Photography slang and abbreviations

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name for 50mm lens
________ is standard 50mm lens with maximum aperture f/1.8 or faster.
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nifty fifty
Nifty fifty is standard 50mm lens with maximum aperture f/1.8 or faster.
taking a photo of yourself
_______ doesn't have to mean only a photo taken by your phone's front camera, it can be creative and artistic as well.
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selfie
Selfie doesn't have to mean only a photo taken by your phone's front camera, it can be creative and artistic as well.
ring-shaped bokeh created by the unique construction of a mirror lens
A photo full of _______ doesn't always mean that you're looking at a candy store's menu.
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doughnuts
A photo full of doughnuts doesn't always mean that you're looking at a candy store's menu.
technique of overexposing photo
_______ is a bright image, where the background is almost completely white, which makes it quite good technique for shooting silhouettes.
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high-key
High key is a bright image, where the background is almost completely white, which makes it quite good technique for shooting silhouettes.
technique of underexposing photo
_______ is the opposite of high-key, so the background of the photo is almost completely black.
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low-key
Low-key is the opposite of high-key, so the background of the photo is almost completely black.
black and white photography
Even thought _______ photography seems to be quite easy, it's definitely more complicated than just removing the colours.
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B&W
Even thought B&W photography seems to be quite easy, it's definitely more complicated than just removing the colours.
photographer who studies pictures in detail for a long time
A _______ studies the photo in such a detail, that he soon forgets how does the whole picture actually look like.
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pixel peeper
A pixel peeper studies the photo in such a detail, that he soon forgets how does the whole picture actually look like.
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