Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense Part 3
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Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense Part 3

Stupid photography terms. Terms that don’t make sense. Terms that confuse. Terms that conflict. These are terms that have no place in photography in 2023.

Here are those last nine stupid terms.

And again, I will come up with a more sensible alternative for some of these.

  1. Crop factor

  2. Speedlite/ flashgun

  3. Camera shake

  4. Stop

  5. F-stop

  6. Fast lens

  7. JPEG

  8. RAW

I know - that is eight. I will explain later.

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31 (Stupid) Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense (Any More) (Part 1)

31 (Stupid) Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense (Any More) (Part 1)

Photography has evolved a lot over the years to where we are today. Photography terminology has not. There are photography terms that simply are not relevant in 2023. Just think about someone getting started in photography in 2023 with a phone. Hold that thought – here are the terms that I am going to talk about.

And there were so many that this is part 1 -  yes, there are far too many photography and technical terms that don't make sense any more for one episode! 31 of them. Blimey. That is a lot! And when I say don't make sense anymore, some terms need a serious upgrade, even if the term makes sense or has a historical logic to it.

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