Unit 12 :
Photography 攝影類

Vocabulary

Let’s learn about the different vocabulary of photography.

Part 1

1. camera  /ˈkæm.rə/
(n.)照相機；攝像機
a device for taking photographs or making films or television programs

2. photograph/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf/
(n.)照片，相片
a picture produced using a camera
(v.)攝影，照相
to take a picture using a camera

a color/black-and-white photograph   彩色／黑白照片

3. shoot   /ʃuːt/    
(v.)拍攝；拍照
to use a camera to record a video or take a photograph

We shot four reels of film in Egypt.
我們在埃及拍了四捲膠卷底片。

4. snapshot  /ˈsnæp.ʃɑːt/
(n.)照片，快照
a photograph

5. focus /ˈfoʊ.kəs/  
(v.)調節（相機、顯微鏡等的）焦距
If you focus on a device such as a camera or a microscope, you move a device on the lens so that you can see a clear picture.

6. exposure /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
(n.)（底片的）一張；曝光時間，曝光量
a single photograph on a piece of film, or the amount of time a piece of film is open to the light when making a photograph

There are 24 exposures on this film.
這個膠捲有24張底片。

7.  lens /lenz/ 
(n.)鏡片，鏡頭，透鏡
a curved piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material, used in cameras, glasses, and scientific equipment, that makes objects seem closer, larger, smaller, etc.

 a camera with a zoom lens  變焦（鏡頭）照相機

8. shutter  /ˈʃʌt̬.ɚ/ 
(n.)（照相機的）快門
the part of a camera that opens temporarily to allow light to reach the film when a photograph is being taken

9. sensor   /ˈsen.sɚ/
(n.)感測器
a device that is used to record that something is present or that there are changes in something

10. aperture  /ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/
(n.)小孔；縫隙；（尤指照相機的）孔徑，光圈
a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera

Exercise 1

Match the correct meaning to each vocabulary.

  1. aperture __ 2. camera __ 3. shutter __ 4. sensor __ 5. snapshot __

    a.    the part of a camera that opens temporarily to allow light to reach the film when a photograph is being taken
    b.     a photograph
    c.    a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera
    d.a device that is used to record that something is present or that there are changes in something
    e.a device for taking photographs or making films or television programs

Part 2

11. print  /prɪnt/
(v.)沖印
to produce a photograph on paper
(n.)（用照相製版法製作的）繪畫複製品；印出的版畫；（底片洗出的單張）照片
a photographic copy of a painting, or a picture made by pressing paper onto a special surface covered in ink, or a single photograph from a film

a print of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”
梵谷作品《向日葵》的複製品

12. pixel  /ˈpɪk.səl/ 
(n.)畫素（電視或電腦螢幕圖像的最小組成單位）
the smallest unit of an image on a television or computer screen

13. software  /ˈsɑːft.wer/
(n.)（電腦）軟體
the instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs

He’s written a piece of software that does your taxes for you.
他編寫了一個為你計算稅額的軟體。

14. frame  /freɪm/
(n.)（攝影膠片的）畫格；（電視或電影的）畫面，鏡頭
one of the pictures on a strip of photographic film, or one of the single pictures that together form a television or cinema film

15. reproduction /ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.ʃən/
(n.)（尤指畫作的）複製品；複製，翻版
a copy of something, especially a painting, or the process of copying something

The book contains excellent color reproductions of Monet’s paintings.
這本書有莫内作品的精美彩色翻版插圖。

16. photocopy  /ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊˌkɑː.pi/ 
(n.)影印本，影本
a photographic copy of a document made on a photocopier

I’ll just make a photocopy of the agreement.
我只是要把這份協議影印一份。

17. projector/prəˈdʒek.tɚ/ 
(n.)（電影）放映機；投影機
a device for showing films or images on a screen or other surface

18. flashlight  /ˈflæʃ.laɪt/
(n.)閃光燈
it provides additional light when conditions become too dark to handhold your camera comfortably, allows you to achieve more balanced exposures in daylight conditions.

19.  tripod /ˈtraɪ.pɑːd/ 
(n.)（照相機等的）三腳架
a support with three legs for a piece of equipment such as a camera

20. viewfinder/ˈvjuːˌfaɪn.dɚ/
(n.)（照相機的）取景器
the part of a camera that you look through to see what it is that you are taking a photograph of

Exercise 2

Try to spell it!

 

  1. t _ _ _ _ d : a support with three legs for a piece of equipment such as a camera
  2. r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n : a copy of something, especially a painting, or the process of copying something
  3. v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r : the part of a camera that you look through to see what it is that you are taking a photograph of
  4. p _ _ _ _ _ r : to produce a photograph on paper

Part 3

21. film  /fɪlm/
(n.)膠片；膠捲；底片
(a length of) dark plastic-like material that can record images as photographs or as a moving picture

a roll of film     一捲底片

22. grain /ɡreɪn/ 
(n.)（照片、底片的）顯影顆粒
the pattern of extremely small spots of black and white or color, that form a photographic or film image, or one of these small spots

fine/coarse-grain film     顯影顆粒細（粗）的膠捲

23. spool /spuːl/  
(n.)（線、金屬絲、膠片等的）捲軸，捲盤
a tube-shaped object with top and bottom edges that stick out and around which a length of thread, wire, film, etc. is wrapped in order to store it

a spool of cotton/film      一軸棉線／一捲底片

24. slide  /slaɪd/
(n.)幻燈片
a small piece of photographic film in a frame that, when light is passed through it, shows a larger image on a screen or plain surface

color slides     彩色幻燈片

25. photogenic/ˌfoʊ.t̬oʊˈdʒen.ɪk/ 
(adj.)上鏡的，上相的
having a face that looks attractive in photographs

26. auto- /ɑː.t̬oʊ-/ 
(prefix)自己的；本身的；自己做的；自動的
of or by yourself, or operating independently and without needing help

an autofocus camera     自動對焦相機

27. developer/dɪˈvel.ə.pɚ/
(n.)顯影劑
a chemical used for developing photographs or films

28. image  /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/   
(n.)（尤指鏡子或透鏡形成的）鏡像；影像；映射
any picture, especially one formed by a mirror or a lens

29. develop  /dɪˈvel.əp/
(v.)（使）顯影；沖曬（底片）
to make photographs or negatives from a film

We developed some old negatives from my parents’ wedding day.
我們沖曬了一些父母結婚那天拍的照片。

30. Polaroid  /ˈpoʊ.lə.rɔɪd/
(n.)拍立得一次成像照相機；拍立得照片
a brand name for a camera that takes a picture and prints it after a few seconds, or a photograph taken with this type of camera

Did you take these with a Polaroid?
你是用拍立得相機拍的這些照片嗎？

Exercise 3

Describe to your tutor what you see in this pictures.