Comfortable with terms like "frogging" and "throwing" but lost at "stopping down" and "chimping"? Here is a quick lowdown on some common photographic lingo.
Stopping Down: decreasing the exposure of a shot by increasing shutter speed and/or decreasing aperture value.
Chimping: reviewing images on your camera's LCD screen. Called chimping due to the "ooh ooh" noises that such reviewing tends to produce. Useful in moderation (to check your histogram and composition) but easily overdone.
Dragging the Shutter: using a slow shutter speed with a flash in order to capture some of the ambient light.
Glass: camera lens(es).
Fast Glass: a camera lens with a wide maximum aperture.
Shooting Wide Open: taking pictures at your lens's widest possible aperture.
Bokeh: the aesthetic quality of the area of your image that is out of focus.
Prime: a lens with a fixed focal length (no zoom capability).
Nifty Fifty: a 50mm prime lens. Most DSLR brands offer cheap, fast, nifty fifty options. A great focal length for many purposes.
Pixel Peeper: someone who scrutinizes their photos at 100% on their computer monitor or other screen. Often done to look for small differences in sharpness. Usually a derogatory term.
GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome. The longing for evermore photography equipment.
And now you know!
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