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Photography Vocabulary

Photography Vocabulary

La photographie

This page contains a list of French photography vocabulary including words such as la photographie (photography), la photo (picture) and l’appareil photo (camera). If you travel to France and happen to find yourself in a photography shop needing assistance then you’ll find these words very useful.

Photography
  • la photographie photography
  • la photo photograph/picture
  • l’appareil photo camera
  • l’appareil numbérique digital camera
  • le flash flash
  • le déclencheur shutter release
  • le réglage de l’ouverture aperature dial
  • l’appareil réflex mono-objectif SLR camera
  • le posemètre lightmeter
  • l’appareil instantané instant camera
  • le rouleau de pellicule film spool/roll
  • le portrait portrait
  • la chambre noir darkroom
  • le sac d’appareil photo camera bag
  • sous-exposé underexposed
  • la tache rouge red eye
  • l’objectif lens
  • le compteur de vues frame counter
  • le filtre filter
  • le trépied tripod
  • le zoom zoom
  • l’appareil jetable disposable camera
  • mettre au point to focus
  • déveloper to develop
  • l’épreuve print
  • la pose exposure
  • surexposé overexposed
  • le logiciel pour modifier les photos photo editing software
  • le réglage du temps de pose shutter-speed dial
  • le bouchon d’objectif lens cap
  • le flash compact flash gun
  • l’appareil photo APS APS camera
  • la pellicule film
  • le paysage landscape
  • le négatif negative
  • brillant gloss
  • flou out of focus
  • l’agrandissement enlargement

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