TECHNICAL TERMS  -  C
CABLE RELEASE
  • Mechanical or electrical device used to trigger the shutter and usually used when the camera is mounted on a tripod.
​CASSETTE
  • The light-tight container that holds 12, 24 or 36 exposures of 35mm film.
  • When the film is used, the film will rewind into the cassette.
​COOL
  • Any light or colour that tends towards blue.
​COMPOSITION
  • The arrangement of the subject in the viewfinder to make the best picture.
​CONTACT SHEET
  • A print with the images from the same roll of film - exactly the same size as the negatives.
​CONTRAST
  • A comparison between the lightest and the darkest part of the picture.
  • High contrast is a great range and low contrast is a narrow range.
​CROPPING
  • Cutting a print down in size to improve the composition.