Who decided that we needed...

[venchka]

...these new words in the photographic vocabulary? Hey? 😕 😱

Prime. When talking about a fixed focal length lens not a cut of meat.

Reach. When talking about telephoto lenses not boxers.

Workflow. A made up yuppie-geek word for sure.

Pop. The look of a photo not a can of Coke.

Noise. Something that digital cameras do not what some call music today.

There must be others. Care to chime in?

Oh, and another thing. Are distracting backgrounds and things sticking out of peoples heads considered "IN" nowadays in location portraits? Or a sign of the "hey, i got a digital rebel i are a photograper" times?

 

[markinlondon]

...these new words in the photographic vocabulary? Hey? 😕 😱

Prime. When talking about a fixed focal length lens not a cut of meat.

Reach. When talking about telephoto lenses not boxers.

Workflow. A made up yuppie-geek word for sure.

Pop. The look of a photo not a can of Coke.

Noise. Something that digital cameras do not what some call music today.

There must be others. Care to chime in?

Oh, and another thing. Are distracting backgrounds and things sticking out of peoples heads considered "IN" nowadays in location portraits? Or a sign of the "hey, i got a digital rebel i are a photograper" times?

You missed "bokeh" (ducks behind sofa) 🙂

 

[venchka]

Right you are.

Bokeh. When talking about the out of focus areas of a photo not a collcetion of flowers or the family in a BBC TV show. Wait, they were the Buckets.

 

[Sparrow]

You missed "bokeh" (ducks behind sofa) 🙂

Ya, Bokeh has a magical fingerprint
:angel:

 

[markinlondon]

Seriously, though, this kind of language seems to come from the popular photo magazines. I'm assuming the "things growing out of people's heads" is due to their constant harping on about "breaking the rules to be creative". If it's in the press it must be the hip language to use, eh?

 

[varjag]

Noise is a vailid, well-defined technical term and been there since invention of telegraph. Compared to it definition of film grain is quite controversial.

 

[jan normandale]

this stuff exists because it is there.. sometimes it's bothersome but if if there's a better vocabulary I'll use it.

Rule of thirds... a good reason for breaking the rules? ;- )

 

[jaapv]

Banding?
Green Blob?
Magenta cast?

 

[varjag]

Magenta cast?

Right.. as if "black" wasn't enough 🙂

 

[venchka]

I'll accept noise as an abbreviation for signal to noise ratio. I'm well aware of the latter from my dabbling in stereo equipment. Which is a good analogy. Nobody would pay $500 to $1,000 for a piece of stereo gear with the kind of signal to noise ratio seen in some digital cameras at ASA 400. I suppose there are people who don't know or care about such things given the nature of what they listen to. However, they are quick to point out that CDs don't make pops and clicks like vinyl. They obviously have never heard music from most of my vinyl collection.

Using the prefix prime to talk about a 50mm or 35mm or whatever mm lens is redundant. I must give the Rangefinder Forum high marks for not doing this.

As for the location portrait observation, I was talking about real world examples on various wedding photographer's web pages. Some of them have no regard for backgrounds in their portrait work. Yet they are doing turn away business. The customers don't seem to know or care.

 

[venchka]

Banding?
Green Blob?
Magenta cast?

I know nothing. I won't go there. 😎

 

[RayPA]

I know this is done in good humor, but none of the words in your original list, with the exception of "workflow" (maybe), are really "new" to photography. BTW, I really like the idea and concept behind "workflow." I thnk it puts more emphasis on the processes involved, especially nowadays with so many variations of processes brought about by digital.

As much as I like the word "analog" when referring to non-digital photography, I think that's a new(er) word association or concept. So I'll add that!

🙂

 

[RayPA]

Banding?
Green Blob?
Magenta cast?

Oddly, enough I've used all three of these when wet printing (hey there's another one!) color.

I'd add the use of wet vs dry printing as new to photography.

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[venchka]

Show me the lens that can "reach" out and drag my subject closer. I've tried to train my lenses. They refuse to budge. They all stay attached to my camera bodies.

 

[lZr]

Bokeh is Japanese term. Please, don't speak loud, because we have here many M* and RD* users. They don't have grainy cameras, because they hear noise when shooting.😎

 

[Sparrow]

Bokeh is Japanese term. Please, don't speak loud, because we have here many M* and RD* users. They don't have grainy cameras, because they hear noice when shooting.😎

I think some of them hear voices
😀 :angel:

 

[venchka]

When posting B&W available light photos on a 99% digital, and 95%-99% users who've never owned a film camera, forum I get a big grin when asked, "How did you do that without getting a lot of noise?"

 

[RayPA]

Show me the lens that can "reach" out and drag my subject closer. I've tried to train my lenses. They refuse to budge. They all stay attached to my camera bodies.

Just follow your boxer/boxing analogy. It'll all make sense. 😉

🙂

 

[Magus]

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[Gabriel M.A.]

this stuff exists because it is there.. sometimes it's bothersome but if if there's a better vocabulary I'll use it.

As I rest my behind on the ass-resting, four-legged piece of furniture, I agree. Some call it a "chair". Who decided that?!