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June 5, 2021 by Luis F. Dominguez Spanish Vocabulary 0 comments

A Vocabulary Guide to Photography in Spanish

If you want to learn about photography in Spanish, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, I’m introducing you to the amazing art of photography, providing you with some reasons to learn vocabulary about photography in Spanish, and giving you the ultimate guide to this fascinating world. 

I’ve created five different vocabulary categories about photography in Spanish for you. This way you can learn all about your camera, important photography equipment, framing your image, effects and post-production, and other photography-related terms in Spanish—in a fun and entertaining way. 

Are you ready to learn all there is to learn about photography in Spanish? 

The Cool and Amazing Art of Photography

Since its origins in the late 19th century, photography has fascinated the world with its power to capture a moment in time for posterity. Photography has been used to register historic occasions, influence political opinion, sell products, create art, and promote human rights, among many other things. However, its most common use has always been to capture family moments and remind people how happy they were when these happened.

photography in Spanish

Nowadays, with the advent of digital photography and the ubiquity of camera phones, social media, and photo-editing apps, a new dimension has been added to the already extraordinary world of photography: “the selfie.” One can only wonder what the coming decades will bring to this world and keep changing the way we take the photographs of ourselves and the world around us.

Why Learn Photography Vocabulary in Spanish

I love photography and, as you’re reading this, odds are that you love it too. If you also love languages, then this is the perfect post for you. What other motivation do you need? Mix two of your passions and learn a little bit about both of them at the same time. 

But, what if you’re not an eager photography enthusiast and you’re only here because you want to speak Spanish fluently? Well, let me tell you something, you still need to learn about photography in Spanish, because speaking a language implies learning vocabulary about many different areas of life, even if you’re not a fan of them. 

For that reason, here at HSA, we’ve been producing a series of vocabulary guides about several of these “areas of life” such as golf, music, and math, so you can go through them and keep growing your Spanish vocabulary. 

Photography in Spanish: Vocabulary Guide

Without further ado let’s get straight to the Spanish terms you need to learn about photography. I’ve organized them in 5 different categories to make it easier for you to study them. 

All About Your Camera

The invention that changed the world in so many ways. Everything starts at the camera so, let’s start by learning how to say camera in Spanish, what are its parts, synonyms, and technology in Spanish? 

SpanishEnglish
la cámaracamera
la cámara digitaldigital camera
la cámara analógicaanalogical camera
el lente, el objetivolens
el visor, la mirillaviewfinder
el obturadorshutter
el botón de obturador, el disparadorshutter button, shutter release
la pantalla LCDLCD screen
el puerto USBUSB port
la tapa del lentelens cover
el fotómetroExposure meter
el tubo del objetivobarrel
el flashflash
el diafragmadiaphragm
el botón ON/OFF, el botón de encendido power switch
el anillo de zoomfoom ring
el anillo de enfoquefocus ring
el estabilizador de imagenimage stabilizer
la zapata de flashaccessory shoe
el botón flashflash button
el ojal correaeyelet strap
la perilla principalmode dial
el botón ISOISO button
Parts of a camera

Important Photography Equipment

Although the camera might be the most important element in photography, there is a series of important equipment that every good photographer should consider. 

SpanishEnglish
el trípode, el tripietripod
la bateríabattery
la funda de la cámaracamera bag
la correa de la cámaracamera strap
el cargadorcharger
el cable USBUSB cable
la tarjeta de memoriamemory card
la mochilabackpack
el lente gran angularwide angle lens
el lente macromacro lens
el teleobjetivotelephoto
los focos LEDLED lights
la ventana flexible, la lámpara de estudiosoftbox
el paraguasumbrella
el equipo de iluminaciónlighting kit
el reflector plegablefolding reflector, folding screen
el fondobackground
el histogramahistogram
el estudio fotográficophoto studio

Just remember that sometimes in different Spanish-speaking countries photographers and photography enthusiasts may use different words and synonyms for some pieces of equipment. 

Framing Your Image

photography in Spanish

Now let’s talk about the meaning of all those photography-related words that have something to do with the way you frame your picture in Spanish. 

SpanishEnglish
el encuadreframing
el cuadroframe
la tomashot
la profundidad de campodepth of field
la exposiciónexposure
la composicióncomposition
la iluminaciónillumination
la luzlight
la luz naturalnatural light
la luz artificialartificial light
la difusión de la luzlight diffumination
la dirección de la luzlight direction
el balance de blancoswhite balance
la velocidad de obturaciónshutter speed
la sensibilidad ISOISO sensitivity
la apertura de diafragmadiaphragm aperture
el filtrofilter

Effects and Post-Production

These days photography is so much about the effects and post-production edition we all add to our pictures, as it’s about the original image taken. So let’s learn a few words and their meaning in the world of photography in Spanish. 

SpanishEnglish
el efectoeffect
el colorcolor
el blanco y negroblack and white
el sepiasepia
la ediciónedition
la post-producciónpost-production
sin filtrono filter
la fotografía sin flashno flash photography
el efecto barridosweep effect
la larga exposiciónlong exposure
el efecto sedasilk effect
el retratoportrait
la foto panorámicapanoramic shot
la cámara lentaslow-motion
la brillantezbrilliance
las sombrasshadows
el contrastecontrast
el brillobrightness
la saturaciónsaturation
el tintetint
la nitidezsharpness
la reducción de ruidonoise reduction
la viñetavignette
el retoqueretouch
la rotaciónrotation
el enfoquefocus
la dispersión dispersion
Effects and post-production

Other Photography-Related Terms in Spanish

I’ve covered most of the different areas of the world of photography in Spanish. However, there are still some other photography-related words that didn’t fit in any of the previous categories, which you can find in the following list. 

SpanishEnglish
los servicios fotográficosphotography services
las clases de fotografíaphotography class
la fotografía cinematográficafilm photography
la fotografía de retratoportrait photography
la fotografía de callestreet photography
el cuarto oscurodark room
la luz infrarrojaInfrared light
el reveladodeveloper
la emulsiónemulsion
la ampliaciónenlargement
la escala de grisesgray scale
el monocromáticomonochromatic
el negativonegative
el positivopositive
la sobreexposiciónoverexposure
la subexposiciónunderexposure
el punto de vistaviewpoint
la perspectivaperspective
el desenfocadoout of focus
el fotógrafophotographer

Take Your Photos and Practice Your Spanish!

There you have it, those are more than enough words, synonyms, and technical terms about photography in Spanish to start taking your photos and selfies in Spanish-speaking countries! Don’t forget to practice these terms in real-life conversations in order to introduce them to your vocabulary and get used to them. 

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