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LENS SHADE [3 records]

Record 1 1999-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

A lens hood is intended to shade the lens from light just outside its angle of view-light which might otherwise flare into the picture area.... A hood is shaped to suit one angle of view.

Key term(s)
  • sunshield

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

Le parasoleil est un simple cône en métal noirci. Placé sur l'objectif, il ne laisse pénétrer que les rayons lumineux utiles.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

To emphasize the smoothness of a surface, use a single light source at a somewhat higher angle than a raking texture light. The light should be directed toward the camera, with the source in a position that might be used for angled backlighting. The idea is to create surface reflections without directing the main specular reflection straight into the lens. Reflections directed off to one side, or away from the camera, cannot be seen. Of course, the angle of the light must not be so low that the source is seen directly by the lens; a deep lens shade is a great help.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

... there is another important factor in close-up photography that affects the extension required for a given image size. That factor is working distance-the distance from the lens to the subject. You may want to use a deep lens shade or to place a light unit or a reflector between the camera and the subject.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
Key term(s)
  • para-soleil profond

Spanish

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