German vocabulary: Photography & video
126 German words for photography & video, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
das Bild
depiction, image, picture
der Film
motion picture
das Foto
photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface)
das Licht
light (electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum)
ein Foto machen
to take a photo
schwarz-weiß
black-and-white
teilen
to divide
der Hintergrund
background
die Kamera
camera (device for taking photographs or filming)
die Farbe
colour
entwickeln
to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)
die Aufnahme
photo
die Einstellung
attitude, mindset, disposition
die Auflösung
resolution
wechseln
to change, to exchange
aufnehmen
to pick up; to record; to take in
der Schatten
shade, shadow
Bitte lächeln!
Say cheese! (literally: please smile)
dunkel
dark
die Perspektive
perspective
der Fokus
focus
einstellen
to adjust, to set
der Vordergrund
foreground
das Motiv
motive
goldene Stunde
the golden hour (warm light just after sunrise / before sunset)
festhalten
to hold on (to) (to keep another object or person in place)
der Akku
rechargeable battery
die Fotografie
photography; photograph
der Filter
filter
anpassen
to adapt, to adjust
die Beleuchtung
lighting, illumination
der Blitz
a bolt of lightning
der Horizont
horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s thinking or insight)
der Fotograf
photographer
bearbeiten
to edit
auslösen
to trigger, to initiate, to cause
aus der Hand fotografieren
to shoot handheld (without a tripod)
das Porträt
portrait
gegen das Licht fotografieren
to shoot into the light
speichern
to store, save (keep safe for future use)
der Auslöser
trigger (event that initiates others, or incites a response)
der Kontrast
contrast
hochladen
to upload (to transfer data)
das Tageslicht
daylight (light from the sun)
der Verschluss
closure, closing, breechblock, shutter
die Helligkeit
brightness
der Blickwinkel
angle, point of view
der Zoom
zoom
gestochen scharf
razor-sharp, tack-sharp
die Schärfe
sharpness
der Sensor
sensor
die Linse
lens
das Selfie
selfie
die Fotografin
photographer (female)
fokussieren
to focus (cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point; adjust (a lens, an optical instrument))
die Blende
aperture, f-stop
blitzen
to use the flash
unscharf
out of focus, not sharp
der Sucher
viewfinder
schwenken
to pan (the camera)
verschwommen
blurred, hazy
der Schnappschuss
snapshot
die Brennweite
focal length
das Stativ
tripod
die Belichtung
exposure
die Bildbearbeitung
image editing
das Megapixel
megapixel
posieren
to pose
die Speicherkarte
memory card
der Fotoapparat
camera (device for making still pictures)
ablichten
to photograph, capture (someone/something)
die Unschärfe
blur, lack of sharpness
knipsen
to snap (a quick photo)
die Spiegelreflexkamera
SLR camera
die Belichtungszeit
exposure time
die Dunkelkammer
darkroom
freistellen
to cut out, isolate from the background
der Autofokus
autofocus
der Weitwinkel
wide angle
das Gegenlicht
backlight, light coming from behind the subject
aufhellen
to brighten, lighten
der Bildausschnitt
framing, crop of the image
körnig
grainy
das Hochformat
portrait orientation
das Querformat
landscape orientation
die Lichtempfindlichkeit
light sensitivity, ISO speed
unterbelichtet
underexposed
belichten
to expose (to light)
kontrastreich
high-contrast
der Weißabgleich
white balance
lichtempfindlich
light-sensitive
die Schärfentiefe
depth of field
das Teleobjektiv
telephoto lens
verwackelt
blurred by camera shake
die Farbtemperatur
colour temperature
der Selbstauslöser
self-timer
die Verschlusszeit
shutter speed
die Systemkamera
mirrorless system camera
das Weitwinkelobjektiv
wide-angle lens
die Langzeitbelichtung
long exposure
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