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| actinic rays |
electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays or ultraviolet light, that can produce an image on a photographic emulsion. |
| bellows |
anything with folding sides that resembles this device, such as an accordion or certain types of photographic equipment. [1/3 definitions] |
| blueprint |
a photographic print of architectural or mechanical drawings, usu. done with white lines on a blue background. [1/3 definitions] |
| cartridge |
a unit enclosing photographic film for ease of loading into a camera. [1/4 definitions] |
| cellulose acetate |
a resin produced from cellulose, used to make products such as lacquers, photographic film, artificial silks, cigarette filters, and explosives. |
| collodion |
in chemistry, a thick solution of pyroxylin suspended in alcohol and ether, used in producing photographic film, in cementing surgical bandages and sealing wounds, and in engraving and lithography. |
| copier |
a machine used to make photographic copies of pages; photocopy machine. (See Xerox.) [1/2 definitions] |
| cyanine |
any of several dyes that are used to sensitize photographic film to certain colors. |
| darkroom |
a room made lightproof and equipped for processing photographic materials. |
| develop |
to treat with chemicals so as to create a photographic image. [1/7 definitions] |
| developer |
a chemical used to develop exposed photographic film. [1/2 definitions] |
| double exposure |
the act of making two exposures on the same film, photographic plate, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| emulsion |
a light-sensitive coating of silver halides suspended in gelatin, used on photographic film and paper. [1/2 definitions] |
| enlarge |
to produce (a photographic print) bigger than the negative. [1/5 definitions] |
| expose |
to allow light to reach in order to make a photographic image. [1/5 definitions] |
| exposure |
the act of exposing photographic film to light, or the duration of such exposing. [1/7 definitions] |
| film |
a thin cellulose strip covered with a light-sensitive material, used to make photographic images. [1/11 definitions] |
| flash |
a photographic device for producing brief illumination of a subject; flash bulb; flash gun. [1/17 definitions] |
| gelatinize |
to coat (photographic paper or the like) with gelatin. [1/3 definitions] |
| glossy |
a photographic print on glossy paper. [1/5 definitions] |
| JPEG |
abbreviation of "Joint Photographic Experts Group," used to denote the cross-platform image file format based on this committee's image compression algorithm, or such a file itself, and, shortened to jpg, used as the filename extension for files in this format. |
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