Vocab Padlet by Brady Minger

Camera Obscura

25bminger03493 — 2023-08-23 17:58:23 UTC

Definition: A camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. Camera obscura can also refer to analogous constructions such as a box or tent in which an exterior image is projected inside.

Radial Symmetry

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-01 18:21:13 UTC

Definition: Symmetry around a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower.

Symmetry

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-01 18:22:21 UTC

Definition: a balanced and proportionate similarity that is found in two halves of an object.

Asymmetry

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-01 18:23:25 UTC

lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.

Juxtaposition

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-01 18:24:39 UTC

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Abstract

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-01 18:25:29 UTC

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Line

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-08 17:52:47 UTC

An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.

Space

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-08 18:31:31 UTC

An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .

Shape

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-08 18:32:09 UTC

An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.

Form

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An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.

Color

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-08 18:34:12 UTC

An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.

• Hue: name of color

• Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value changes when white or black is added)

• Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity=color is faint and dull)

Value

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-08 18:34:52 UTC

The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called middle gray.

Texture

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-08 18:35:27 UTC

An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.

Balance

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:22:16 UTC

Is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space. If the design was a scale, these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable. In symmetrical balance, the elements used on one side of the design are similar to those on the other side; in asymmetrical balance, the sides are different but still look balanced. In radial balance, the elements are arranged around a central point and may be similar

Emphasis

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:22:46 UTC

is the part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention. Usually the artist will make one area stand out by contrasting it with other areas. The area could be different in size, color, texture, shape, etc.

movement

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:23:26 UTC

is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas. Such movement can be directed along lines, edges, shape, and color within the work of art.

pattern

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:24:11 UTC

in is the repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art.

Proportion

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:24:39 UTC

in is the feeling of unity created when all parts (sizes, amounts, or number) relate well with each other. When drawing the human figure, proportion can refer to the size of the head compared to the rest of the body

Variety

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:25:13 UTC

is the use of several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eye through and around the work of art.

Unity

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-15 18:26:30 UTC

is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.

35MM Film

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-18 17:53:54 UTC

35 mm film is a film gauge used in filmmaking, and the film standard. In motion pictures that record on film, 35 mm is the most commonly used gauge.

Twin Lens Reflex Camera

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-18 17:55:15 UTC

A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length.

Gelatin Silver Precess

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-18 17:56:23 UTC

Gelatin silver papers are commercially manufactured by applying an emulsion of light-sensitive silver salts in gelatin to a sheet of paper coated with a layer of baryta, a white pigment mixed with gelatin.

Genre

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-18 17:57:08 UTC

A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

Curator

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-20 17:41:52 UTC

a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.

Exhibition

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a public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.

Cool colors

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Cool colors include green, blue, and purple

Warm Colors

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Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow,

Neutral Colors

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beige, taupe, gray, cream, brown, black, and white

Complimentary Colors

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Examples of complementary color combinations are: Red and green; yellow and purple; orange and blue; green and magenta.

Monochromatic colors

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Monochromatic color refers to a color scheme that is comprised of variations of one color.

Gradient

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specifies a range of position-dependent colors, usually used to fill a region

Gallery

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a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.

Museum

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a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage.

Photography studio

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-20 17:50:05 UTC

the workshop of a photographer, which may include the retail sale of portraits and/or photographs produced by the photographer and a photography shop.

Constructive Criticism

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-26 18:07:48 UTC

a type of feedback that offers specific and actionable advice to help employees to improve.

Plagiarism

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-26 18:08:30 UTC

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Ethical

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relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.

Objective

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a thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Subjective

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based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

Copyright

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-26 18:11:53 UTC

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

Trademark

25bminger03493 — 2023-09-26 18:12:23 UTC

a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Rule of Thirds

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-04 17:43:37 UTC

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" for composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.

Leading Lines

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-04 17:44:17 UTC

Leading lines are a compositional technique where human-made or natural lines lead the viewer's eyes through a photograph to the subject or the heart of the image

Golden Ratio

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-04 17:45:09 UTC

a guide to where to place a subject (a tree, person, building, etc.) or element in a photo (like the horizon) where it will be most pleasing to the eye.

Negative Space

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-04 17:45:59 UTC

a term used in art to describe the space surrounding a subject.

Positive Space

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-04 17:46:46 UTC

a term used to refer to the areas of interest and focus in a piece of artwork.

Backlight

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-18 17:43:45 UTC

illumination from behind.

Diptych

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-18 17:44:32 UTC

a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels which may be closed like a book.

Triptych

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-18 17:45:08 UTC

a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side by side and used as an altarpiece.

Orthographic View

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-18 17:46:42 UTC

of, relating to, being, or prepared by orthographic projection

Barrel lens distortion

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-18 17:47:23 UTC

a type of distortion wherein lines that are straight in real life appear to curve inwards

Pincushion Distortion

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-18 17:48:32 UTC

distortion is a deviation from rectilinear projection

ISO

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-25 17:43:36 UTC

a standard set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that represents sensitivity to light as a numerical value

ASA

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-25 17:45:00 UTC

an arbitrary rating of film speed

Image Sensor

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-25 17:45:45 UTC

A sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image

Film Grain

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-25 17:47:33 UTC

Random optical texture of processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver

Digital Noise

25bminger03493 — 2023-10-25 17:48:24 UTC

Digital noise in photos taken with digital cameras is random pixels scattered all over the photo

Aperture

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-01 17:43:14 UTC

a space through which light passes in an optical or photographic instrument, especially the variable opening by which light enters a camera.

F/Stop

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the term used to denote aperture measurements on your camera

Lens Focal Length

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Lens focal length tells us the angle of view—how much of the scene will be captured—and the magnification—how large individual elements will be

Depth of field

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the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that are in acceptably sharp focus in an image captured with a camera.

Bokeh

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-01 17:46:20 UTC

bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image

Diffused Lighting

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-01 17:47:27 UTC

Diffused light is light with an even concentration across the spread of its beam and can soften shadows and produce a more flattering image.

Ambient Light

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any light a photographer or cinematographer did not bring to the shoot

Chiaroscuro

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Italian term which literally means 'light-dark

Silhouette

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-01 17:49:38 UTC

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.

Auto Mode

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-08 18:43:46 UTC

when the camera chooses the optimum shutter speed, aperture, ISO and flash settings for your shot.

Program Mode

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the camera selects and sets both the shutter speed and the aperture

Manual Mode

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Allows you to change ISO, Aperture, and Shutter speed

Shutter Priority Mode

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shutter priority mode, is when a photographer manually designates a shutter speed for a given exposure

Aperture Priority Mode

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When you switch to this mode, you can control your aperture, ISO, and white balance.

Shutter Speed

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-15 18:42:17 UTC

the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes

Bulb Mode

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-15 18:43:01 UTC

Bulb mode is simply a shutter speed option that you can select in Manual mode on your camera

Motion Blur

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-15 18:43:52 UTC

Motion blur is the apparent streaking of moving objects in a photograph or a sequence of frames, such as a film or animation

Tripods/Monopods

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a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.

Monopod: 1

Camera Shake

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-15 18:45:43 UTC

a term used to define the act of accidentally shaking a camera during shooting due to unsteady hands, which results in blurry images

Long Exposure

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-29 18:44:39 UTC

Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements.

Time Lapse

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-29 18:45:22 UTC

Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing

Light Painting

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-29 18:46:06 UTC

Light painting, painting with light, light drawing, or light art performance photography are terms that describe photographic techniques of moving a light source while taking a long-exposure photograph

Panning

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-29 18:46:47 UTC

In cinematography and photography, panning means swivelling a still or video camera horizontally from a fixed position. This motion is similar to the motion of a person when they turn their head on their neck from left to right.

Burst Mode

25bminger03493 — 2023-11-29 18:48:13 UTC

Burst mode, also called continuous shooting mode, sports mode, continuous mode, or burst shot, is a shooting mode in still cameras where several photos are taken.

Spot metering

25bminger03493 — 2023-12-06 18:42:20 UTC

evaluates light around the chosen focus point or centre of the frame

Partial Metering

25bminger03493 — 2023-12-06 18:43:23 UTC

Partial metering is one of four modes found mostly on Canon cameras to help measure a subject's brightness

Center Weighted Average Metering

25bminger03493 — 2023-12-06 18:44:17 UTC

like using Evaluative metering with a centre AF point

Evaluative Metering

25bminger03493 — 2023-12-06 18:44:58 UTC

Evaluative Metering mode is the default metering mode on most digital cameras

18% Gray

25bminger03493 — 2023-12-06 18:45:49 UTC

the light in an average scene being photographed is averaged out, it will produce an 18% gray tone (neutral)

Shadows

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-10 18:43:34 UTC

a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Midtones

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-10 18:44:11 UTC

The Tonal Range That Lies Between The Extreme Highlights And Shadows, Lending A Sense Of Depth, Dimension, And Naturalness To A Photograph

Highlights

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-10 18:44:50 UTC

an outstanding part of an event or period of time.

Vignette

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-10 18:45:30 UTC

a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border.

Sepia Tone

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-10 18:46:10 UTC

a chemical process that converts the metallic silver in the emulsion of a photographic print into a silver sulfide compound.

AF Points

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-17 18:44:07 UTC

An AF point is a specific part of the frame where the camera is able to focus on something.

Bracketing

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-17 18:45:45 UTC

Bracketing is a technique that photographers use to capture the best possible photo.

Exposure Level Indicator

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-17 18:47:03 UTC

In Manual mode, the exposure level indicator shows how much your set exposure values deviate from the levels the camera believes are optimal

Exposure Compensation

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-17 18:47:42 UTC

Exposure compensation basically helps you override automatic exposure adjustments your camera makes in situations with uneven light distribution, filters, non-standard processing, or underexposure or overexposure

Menu Bar

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-24 18:47:22 UTC

A menu bar is a graphical control element which contains drop-down menus. The menu bar's purpose is to supply a common housing for window- or application-specific menus which provide access to such functions as opening files, interacting with an application, or displaying help documentation or manuals

Workspace Switcher

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-24 18:48:16 UTC

Workspace Switcher also displays the application windows and dialogs that are open in your workspaces

Palettes

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-24 18:49:53 UTC

The tool palette in Photoshop is located on the left-most side of Photoshop. Here's an image of the Photoshop tool palette: The tool palette of Adobe Photoshop contains different types of tools that can be used to edit and enhance the quality of the image by the user.

Toolbar

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-24 18:50:58 UTC

(in a program with a graphical user interface) a strip of icons used to perform certain functions.

Tool options bar

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-24 18:52:02 UTC

a horizontal menu at the top of the main Photoshop window that lets you customize a tool

Cropping

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-31 18:45:12 UTC

Cropping is the removal of unwanted outer areas from a photographic or illustrated image.

Aspect Ratio

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-31 18:46:12 UTC

The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of its width to its height, and is expressed with two numbers separated by a colon, such as 16:9, sixteen-to-nine

Resolution

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-31 18:47:38 UTC

Image resolution is the level of detail of an image. The term applies to digital images, film images, and other types of images.

DPI vs PPI

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-31 18:48:49 UTC

DPI refers to the number of printed dots contained within one inch of an image printed by a printer. PPI refers to the number of pixels contained within one inch of an image displayed on a computer monitor.

SOOC [Acronym]

25bminger03493 — 2024-01-31 18:50:07 UTC

SOOC is a photographer's abbreviation that stands for “Straight Out Of Camera.” It refers to images that are shown exactly as they were captured by the camera, with no post-processing applied whatsoever

File Formats

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-07 18:44:10 UTC

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.

Raw File Format

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-07 18:45:03 UTC

RAW files contain uncompressed and unprocessed image data

.PNG

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-07 18:46:14 UTC

Portable Network Graphics is a raster-graphics file format that supports lossless data compression

.JPEG

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-07 18:46:56 UTC

JPEG is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography

.PSD

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an image file format created with AdobePhotoshop.

HDR

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-14 18:44:28 UTC

it's a measure of the light intensities from the highlights to the shadows

Double Exposure

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-14 18:45:21 UTC

a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, combining two photographs into one

Triadic Colors

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-14 18:46:11 UTC

Red, blue, and yellow are three primary colors that create a triadic color scheme

Blue Hour

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-14 18:46:47 UTC

The blue hour is the period of twilight when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon

Golden Hour

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-14 18:47:34 UTC

The last hour before sunset and the first hour after sunrise

Macro lens

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-21 18:42:49 UTC

A macro lens is a lens that specifically allows you to focus extremely close to a subject so that it appears large in the viewfinder

Prime lens

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-21 18:43:51 UTC

In film and photography, a prime lens is a fixed focal length photographic lens, typically with a maximum aperture from f2.8 to f1.2.

Telephoto lens

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-21 18:44:45 UTC

a lens with a longer focal length than standard, giving a narrow field of view and a magnified image.

Fisheye lens

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-21 18:46:06 UTC

A fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image

Vibration reduction

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-21 18:47:11 UTC

Vibration Reduction (VR) is an image stabilization technology that minimizes blur caused by camera shake.

DSLR

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-28 18:44:12 UTC

A digital single-lens reflex camera is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the sensor

Metadata

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-28 18:44:59 UTC

Metadata means "data about data". Metadata is defined as the data providing information about one or more aspects of the data

Thumbnails

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-28 18:45:49 UTC

A thumbnail is a small image representation of a larger image, usually intended to make it easier and faster to look at or manage a group of larger images.

Postprocessing

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-28 18:46:34 UTC

every change you make to a video or photo after you download the RAW file to your computer

Layer masking

25bminger03493 — 2024-02-28 18:47:21 UTC

a nondestructive way to hide parts of an image or layer without erasing them

Lens Crop Factor

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-06 18:44:33 UTC

The crop factor is sometimes referred to as "magnification factor", "focal length factor" or "focal length multiplier".

Full Frame Camera

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-06 18:46:10 UTC

A full-frame sensor is most simply deﬁned by its sheer size—36 mm by 24 mm—and the distinctive look it makes possible

APS-C Camera

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-06 18:47:22 UTC

Advanced Photo System type-C (APS-C) is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System film negative in its C ("Classic") format, of 25.1×16.7 mm, an aspect ratio of 3:2 and Ø 30.15 mm field diameter.

Reflector

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-06 18:48:20 UTC

In photography and cinematography, a reflector is an improvised or specialised reflective surface used to redirect light towards a given subject or scene

SCRIM (Diffuser)

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-06 18:49:01 UTC

A scrim is a woven material, either finely woven lightweight fabric widely used in theatre, or a heavy, coarse woven material used for reinforcement in both building and canvas making.

Saturation

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-13 17:43:50 UTC

Colorfulness, chroma and saturation are attributes of perceived color relating to chromatic intensity

Color balance

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-13 17:45:05 UTC

In photography and image processing, color balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors

Hue

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a color or shade

Vibrance

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-13 17:46:32 UTC

striking brightness of color.

Contrast (Editing term)

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-13 17:47:43 UTC

the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Move Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-20 17:43:28 UTC

The Move tool helps you position selected content or layers when customizing your work.

Patch Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-20 17:43:58 UTC

With the Patch tool selected, draw a selection border over an area on your image that you want to replace

Clone stamp tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-20 17:44:34 UTC

The Photoshop Clone Stamp tool copies one area of an image onto another area of an image. Photographers and designers often use the Clone Stamp tool to remove unwanted elements from a photograph.

Spot healing brush

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-20 17:45:14 UTC

The Spot Healing Brush tool magically removes unwanted spots, marks, or small objects in your image.

Healing brush

25bminger03493 — 2024-03-20 17:45:50 UTC

The Healing Brush and Patch tools allow you fix imperfections, like scratches, wrinkles, dust spots, etc., causing them to disappear into the surrounding image

Lasso Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-03 17:42:50 UTC

In Adobe Photoshop, use the Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso tool, and the Magnetic lasso tool to easily make selections.

Magic Wand Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-03 17:43:23 UTC

The Magic Wand tool automatically selects an object or area of your image, using machine learning to discern what you might be trying to select

Polygonal Lasso Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-03 17:44:20 UTC

The Polygonal Lasso Tool creates selections with straight edges.

Quick Selection Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-03 17:45:33 UTC

The Quick Selection tool allows you to quickly and easily select one area or section of an image

Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-03 17:47:23 UTC

The Rectangular Marquee Tool is used for making a rectangular selection. The Elliptical Marquee Tool is used for making a circular selection

Brush tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-10 17:45:00 UTC

The Brush tool and the Pencil tool work like traditional drawing tools applying color with brush strokes.

Zoom Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-10 17:45:45 UTC

Click the magnifying glass in the toolbar to access the Zoom tool, and then click on the specific area you want to zoom in on

Hand Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-10 17:46:25 UTC

Hand tool allows you to move your image while you're zoomed in to more than 100% and part of the image is out of view

Horizontal type tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-10 17:47:09 UTC

The Horizontal Type tool allows you to add horizontal text to your images

Gradient tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-10 17:48:01 UTC

The Gradient Tool creates a gradual blend between multiple colors

Paint Bucket

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-17 17:43:28 UTC

Select the Paint Bucket tool (G) from the toolbar. · In the tool options bar, choose to fill the selection with the foreground color

Straighten Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-17 17:44:48 UTC

The Straighten tool lets you straighten crooked images and objects interactively by aligning a straightening bar with an image feature

Crop Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-17 17:45:46 UTC

Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like setting the aspect ratio or width and height values, to get the effect you want

Smudge Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-17 17:46:57 UTC

The Smudge tool simulates the effect of rubbing against wet paint, picking up the color where the drag begins and moving through the image as the drag continues

Sponge Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-17 17:48:47 UTC

The sponge tool in Photoshop works on color saturation. It can either saturate a color or desaturate a color

Dodge Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-24 17:44:15 UTC

The Dodge tool allows you to lighten specific areas of your image without affecting hue or saturation

Burn Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-24 17:45:00 UTC

The Burn tool darkens areas of an image. The more you paint over an area with the Burn tool, the darker it becomes

Blur tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-24 17:45:45 UTC

The Blur tool allows you to paint blur effect on specific areas of an image

Sharpen Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-24 17:46:29 UTC

enables you to tighten up a picture and make it clearer by making it sharper

Select and Mask Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-04-24 17:47:18 UTC

The Select and Mask screen can be accessed by first selecting any of the Marquee tools, the Lasso tools, or the Quick Select tools. Once any of these tools is selected, the option to select and mask the current document will appear on the right side of the top toolbar

Tracking (Text)

25bminger03493 — 2024-05-01 17:44:23 UTC

the spacing between glyphs applied to an entire piece of text

Leading (Text)

25bminger03493 — 2024-05-01 17:45:02 UTC

The vertical space between lines of type is called leading.

Kerning (Text)

25bminger03493 — 2024-05-01 17:45:42 UTC

Kerning is the spacing between individual letters or characters

Transform Tool

25bminger03493 — 2024-05-01 17:46:23 UTC

The Transform tool allows for multiple resizing, scaling, warping and perspective changes within one continuous operation

Clipping mask

25bminger03493 — 2024-05-01 17:47:18 UTC

A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries