Terms starting with P

8 terms in Photography

  • Panorama stitching

    Photography › Photography techniques

    Panorama stitching in photography merges overlapping frames into one wide or high-resolution image by aligning, projecting and blending them.

  • Perspective

    Photography › Composition

    Perspective in photography composition is how camera position shapes the apparent size, distance and spatial relationships of objects within the frame.

  • Phase detection AF

    Photography › Focus & autofocus

    Phase detection AF focuses a camera by comparing two images from opposite sides of the lens, which reveals both the direction and…

  • Photographic negative

    Photography › History of photography

    A photographic negative is a developed film or plate image with reversed tones, used as the master from which any number of…

  • Pigment ink

    Photography › Printing & color management

    Pigment ink is an inkjet ink made of fine colorant particles suspended in liquid, valued in photo printing for fade resistance and…

  • Pixel pitch

    Photography › Cameras & sensors

    Pixel pitch is the center-to-center distance between neighboring photosites on an image sensor, stated in micrometers, and it shapes resolution and noise.

  • Portrait photography

    Photography › Photography techniques

    Portrait photography is the genre of photography that depicts a person or group so their appearance, character or mood becomes the main…

  • PPI

    Photography › Printing & color management

    PPI (pixels per inch) states how densely a digital image's pixels are mapped onto paper or a screen, which sets print size…