Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
achromat | an achromatic lens. |
acutance | a measure of photographic clarity. |
airgraph | a letter photographically reduced for sending by air. |
ambrotype | a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass. |
amidol | a colourless chemical used as a photographic developer. |
angiogram | a photograph made by angiography. |
antihalation | the prevention of halation, usually by placing a layer of dye on the back of the film to absorb light which has passed through the emulsion on it. |
aplanat | an aplanatic lens, i.e. one free from spherical aberration. |
autoexposure | a system for automatically adjusting the aperture and/or shutter speed of a camera according to the lighting conditions. |
autofocus | a device which automatically focusses a camera. |
backlight | to illumine a subject from the rear. |
bipack | a pair of films. |
bipod | a two-legged stand. |
blowup | an enlargement eg of a picture. |
bokeh | the blurred quality of a photograph. |
calotype | a method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver. |
calotypist | one who works with calotypes, an early kind of photograph. |
camcord | to videotape with a portable camcorder. |
camcorder | a portable video camera and sound recorder combined in one unit. |
cameraphone | a combined camera and phone. |
camerawork | skilful use of a camera. |
camphone | a combined camera and mobile phone. |
candid | frank, guileless (noun) an unposed photograph |
candidly | (Adv.) CANDID, frank, guileless. |
chloridate | to treat or prepare with a chloride, as a plate with chloride of silver, for the purposes of photography. |
chromatype | a colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium. |
chromogram | a combination of photographs in different colours. |
cibachrome | a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
closeup | a photograph taken close to the subject. |
cokuloris | a palette with irregular holes, placed between lighting and camera to prevent glare. |
collodion | a solution of pyroxylin in ether, used to apply a thin gummy film in photography and surgery. |
collodium | a solution of pyroxylin in ether, used to apply a thin gummy film in photography and surgery. |
contrasty | of eg a photograph, showing strong contrasts. |
cyanine | any of a group of dyes used as sensitisers in photography. |
daguerrean | relating to photography by daguerreotype. |
daguerreotype | a method of photography by mercury vapour development of silver iodide; (verb) to develop as a daguerreotype. |
daguerreotyper | one who develops daguerreotypes. |
daguerreotypist | one who practises daguerreotyping. |
daguerreotypy | the art of daguerreotyping. |
darkroom | a room used for the development of photographic negatives. |
dashcam | a small video camera situated on the dashboard of a vehicle, used to record the view through the windscreen. |
defocus | to cause to go out of focus. |
densitometer | an instrument for measuring optical or photographic density. |
diapositive | a transparent photographic positive; a slide. |
digicam | a digital camera. |
enprint | a size of photographic print. |
evaporograph | a device giving direct or photographic images of objects in darkness by focusing infrared radiations from them onto an oil-film. |
fadein | the gradual appearance of an image on film. |
fadeout | the gradual disappearance of an image on film. |
ferrotype | an old form of photograph taken using a film on an iron plate; (verb) to take a photograph by ferrotype. |
flashbulb | an oxygen-filled electric bulb in which aluminium or other foil or filament may be fired to provide a brilliant flash. |
flashcube | a plastic cube containing four flashbulbs, rotated as the film is wound on. |
flashgun | a device holding and firing a flashbulb. |
flashlight | a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic pictures. |
flashtube | a gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used esp in photography. |
fluorotype | (Obs.) photography by means of fluorides. |
focuser | a device to assist focussing. |
fullface | a portrait or photograph where the subject faces straight towards the viewer. |
goldtone | a photographic image printed on a glass-plate with a painted golden backing. |
halation | the spreading of light, seen as a bright blur at edges in photographs. |
headshot | a photograph of someone's head (and shoulders) only. |
heliochrome | a photograph in natural colours. |
heliochromic | like a heliochrome, a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject. |
heliochromy | photography in natural colours. |
heliogravure | photogravure. |
heliotype | a picture obtained by the process of heliotypy; (verb) to obtain such a picture. |
heliotypic | relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy. |
heliotypy | a photomechanical process in which the gelatine relief is itself used to print from. |
iconoscope | an early form of electron camera. |
iodisation | the act of iodising. |
iodise | to treat with iodine. |
iodization | the act of iodizing. |
iodize | to treat with iodine. |
kallitype | a former photographic process in which ferric salts are reduced to ferrous salts. |
kalotype | a method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver, aka talbotype. |
lenticular | lens-shaped (noun) a three-dimensional picture made up of photographs of a scene which have been taken from several angles, split into strips, juxtaposed, and laminated with corrugated plastic |
lenticule | any of the small corrugations on the base side of a film used in colour processing. |
macrograph | a photograph, drawing, etc. in which an object appears as large as or several times larger than the original. |
macrographic | of or like a macrograph, a photograph, drawing, etc. in which an object appears as large as or several times larger than the original. |
macrophotograph | a larger than lifesize closeup photograph. |
metol | a coal tar derivative used in developing pictures. |
microdot | a photograph, esp of printed or written matter, reduced to the size of a dot. |
microphotograph | a small photograph that is normally magnified for viewing. |
microprint | a microphotograph of eg printed text; (verb) to make a microprint of. |
microprinting | the act of making a microprint of. |
microprism | a tiny prism used as a focusing aid on a single-lens reflex camera. |
minette | (Fr.) the smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs. |
minicam | a small camera. |
mountant | an adhesive paste for mounting photographs etc. |
mugshot | a photograph esp of a police suspect's face. |
multimode | an SLR camera or its light meter with more than one way of setting the exposure. |
neg | a photographic negative. |
nephogram | a photograph of clouds. |
nephograph | an instrument for photographing clouds. |
opaline | with the lustre of opal; (noun) opal-glass; a photographic print fixed on plate-glass. |
orthicon | a kind of television camera tube. |
ortho | (Short for) an orthochromatic plate. |
orthochromatic | of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
orthochromatism | the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
overexpose | to expose excessively. |
overexposure | excessive exposure. |
palmcorder | a small camcorder which can be held in the palm of the hand. |
panchromatic | of photographic film, sensitive to all colours. |
pantoscope | a panoramic camera. |
pantoscopic | of or like a pantoscope, a panoramic camera. |
paparazzo | (Ital.) a photographer who pursues celebrities. |
pentaprism | a five-sided prism used in photography. |
phonecam | a digital camera incorporated in a mobile phone. |
photo | (Short for) photograph; (verb) to photograph. |
photobomb | to place oneself in the background of a photograph deliberately and wthout the knowledge of the photographer or subject. |
photocall | an occasion when people at a formal event are asked to have their photograph taken together. |
photochromy | a former process of colour photography. |
photofit | (Tradename) a method of building up a picture of a person by assembling a number of photographs of individual facial features. |
photoflash | a photographic flash. |
photog | (Coll.) one who takes photographs. |
photogelatin | as in photogelatin process, another name for collotype. |
photogeny | (Obs.) photography. |
photoglyph | photographic engraving. |
photoglyphic | of or like a photoglyph, photographic engraving. |
photoglyphy | photography by photoglyph. |
photogram | a photograph. |
photograph | to take a photograph of. |
photographer | one who practices photography. |
photography | the process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and esp light on a sensitive surface. |
photomachine | a machine that prints copies of digital photographs. |
photomap | a map produced from or drawn on aerial photographs; (verb) to map by means of aerial photography. |
photomask | a mask used in photography. |
photomicrograph | a photograph of a microscope image. |
photomosaic | an image composed of many smaller photographs. |
photomural | an enlarged photograph, usually several yards long. |
photoscan | a photographic scan; (verb) to scan photographically. |
photoshoot | a session in which a photographer takes pictures of a celebrity, etc. |
photostat | (Tradename) a photographic apparatus for making facsimiles of documents; (verb) to make facsimiles by this means. |
phototypy | the art or process of producing phototypes. |
photozincograph | a picture produced by photozincography. |
pinup | a portrait pinned up on a wall for admiration. |
pixelation | a video technique in which an image is blurred by being overlaid with a grid of squares, usually to disguise the identity of a person. |
platinotype | an obsolete method of photography by reducing a compound of platinum. |
portapak | a small portable combined videotape and camera. |
psychograph | a photographic image attributed to a supernatural or spiritualistic cause. |
psychography | the production of images attributed to supernatural causes. |
pyro | (Short for) pyrogallol, a chemical used in photography. |
pyrophotography | the production of pyrophotographs. |
radiograph | a picture produced by the Rontgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, esp a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays; (verb) to produce a radiograph of. |
radiographic | relating to radiography. |
rephotograph | to photograph again. |
rotograph | a photograph made by laying negative on sensitive paper; (verb) to make such photograph. |
safelight | a light used in a photographic darkroom etc., which emits light of an intensity and colour which will not damage the materials being processed. |
selfie | (Aust.) a photograph of oneself taken by oneself. |
sensitometer | an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of photographic material. |
sensitometric | relating to measurement by sensitometer. |
sensitometry | measurement by sensitometer, an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of photographic material. |
shutterbug | (Coll.) a photography enthusiast. |
skiagram | a shadow picture or photograph. |
skiagraph | a shadow picture or photograph, eg an X-ray photograph. |
slideshow | a show involving photographic slides. |
snapshooter | one who takes snapshots. |
snapshooting | the act of taking snapshots. |
snapshot | a photograph; (verb) to take a snapshot. |
solarisation | the reversal of an image by overexposure. |
solarise | to injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn. |
solarization | the reversal of an image by overexposure. |
solarize | to injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn. |
spycam | a camera set up for hidden surveillance purposes, esp a webcam relaying pictures to a computer. |
stannotype | a photograph taken upon a tin plate. |
stereoscope | an instrument for viewing special three-dimensional photographs. |
stereoscopist | one who uses a stereoscope, an instrument for viewing special three-dimensional photographs. |
stereotypy | the art or process of making stereotype plates. |
superwide | very wide; (noun) a very wide camera lens. |
synchroflash | a mechanism which synchronizes the opening of a camera shutter with the peak of brilliance of a flash bulb. |
talbotype | a method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver, aka calotype, kalotype. |
teleconverter | a supplementary lens system for converting a camera lens to a greater focal length. |
telephoto | a photo taken through a long-distance lens. |
telephotograph | a photograph of a distant object taken by a suitable lens. |
tintype | a colloquial name for ferrotype, a photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion process. |
tomogram | a radiogram or other visual record produced by tomography. |
tomographic | relating to tomography. |
tomography | x-ray photography in which parts of body in front of, or behind, the part under examination are not shown. |
trimetrogon | a technique of aerial photography using three cameras, which increases the range and detail of the coverage. |
undertimed | of a photograph, underexposed. |
video | a videocassette or videocassette recorder; (verb) to record on video. |
videocam | a camera for taking video. |
videography | the art of using a video camera. |
videotape | magnetic tape for recording visual images; (verb) to record on videotape. |
viewfinder | a device on a camera for showing the area of the subject to be included in the picture. |
wirephoto | a photograph sent over a wire circuit by electrical means. |
workprint | an unfinished print of cinema film. |
xerographic | relating to xerography. |
xerographically | (Adv.) XEROGRAPHIC, relating to xerography. |
xerography | a nonchemical photographic process in which the plate is sensitized electrically and developed by dusting with electrically-charged fine powder. |
zoomable | capable of being viewed at various levels of detail and magnification. |