microphotography
Photographing minuscule subjects
Microphotography is the practice of creating extremely small photographs, often reduced to sizes requiring magnification to view.
The term also applies to photography through a microscope (photomicrography).
Microfilm and microfiche are common applications: The library archives were preserved through microphotography.
Not to be confused with macro photography, which captures small subjects at large scale.
Increase in size
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- macroRecorded command sequence
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- opticsScience of illumination
close-up · nanoscale · high-power · resolution · focus · scale · amplification · objective
Surface tactile quality
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- clarityState of being understandable
- definitionStatement of meaning
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
intricacy · granularity · nuance · subtlety · finesse · delicacy · refinement · distinctness
Adjustable optical inlet
- exposureState of being unprotected
- shutterHinged window covering
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- ISOGlobal standards body
sensor · stabilization · framing · composition · lighting · calibration · mirrorless · diffraction
Stored historical records
- catalogOrdered list of items
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- specimenIndividual for examination
database · collection · repository · inventory · reference · classification · identification · analysis
Photographing subjects at magnification
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- crystallographyStudy of atomic lattices
- entomologyStudy of insects
- botanicalRelated to plants
enlargement
Increase in size
optics · close-up · nanoscale · high-power · resolution · focus · scale · amplification · objective · eyepiece
texture
Surface tactile quality
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- clarityState of being understandable
- definitionStatement of meaning
resolution · intricacy · granularity · nuance · subtlety · finesse · delicacy · refinement · distinctness · contrast
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
ISO · sensor · stabilization · framing · composition · lighting · calibration · mirrorless · diffraction · illumination
archive
Stored historical records
specimen · database · collection · repository · inventory · reference · classification · identification · analysis · research
macrophotography
Photographing subjects at magnification
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- crystallographyStudy of atomic lattices
- entomologyStudy of insects
insects
Six-legged arthropods
snowflakes · microorganisms · bacteria · diatoms · fabrics · circuits · minerals · spores · hairs · scales
microphotographyastrophotography
Imaging celestial objects
macrophotography · landscape photography · telephotography · aerial photography · satellite imagery