-in-law Bi-scraptual : digi scrap and paper scrap or a combination thereof BF : back focusing BIF : Birds in flight Bit images : can be 8 bit : 16 bit : 24 bit

BKT : auto bracketing Blog : Web Log : personal website hosted by a blog site Bokeh : the background blur from a wide aperture. BOG : Birds on ground BOP : Birds on poles BOW : Birds on water BTT : Bump Thread to Top in message boards Burn Tool : PS tool to darken areas of an image : darkroom term B&W: Black and White photographs BTW : by the way CC : Constructive Criticism ( try to be helpful but nice) C&C : Comments and critiques CA : Chromatic Aberration Card Reader : device used to move files from memory card to computer. Some printers and computers have card slots to read cards. Catchlights: the white spots in photographed eyes: caused by the way light is reflected off the eyeball: often lightened in PS CNX: Capture NX (Nikon Program) CoC : Circles of Confusion (commonly, "bokeh" ) Collage: Grouping of photos Color Space: RGB, sRGB, AdobeRGB, etc Conversions: converting a color image to B&W, sepia etc. often done with actions. CPU: Central Processing Unit CPL: Circular Polarizer (also PL: CIR, and others depending on brand) Crop : cutting off portions of an image CS3 : Creative Suite 3 (Adobe Software) Curves : a feature of PS for fine tuning colors in an image CWB : Custom White Balance DD : DS : DH : Dear Daughter, Son, Husband : or darn depending on the day DG : Digital Group Diffuser : something you put over the flash to soften the light : tissue : hankie : deo cap : purchased ones like Lightsphere Digital Zoom : forget your camera has it : using it lowers the quality of your image DPI : dots per inch (resolution when printing)

DOF : Depth of Field : how far out is your lens going to focus Dodge tool : PS tool used to lighten areas of image : darkroom term dpi : dots per inch DPOF : Digital Print Order Format DR: Dynamic Range DSLR: Digital Single Lens Reflex DVD: Digital Versatile Disc DX : Digital eXclusive (Nikon) E300 : Evolt 300 : Olympus DSLR EC : exposure compensation ED : Extra low Dispersion EF : Electro: Focus (Canon's designation for their auto focus lenses) EF-S : Electro: Focus Short back focus (Canon; as EF but restricted to their 1.6x crop DSLRs) EOS : Electro: Optical System (Canon's auto focus system) ESP : meters light at and around subject Erase : Delete : Remove : get rid of images on a memory card ETA : Edited to Add EV : exposure value EXIF : Exchangeable Image File : information attached to image file : also called Metadata External drives : HD's either portable or connected to your computer for the purpose of redundancy Fast lens : one you can shoot wide open : fast shutter speed FBF : First Black Frame FEC : flash exposure compensation FF : front focusing File extensions : 3 digits at end of computer file name ( jpg : tif : png : NEF : CR2 : MP3 ) Firmware : software installed in a digital camera : can be upgraded from the internet FL : focal length Format card : put your memory card in camera or computer and run format for your camera FOV : field of view FX : Full frame f stops : (f/2.8) usually maximum aperture for that lens

GAS : Gear Acquisition Syndrome Grey card : or cloth used to set exposure and white balance. Green Lamp: focus lock HAND: Have A Nice Day HD: Hard Drive or can be High Definition HDR: High Dynamic Range HHCC: Hard Hat Constructive Criticism - You have on your Big Girl panties and can take criticism of even your childs picture: or are ready to have your perfectly great picture really picked apart to help you move to the next level. HQ: High Quality HI: high speed sequential shooting Histogram: a bar graph that shows the distribution of an images pixel values HSM: HyperSonic Motor (Sigma) HTH : Hope this helps IF : Internal Focusing IIRC : If I Recall Correctly ILP : www.i love photography.com Image Resolution : how many pixels IMO : In my opinion IMHO : In my honest opinion IPTC : International Press Telecommunications Council IQ : Image Quality IRL : In real life IS : Image Stabilization ISO : Speed of film : used as a setting on a digital camera : lower the light higher the speed needed iTTL : intelligent Through The Lens JK: just kidding JMK: just my kids JMO : Just my opinion JPEG,.JPG,.jpg: Joint Photographic Experts Group : popular image file extension Kelby (Scott Kelby): famous PS guru and author of the PS books

people often recommend KM : Konica Minolta : now associated with Sony KWIM : Know what I mean L glass: Best quality Canon Lenses, Luxury (Canon) Layers : makes it possible to work on different images : see them all then combine them. Levels: Image editor feature for setting shadows, mid-tones and highlights. Lightsphere: a brand of flash diffusers designed by Gary Fong LCD: Liquid Crystal Display LD: Low Dispersion LOL: Lot of laughs (not lot's of love) laughing out loud Lossy: jpg is a file format that compresses each time it is saved Lossless : tif : png : don't compress when saved M : Manual shooting Macro : up close shooting (close up photography) MB : Message Board Mega pixel : MP : ( 11 mega pixel= 11 million pixels) Memory card : where images are stored in a digital camera. Examples: Compact Flash, Memory Stick, SD Secure Digital, XD, Smart Media. MF : Manual focus MLU : mirror lock up MP : Mega pixels MPEG : Motion Picture Experts Group : Video file extensions : mp2 : mp3 : mp4 Multi : metering all over : maybe in 8 different spots MF : Manual Focus NAPP : National Association of Photoshop Professionals NAS : Nikon Acquisition Syndrome Noise : grain : digital static : specks of the wrong color : usually in the dark areas of a photo. Most likely to happen with lowlight, slow shutter speed - high ISO NT: No Text Oly : Olympus cameras OOF : Out Of Focus

OP : Original Poster Optical Zoom : good zoom : get as much as you can afford OS : Operating System OS : Optical Stabilizer (Sigma's equivalent of IS/VR) Output : how an image will be used ( website, email, small print, large print, magazine/catalog, newsletter, slideshow, framed, scrapbook ) P : Program shooting PB / PB'ing : Portfolio Building P&S : point and shoot cameras as adverse to DSLR's : usually have a fixed lens PE : Premiere Elements : Adobe video editor Photobucket : Photobucket.com : free and paid photo hosting site Pictbridge : camera to printer ( no computer ) Pixel : Picture Element Pixel Count : the width and height of image in pixels : these are minimal pixel counts for printing: 640 x 480 : wallets 2x2 3x3 4x4 1024 x 768 : 4x6 1152 x 864 : 5x7 1600 x 1200 : 8x10 2000 x 1500 : 11x14 3000 x 2000 : 24x36 Plug-ins : software made to work in the framework of another software : VP in PSE or PS PMA : Photo Marketing Association PNG : Portable Network Graphics : supports 24 bit images: preserves transparency in grayscale and RGB images POTD : Picture of the day : PP : Praise Please not ready for CC PP : post process ( processing of images after they come out of the camera ) PPD : Pixels per degree (pano resolution) PPI : pixels per inch Prime lens: not a zoom - one focal length (50mm) Pro : photographers who make a living or money selling their images PS : Photoshop : Image Editing software by Adobe : common full versions of PS are PS7 : PSCS : PSCS2. PS7: Photoshop version 7 PSCS: Photoshop Creative Suite PSCS3: Photoshop Creative Suite 3 PSE: Photoshop Elements - Hobbyist version of PS Has most tools needed by hobby photographers. Common versions - PSE2, PSE3,

and PSE4: and the newest PSE5. PS'd or PSing: used or using Photoshop PSP: Paint Shop Pro RAID: Redundant array of independent disks RAM: Random Access Memory (need lots for image editing) RAW : images not processed in camera : must be post processed in an image converter (ACR) Redundancy : preferred way of saving digital images to save them from disc rot and HD crashes - have several copies of an image in different places on different media. Resolution: can mean several things in the print industry it is dpi in the computer imaging industry it is ppi. PPI and DPI are not the same but are often confused and used interchangeably which causes confusion. In your camera manual it usually means the jpg setting you want to set your camera for: high, medium or low pixel counts. RGB : Red, Green, Blue values of the pixels ROFL : rolling on floor laughing ROFLMBO : rolling on floor laughing my bum off ROOTC : Right out of the camera RS : Restyled lens RTFM : Read the "fantastic" manual Rule of Thirds : a guide for composing images : split your image in thirds vertically and horizontally : then put subject at intersections of the lines S: Shutter priority shooting SAHM: Stay at home mom Selective Coloring: colored item in B&W image Shoot wide open: using a wide aperture (small # like 1.4) SHQ: Super High Quality: jpg setting Sigma: 3rd party maker of lenses for popular cameras Slow lens: one that needs slower shutter speeds SLR: Single Lens Reflex camera (aka 35mm) SOOC: Straight Out Of Camera (no enhancing done in an image editor) SOTC: Straight out of the Camera SP: Speed priority sp? : Spelling SPI: Samples per inch (for a scanner)

sRGB: Standard Red, Green, Blue Stock: sites that sell images for photographers - mostly for use in publications and commercial uses. Storyboards: series of pictures that tell a story Spot: meters just auto focus SS: Shutter Speed DSLR cameras SSM: Super Sonic Motor (Minolta) stD : Pentax Camera SWM: Silent Wave Motor (Nikon) T : telephoto Tamron : 3rd party maker of lenses for popular DSLR cameras TFL : Thanks for Looking TFS : Thanks for Sharing TIA : Thanks in advance Tif : tiff : Tagged Image File Format : lossless image file TOU: Terms of Use TTL : Through The Lens TV : Shutter Speed Priority ( or Television ) UD : Ultra low Dispersion UE : "Understanding Exposure" : By Bryan Peterson. A pretty darn good book. USB : computer cable connector type USM : unsharp mask (PS : used to sharpen) USM : Ultrasonic Motor (Canon) VR : Vibrance Reduction (Nikons image Stabilization) VP : Virtual Photographer : PS or PSE plug-in Virtual Photographer W : Wide angle Watermark: opaque letters, symbol or logo across photo to make it hard or impossible to print or use without permission of photographer WB: White Balance WE: Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) file organizer WHCC: White House Custom Color: online pro printer WOHM: Work out of home mom Workflow: steps taken to get image from capture to output