The Pictorial Cyclopedia of Photography |
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acid angle background blue bromide c.cm camera lens centre chemicals close-up colour film colour temperature contact printing contrast correct dark darkroom daylight density depth of field developer diffused distance edge effect electronic flash emulsion enlarger equipment exposed exposure filter finder fixer flash bulbs focal length focal plane shutter focusing screen foreground frame front give glass grain grams highlights hydroquinone hyperfocal distance illumination infra-red lamp lenses light source meter method metol mount moving negative normal normal lens object panchromatic paper photographer picture plane plate position possible potassium Potassium bromide processing produce range reduced reflected reflector result reversal film safelight scale scene sensitized material shadows sharp sheet shutter speed side silver sodium solution suitable surface technique temperature tion tone transparency tripod usually viewfinder viewpoint washing wide-angle lens yellow