English – Finnish Photography Vocabulary
Last five years I have been living abroad and last four of them in United States. I just moved back to my home country Finland and am looking for a job related to photography. Since I went to college to study photography in United States, I learned all the photography related words and terms in English. I already knew some basic vocabulary in Finnish of course. Since I need to learn the occupational vocabulary in my native language as well, I decided to make a list of some photography related words. If you are interested in photography and to learn Finnish or English, I hope this will help you too! I will be adding more words and term in the future.
| English | Finnish |
|---|---|
| photography | valokuvaus |
| photo, photograph | valokuva |
| photographer | valokuvaaja |
| paperivalokuva | |
| photo album | valokuva-albumi, valokuvakansio |
| camera | kamera |
| lens | objektiivi, linssi |
| flash | salama |
| light meter, exposure meter | valotusmittari |
| tripod | jalusta, kolmijalka |
| filter | suodatin |
| cable release | lankalaukaisin |
| shoulder strap | olkahihna |
| lens cap | linssinsuojus |
| lens hood | vastavalosuoja |
| battery | akku, paristo |
| charger | laturi |
| camera bag | kameralaukku |
| digital camera | digitaalinen kamera, digikamera |
| film camera | filmikamera |
| compact camera, point-and-shoot camera | kompaktikamera, pokkarikamera |
| SLR camera, single-lens reflex camera | järjestelmäkamera |
| instant camera | pikakamera |
| pinhole camera | neulanreikäkamera |
| panoramic camera | panoraamakamera |
| telephoto lens | teleobjektiivi |
| wide-angle lens | laajakulmaobjektiivi, laajakulmalinssi |
| macro lens | makro-objektiivi, makrolinssi |
| fisheye lens | kalansilmäobjektiivi |
| censor | kenno, sensori |
| shutter | suljin |
| viewfinder | etsin, tähtäin |
| hot shoe | salamakenkä |
| exposure | valotus |
| aperture, f-stop | aukko |
| depth of field (DOF) | syväterävyys |
| film speed, ISO speed | valoherkkyys, ISO-herkkyys |
| white balance (WB) | valkotasapaino |
| lighting | valaistus |
| artificial light | keinovalo |
| natural light | luonnonvalo |
| light source | valonlähde |
| light stand | valaisinjalusta |
| key light, main light | päävalo |
| fill light | täytevalo |
| backlight | vastavalo |
| overexposure | ylivalotus |
| underexposure | alivalotus |
| bracketing | (valotuksen) haarukointi |
| soft box | tasovalo |
| umbrella | sateenvarjo |
| beauty dish | iso lamppukupu |
| honeycomb | hunajakenno |
| reflector | heijastin |
| diffuser | hajotin |
| fill flash | täytesalama |
| slave unit | orjasalama |
| ring flash | rengassalama |
| spot meter | pistemittari |
| composition | sommittelu |
| rule of thirds | kolmasosasääntö |
| retouching, image processing | kuvankäsittely, retusointi |
| cropping | rajaus |
| pixel | pikseli |
| darkroom | pimiö |
| processing, developing | kehitys |
| printing | vedostus |
| toning | sävytys |
| film | filmi |
| negative | negatiivi |
| positive | positiivi |
| emulsion | emulsio |
| latent image | piilevä kuva, latentti kuva |
| contact sheet | pinnakkainen, pinnakkaisvedos, kontaktiarkki |
| RC paper | muovipaperi |
| fiber paper | kuitupaperi |
| developer | kehite |
| stop bath | keskeyte |
| fixer | kiinnite |
| processing tank | kehitystankki, kehityspurkki, kehitysrasia |
| reel | spiraali |
| beaker | mitta-astia, dekantterilasi, keitinlasi |
| thermometer | lämpömittari |
| film sleeve | filmitasku |
| loupe | luuppi |
| enlarger | suurennuskone, suurennuskoje |
| timer | ajastin |
| negative carrier | negatiivinpidin |
| easel | rajaaja |
| grain scope, grain focuser | raetarkennin |
| filters | suotimet |
| paper tray | kehitysallas |
| tongs | pihdit, tongit, atulat |