rising front
Photography
noun
An arrangement enabling the lens of a camera to be raised relative to the focusing screen or the film, so that more of a building's height is in view but the verticals still appear parallel (which would not be the case if the camera were tilted upwards).
Origin
Mid 19th century.
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