vocab padlet by Samuel Arango

Camera Obscura

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-18 16:04:23 UTC

Camera obscura (meaning “dark room” in Latin) is a box-shaped device used as an aid for drawing or entertainment. Also referred to as a pinhole image, it lets light in through a small opening on one side and projects a reversed and inverted image on the other.

35mm Film

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-18 16:07:17 UTC

(35 millimeter film) The standard photographic film format for analog single lens reflex (SLR) still cameras and motion picture cameras. Dating back to the first quarter of the 20th century, the 35mm format has mostly given way to digital still and video technologies. The 35mm film frame is 36 x 24mm, and high-end digital SLR (DSLR) and video cameras use sensors of equivalent size (see crop factor). See analog film, Advanced Photo System and digital cinema.

Twin Lens Reflex Camera

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-18 16:08:39 UTC

One transmitting the image to the film and the other functioning as a viewfinder and part of the focusing mechanism.

Gelatin Silver Process

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-18 16:09:46 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-18 16:11:13 UTC

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

Curator

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-23 15:36:33 UTC

Museums and galleries typically employ numbers of curators whose role it is to acquire, care for and develop a collection.

Museum

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-23 15:37:33 UTC

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

Exhibition

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-23 15:40:32 UTC

an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view. a public display, as of the work of artists or artisans, the products of farms or factories, the skills of performers, or objects of general interest.

Gallery

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a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold

Photography Studio

25sarango06502 — 2023-08-23 15:43:26 UTC

A photographic studio is often a business owned and represented by one or more photographers, possibly accompanied by assistants and pupils, who create and sell their own and sometimes others’ photographs

Line

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-08 15:38:53 UTC

a long, narrow mark or band.

Shape

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-08 15:39:38 UTC

the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Color

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-08 15:40:24 UTC

the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.

Space

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-08 15:40:59 UTC

a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.

Texture

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-08 15:41:44 UTC

the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.

balance

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:35:31 UTC

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

variety

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:36:00 UTC

the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.

pattern

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:36:38 UTC

a repeated decorative design.

proportion

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:37:34 UTC

a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

movement

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:38:07 UTC

an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.

unity

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:38:49 UTC

emphasis'

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-15 15:39:27 UTC

special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

Cool Colors

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-20 15:32:44 UTC

Cool colors are typified by blue, green, and light purple. They can calm and soothe.

Warm 3

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-20 15:33:40 UTC

Warm colors definition in art: Warm colors on the other hand, are those hues that give the feeling of warmth, such as red, orange, and yellow.

Neutral Colors

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Warm colors definition in art: Warm colors on the other hand, are those hues that give the feeling of warmth, such as red, orange, and yellow.

Complementary Colors

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a color that combined with a given color makes white or black.

monochromatic colors

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-20 15:35:33 UTC

A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color. Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale or black-and-white. In physics, monochromatic light refers to electromagnetic radiation that contains a narrow band of wavelengths, which is a distinct concept.

Graident

25sarango06502 — 2023-09-20 15:36:21 UTC

What is a Gradient? A gradient is a design element made up of colors that gradually fade into one another. Also known as “color progressions” or “color ramps,” gradients either consist of many shades of the same color, or multiple colors that blend from one to the other.

rule of thirds

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-04 15:33:51 UTC

a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open.

Leading Lines

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Golden Ratio

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is a ratio between two numbers that equals approximately 1.618.

negative space

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-04 15:35:30 UTC

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

Postive space

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-04 15:36:08 UTC

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

diptych

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-18 15:32:55 UTC

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

triptych

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-18 15:33:33 UTC

A triptych is a work of art that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works

orthographic view

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-18 15:34:14 UTC

Orthographic views are two-dimensional views of three-dimensional objects. Orthographic views are created by projecting a view of an object onto a plane which is usually positioned so that it is parallel to one of the planes of the object.

Barrel Lens Distortion

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-18 15:35:09 UTC

Barrel lens distortion is an effect associated with wide-angle lenses and, in particular, zoom wide-angles. This effect causes the image to spherize, which means that the edges of the photo look curved and bowed to the human eye. It almost appears as though the photo image has been wrapped around a curved surface.

Pincushion Distortion

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-18 15:35:59 UTC

In geometric optics, distortion is a deviation from rectilinear projection; a projection in which straight lines in a scene remain straight in an image. It is a form of optical aberration.

Radial Symmetry

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:52:38 UTC

radial symmetry. noun. : plant and animal symmetry in which similar parts are arranged in a balanced way around the center of the body compare bilateral symmetry.

Symmetry

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:54:07 UTC

the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

Asymmetry

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:54:48 UTC

Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry. Symmetry is an important property of both physical and abstract systems and it may be displayed in precise terms or in more aesthetic terms.

juxtapostion

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:55:34 UTC

Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc

Abstarct

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:56:15 UTC

Abstraction is a conceptual process wherein general rules and concepts are derived from the usage and classification of specific examples, literal signifiers, first principles, or other methods

Constructive Criticism

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:59:12 UTC

Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative or positive qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments to a written detailed response.

plagiarsim

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 00:59:44 UTC

Plagiarism is the fraudulent representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.

ethical

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 01:00:38 UTC

Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior". The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology.

objective

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 01:01:23 UTC

something toward which effort is directed

subjective

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 01:02:24 UTC

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

copyright

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 01:03:36 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-20 01:04:29 UTC

A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form

Iso

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-25 15:33:02 UTC

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

Asa

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-25 15:33:50 UTC

The ASA (American Standards Association) scale is an arbitrary rating of film speed; that is, the sensitivity of the film to light. If everything else is kept constant, the required exposure time is inversely proportional to the ASA rating.

Image Sensor

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-25 15:34:29 UTC

An image sensor is a device that allows the camera to convert photons – that is, light – into electrical signals that can be interpreted by the device.

Film Gram

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-25 15:34:57 UTC

photogram. / (ˈfəʊtəˌɡræm) / noun. a picture, usually abstract, produced on a photographic material without the use of a camera, as by placing an object on the material and exposing to light.

Digital noise

25sarango06502 — 2023-10-25 15:35:42 UTC

It looks similar to grain found in film photography, but can also look like splotches of discoloration when it's really bad, and can ruin a photograph.J

aperture

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-01 15:33:11 UTC

an opening, hole, or gap.

f/stop

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-01 15:33:48 UTC

F-stop is the term used to denote aperture measurements on your camera. The aperture controls the amount of light that enters the camera lens, and it's measured in f-stops.

lens focal length

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-01 15:34:32 UTC

The focal length of a lens is determined when the lens is focused at infinity.

depth of field

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-01 15:35:36 UTC

As a result, depth of field (DoF) is the distance between the nearest and furthest elements in a scene that appear to be "acceptably sharp" in an image.

bokeh

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-01 15:36:11 UTC

In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image, caused by circles of confusion. Bokeh has also been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause very different bokeh effects

Auto mode

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-08 16:31:48 UTC

It gives your camera complete control over its various settings, including the ISO, the aperture, the shutter speed, the autofocus mode, and even the flash

program mode

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-08 16:32:28 UTC

the camera still sets the exposure for you.

manual mode

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-08 16:33:05 UTC

Manual mode means you're in charge of adjusting aperture — one of photography's most important elements.

shutter priority mode

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-08 16:33:49 UTC

when a photographer manually designates a shutter speed for a given exposure, and the camera automatically chooses an appropriate aperture and ISO setting to go with that shutter speed.

aperture priority mode

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-08 16:35:15 UTC

In this camera mode, the photographer selects an aperture, and the camera chooses an appropriate shutter speed based on the available light.

shutter speed

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-15 16:32:09 UTC

Shutter speed is exactly what it sounds like: It's the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes.

bulb mode

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-15 16:32:47 UTC

The Bulb setting on camera shutters is a momentary-action mode that holds shutters open for as long as a photographer depresses the shutter-release button.

motion blur

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-15 16:33:28 UTC

Motion blur is the apparent streaking of moving objects in a photograph or a sequence of frames, such as a film or animation. It results when the image being recorded changes during the recording of a single exposure, due to rapid movement or long exposure

tripods/monopods

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-15 16:34:11 UTC

Monopods are similar to tripods but they have a single leg instead of three.

camera shake

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-15 16:34:53 UTC

Camera shake is 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-29 16:32:28 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-29 16:33:00 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-29 16:33:33 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-29 16:34:23 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

25sarango06502 — 2023-11-29 16:35:00 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 captured in quick succession by either pressing the shutter button or holding it down.

spot metering

25sarango06502 — 2023-12-06 16:34:12 UTC

The most precise of the metering modes, spot metering evaluates light around the chosen focus point or centre of the frame.

partial metering

25sarango06502 — 2023-12-06 16:34:52 UTC

Partial metering covers only the centre 6.2% of the frame in the viewfinder,

center weighted avereage metering

25sarango06502 — 2023-12-06 16:35:45 UTC

In photography, the metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines exposure. Cameras generally allow the user to select between spot, center-weighted average, or multi-zone metering modes.

evaluative metering

25sarango06502 — 2023-12-06 16:36:37 UTC

Evaluative metering is the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography and can be applied in most shooting scenarios.

18% gray

25sarango06502 — 2023-12-06 16:37:17 UTC

By definition 18% gray is the “mid-point between black and white on a logarithmic or exponential curve.

shadows

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-10 16:32:45 UTC

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

midstones

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-10 16:33:33 UTC

a stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place.

highlight

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-10 16:34:12 UTC

an outstanding part of an event or period of time.

vignette

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-10 16:34:47 UTC

a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

sepia tone

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-10 16:35:22 UTC

a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype

AF points

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-17 16:35:04 UTC

a specific part of the frame where the camera is able to focus on something

bracketing

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-17 16:36:13 UTC

when you bracket your shots you take exactly the same picture of your subject at several different exposures.

exposurue level indicator

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-17 16:37:33 UTC

provides useful feedback to the radiographer about exposures delivered to the image receptor

exposure compensation

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-17 16:38:19 UTC

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

white balance card

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-17 16:38:50 UTC

a camera setting that establishes the true color of white.

workspace switcher

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-24 16:33:13 UTC

displays a visual representation of your workspaces,

toolbar

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-24 16:34:20 UTC

a strip of icons used to perform certain functions.

palettes

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menu bar

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-24 16:36:19 UTC

tool options bar

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-24 16:37:52 UTC

Essentially, an Options bar is a horizontal menu at the top of the main Photoshop window that lets you customize a tool. Let's see an Options bar in action. Select the Rectangular (or any other) Marquee tool. At the top of the Photoshop window, you'll see a new row of icons and settings display.

cropping

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-31 16:31:57 UTC

Cropping is the removal of unwanted outer areas from a photographic or illustrated image. The process usually consists of the removal of some of the peripheral areas of an image to remove extraneous

aspect ratio

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-31 16:32:47 UTC

An aspect ratio is a proportional relationship between an image's width and height. Essentially, it describes an image's shape. Aspect ratios are written as a formula of width to height, like this: 3:2

resolution

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-31 16:34:26 UTC

a firm decision to do or not to do something

DPI vs PPI

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-31 16:35:18 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.Aug 21, 2019

SOOC {acronym}

25sarango06502 — 2024-01-31 16:36:24 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.Aug 4, 2023

file formats

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-07 16:34:03 UTC

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary or free

raw file format

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-07 16:35:32 UTC

A camera raw image file contains unprocessed or minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, a motion picture film scanner, or other image scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed, and contain

.png

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-07 16:36:52 UTC

What is a PNG file? PNG is short for Portable Network Graphic, a type of raster image file. It's particularly popular file type with web designers because it can handle graphics with transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds.

.jpeg

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-07 16:37:49 UTC

A Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file is a lossy raster file format that compresses an image to make the file smaller. JPEG files are some of the most popular and widely used image formats in the world.

psd

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-07 16:38:27 UTC

DSLR

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-28 16:32:30 UTC

metadata

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-28 16:33:20 UTC

a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

Thumbnails

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-28 16:34:07 UTC

Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures or videos, used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words.

Post processing

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-28 16:35:00 UTC

The term post-processing is used in the video/film business for quality-improvement image processing methods used in video playback devices, such as stand-alone DVD-Video players; video playing software; and transcoding software. It is also commonly used in real-time 3D rendering to add additional effects.

Layer masking

25sarango06502 — 2024-02-28 16:35:57 UTC

Layer masking is a nondestructive way to hide parts of an image or layer without erasing them. They're great for making image composites, modifying background colors, removing or cutting out objects, and targeting your edits so they affect only certain areas, rather than the entire layer.

Lens crop factor

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-06 16:32:51 UTC

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

full frame camera

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-06 16:34:13 UTC

What is full-frame? 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

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-06 16:35:02 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

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-06 16:35:45 UTC

a piece of glass, metal, or other material for reflecting light in a required direction, e.g., a red one on the back of a motor vehicle or bicycle.

scrim

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-06 16:36:07 UTC

(in a theater) a piece of gauze cloth that appears opaque until lit from behind, used as a screen or backdrop.

saturation

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-13 15:32:47 UTC

the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.

color balance

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-13 15:34:05 UTC

n photography and image processing, color balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors). An important goal of this adjustment is to render specific colors – particularly neutral colors like white or grey – correctly.

hue

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-13 15:34:55 UTC

the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength and independent of intensity or lightness.

vibrance

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-13 15:36:12 UTC

the state of being full of energy and life.

contrast

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-13 15:37:02 UTC

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

move tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-20 15:32:00 UTC

The move tool allows you to move objects. You can select layers with it, so if each of your objects is on a separate layer, this tool will move those objects just by clicking on them and dragging.

patch tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-20 15:32:49 UTC

What Is the Patch Tool? The Patch Tool is found in Adobe Photoshop and can be used to retouch your photos. It's classified under the Spot Healing Brush group because they have similar functions. But, while the Spot Healing Brush works by brushing on the image, this tool works by selecting a part of the image.May 14, 2021

clone stamp tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-20 15:33:38 UTC

The Clone Stamp tool copies pixels from one area and applies them to another. Think about it as “copying and pasting,” but you're “pasting” the content by painting. When to use the Clone Stamp tool. The Clone Stamp tool is most effective when you need to copy exact detail from one part of an image to another area.

spot healing brush tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-20 15:34:34 UTC

The Spot Healing Brush tool magically removes unwanted spots, marks, or small objects in your image. Photoshop selects and replaces pixels from another part of your image to blend in seamlessly.

healing brush tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-03-20 15:35:22 UTC

Lasso tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-03 15:33:00 UTC

The regular Lasso tool is a freehand selection tool, which means it won't automatically snap to the edge of objects or try to predict what you want to select. Wherever you lay your lasso, that's where it will stay.

magic wand tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-03 15:33:50 UTC

What does the Magic Wand tool do? 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. If you click on the sky, it selects the sky; click on a person's face, and you have the entire face selected in just seconds.

polygonal lasso tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-03 15:34:34 UTC

Polygonal Lasso Tool: This tool is used to select box shapes or flat edges, etc. This lasso tool creates a straight line in between each mouse click. So, just simply click on any edge of the area that you want to select and release your mouse pointer, this will create a starting point or anchor point.Mar 9, 2023

quick selection tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-03 15:35:31 UTC

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

rectangular/elliptical marquee tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-03 15:36:21 UTC

- The rectangular marquee tool in Photoshop, of course, enables you to create selections of rectangular shapes, but there is a related tool called the elliptical marquee tool, that enables you to create selections that, of course, have elliptical or even circular shapes.Sep 10, 2018

brush tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-10 15:32:39 UTC

A brush tool is one of the basic tools found in graphic design and editing applications. It is a part of the painting tool set which may also include pencil tools, pen tools, fill color and many others. It allows the user to paint on a picture or photograph with the selected color.Mar 28, 2020

zoom tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-10 15:33:09 UTC

The zoom tool is used for magnifying a selected part of the image. The first option is called Auto-resize window. By default it's disabled. By enabling it, it will resize the window according to the size of the magnified area. Underneath are two other options, for zooming in or out.

hand tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-10 15:33:36 UTC

a tool held in the hand and operated without electricity or other power.

horizontal type tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-10 15:34:22 UTC

The Horizontal Type tool allows you to add horizontal text to your images. Select the Horizontal Type tool (T) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like Font Style, Font Size, and, Text Color, to get the effect you want. Add point text (to add a few words like a heading or title) or paragraph text.Nov 15, 2022

gradient tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-10 15:34:50 UTC

What is the Gradient tool in Photoshop? The Gradient tool allows you to create gradual changes of color and light across an image with power and precision. You can use different types of gradients to blend with or overlay other images to create stunning backdrops for logo designs, poster art, stylized photos, and more.

paint bucket

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-17 15:33:42 UTC

The Paint Bucket tool Mode setting allows you to create more advanced color fills for interesting effects and a higher degree of control. Choose from toolbar options like Darken, Multiple, Color Dodge, and more to create different effects.

straighten tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-17 15:34:25 UTC

The Straighten tool is designed for ease of use: You draw it across a line that's supposed to be straight, and then Photoshop will do the actual straightening for you. So find the reference line that I encouraged you to determine in Step 1, then drag the Straighten tool across!

crop tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-17 15:34:50 UTC

The Crop tool removes the part of an image surrounding the selection. Crop to remove distractive background elements and create a focus on your desired object in the image. When you crop an image, by default, the resolution remains the same as the original image.Dec 31, 2021

smudge tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-17 15:35:19 UTC

The Smudge tool simulates a brush smearing wet paint. The brush picks up color where the stroke begins and pushes it in the direction you swipe or nudge it. Use the Smudge tool to gently reshape important edges into more appealing and softer lines. In the Photoshop toolbox, the Smudge tool is a pointing-finger icon.

sponge tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-17 15:35:52 UTC

A sponge is a cleaning aid made of soft, porous material. Typically used for cleaning impervious surfaces, sponges are especially good at absorbing water and water-based solutions. Originally made from natural sea sponges, they are most commonly made from synthetic materials today. Wikipedia

dodge tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-24 15:31:55 UTC

Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of select areas on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure. Wikipedia

burn tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-24 15:32:20 UTC

The Burn tool darkens areas of an image. The more you paint over an area with the Burn tool, the darker it becomes.May 23, 2023

blur tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-24 15:32:43 UTC

The Blur tool allows you to paint blur effect on specific areas of an image. Select the Blur tool . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like Size, Hardness, and Strength, to get the effect you need. Click and drag over the part of the image you want to blur.May 23, 2023

sharpen tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-24 15:33:08 UTC

The Sharpen tool focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus. Oversharpening a photo gives it a grainy look. You can avoid oversharpening by setting a lower Strength value in the options bar.Jan 12, 2022

select and mask tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-04-24 15:33:42 UTC

Selection tools in Photoshop are generally found on the left side of the Tools panel. If you can't find the selection tools on the left side, go to Edit > Toolbar. A dialogue box with toolbar customization options will appear.Mar 21, 2024

tracking [text]

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-01 15:35:45 UTC

Letter spacing, character spacing or tracking is an optically consistent typographical adjustment to the space between letters to change the visual density of a line or block of text.

leading [text]

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-01 15:36:19 UTC

The vertical space between lines of type is called leading. Leading is measured from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the line above it.

kerning [text]

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-01 15:36:55 UTC

In typography, kerning is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font, usually to achieve a visually pleasing result.

transform tool

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-01 15:37:32 UTC

Transform in Photoshop is a powerful feature that allows users to modify images or objects within the program to fit their creative needs. This essential tool enables resizing, reshaping, rotating, and moving elements within a document, making it a valuable skill for any Photoshop user.Dec 15, 2023

clipping mask

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-01 15:38:01 UTC

A clipping path is a closed vector path, or shape, used to cut out a 2D image in image editing software. Anything inside the path will be included after the clipping path is applied; anything outside the path will be omitted from the output. Wikipedia

HDR

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:45:28 UTC

What is HDR photography? HDR stands for high dynamic range. Put simply, it's the range of light and dark tones in your photos. The human eye has a very high dynamic range — which is why we can see details in both shadows and highlights.

Double Exposure

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:46:31 UTC

Double exposure is a technique that combines two different exposures or images that are layered on top of each other. The image overlaid is less than full opacity so a bit of both images can be seen producing an almost ghost-like image.

Triadic colors

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:47:30 UTC

A triadic color scheme comprises three colors that are equidistant from each other on the color wheel. If you were to join them with lines, they would form a triangle. The illustration below shows a 12-color wheel and the four different triadic color schemes you can make with it: Red, Yellow and Blue.

Blue Hour

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:48:04 UTC

So, what exactly is the blue hour? It is that moment just before sunrise or after sunset when the sun dips below the horizon. This whimsical window of time is when a soft blue light fills the sky; creating a cool, peaceful setting that is every bit as beautiful as golden hour.

Golden Hour

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:48:35 UTC

In photography, the golden hour is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky. The golden hour is also sometimes called the "magic hour," especially by cinematographers and photographers.

Macro lens

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:57:10 UTC

What is a macro lens? A macro lens is a special type of camera lens that has the ability to work with very short focusing distances, taking sharp images of very small subjects. A true macro lens has a magnification ratio of 1:1 (or greater), and a minimum focus distance around 30cm.

Prime Lens

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:57:58 UTC

The term prime has come to mean the opposite of zoom—a fixed-focal-length, or unifocal lens. While a prime lens of a given focal length is less versatile than a zoom lens, it is often of superior optical quality, wider maximum aperture, lighter weight, and smaller size.

Telephoto lens

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:58:38 UTC

Telephoto photography is a type of photography that brings distant subjects closer with the use of long focal lengths. While shorter focal lengths exaggerate subjects closest to you, telephoto lenses allow you to emphasize and bring faraway subjects closer, from people to wildlife to mountains.

Fisheye lens

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 15:59:19 UTC

Fisheyes are almost always used for underwater photography where there are no straight lines to worry about. They also produce sharper images with brighter colours than a rectilinear lens. Shooting the horizon? Depending on your composition, a fisheye can be used to enhance the curvature of the earth.

Vibration Reduction

25sarango06502 — 2024-05-03 16:00:09 UTC

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