Bayerpattern Thepatternoflight-sensitivepixels(red,
green and blue) found on the camera chip of a digital SLR.
bayonetfitting Mechanismforcouplingthelenswiththe
bodyofthecamera;eachcameramanufacturerwillhaveits
own unique fitting, and they cannot be interchanged.
bitdepth Thepartofadigitalfilewhichcapturesallthe
colourinformationforanimage;thehigherthebitdepth
themorecolourinformationwillberecorded.InRAWfiles
16 bitdepth is recorded,but for file management 8 bit
images are normally manipulated and printed.
bluehour Thetimeofdaybetweenthegoldenhourand
darkness and the golden hour and daylight.
bokeh Thewayalensmanipulatestheout-of-focusareas
in an image and how the camera renders them.
bouncing light Availablelight, either natural orflash,
thathasbeenmanipulatedbythephotographerbymeansof
areflectororwallorotherreflectivesurfacetoilluminate
the subject.
bracketing Aseries of images ofthe samesubject at
varyinglevelsofexposure,takenbythephotographerto
ensure the correct setting is achieved.
buffer Thepartoftheinternalmemoryofacamerathat
storesimagesqueuingto bewrittentothecompactflash
card, if the photographer is shooting at a high speed.
bulb An exposure setting on thecamera allowing the
photographer to take variable lengths of exposure; the