Advanced Photo System
Advanced Photo System (APS) refers to the 24 mm film that is the standard format for still photography.
Bokeh
Bokeh refers to the technique of blurring an image to add to the aesthetic quality of a photograph. The word bokeh, derived from the Japanese word “boke” (pronounced “bo-keh”), literally translates to ‘fuzziness’. When a photographer wants to make an image appear softer, bokeh will put the object slightly out of focus without completely destroying the integrity of it’s definition.
Air Brushing
Air brushing refers to the photographic editing technique in which an image is retouched and smoothed over to improve picture quality. While air brushing has been done long before the advent of digital photography, digital imaging and editing programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, have made the use of air brushing much easier and more accessible to amateur photographers.
Choosing Camera Lenses
Choosing camera lenses demands both knowledge of and experience with different types of camera lenses. Although knowing which lenses work best in given conditions is important, a photographer also chooses a particular lens to produce a specific photographic effect. Light, composition and subject matter of a scene all influence photographers’ choices of lenses.
Taking Pictures for Insurance Inventories
Taking pictures for insurance inventories can be invaluable when making insurance claims. Visual aids not only prove to the insurance company that the item claimed was owned, but they can also help jog someone’s memory after the trauma of a burglary or fire.
Fill-Flash
Fill-Flash photography refers a method of taking pictures in which flash is used in bright light to flesh out details located in shadowy areas. Fill-flash is generally used in outdoor shots with full sun. Many cameras have a fill-flash mode that triggers the camera’s flash no matter how much light is available.

Fill-flash can also be used to increase the light of a shot that is backlit, making it again a way to reduce shadows. When you fear that your film will be underexposed, use fill-flash to enhance the amount of light the film captures. By adding light to a scene, the colors on the printed photo will be significantly brighter.
Auto Backlight Control
Auto Backlighting Control (ABC) refers to a feature on a camera that automatically adjusts a camera’s settings to accommodate the backlighting of a given frame. When turned on, the ABC setting can set the camera’s flash, aperture and shutter timer to compensate for the lighting conditions in the scene.
Photographers should only turn on the auto backlighting control if they want to accentuate the quality of backlighting in their pictures. Backlighting gives photos a mysterious, intriguing quality.