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Old 08-22-2011, 11:32 AM
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The more time I spend on here, the more I'm finding out I don't yet know the language of photography boards! A few that (I think) I know, and have seen around are:
POV - Point of View
PP - Post Processing??
BG/FG - Back/Foreground
What's TFS? Others I should know?
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:38 AM
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TFS = thanks for sharing
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:48 AM
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SS=shutter speed
OCF = off camera flash
RTFM = read the f'ing manual
DoF = Depth of Field
PP = post processing (photo editing)

I'm sure there are other obvious ones I missed..
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:53 AM
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Thanks! Love "RTFM"...maybe these acronyms should've been included in my manual!
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:23 PM
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PS - Photoshop
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:35 PM
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CoC= circles of confusion if you are a techie, or if you're a metal head, Corrosion of Conformity.
FOV= field of view
kwim= know what I mean?
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Old 08-22-2011, 03:21 PM
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SooC = Straight out of Camera

HDR = tone mapping (It actually stands for High Dynamic Range, but it's nearly always used to mean mapping a high dynamic range image down to a printable lower dynamic range.)
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Old 08-22-2011, 04:23 PM
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Old 08-22-2011, 05:28 PM
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TTL = Through the lens
SLR = Single Lens Reflex
D = digital
TLR = Twin Lens Reflex
BK = Bracketing

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Old 08-22-2011, 07:25 PM
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POTN's list of commonly-used acronyms should cover most of your needs.
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