Vocab Padlet by

Camera Obscura

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-18 20:57:59 UTC

camera obscura, ancestor of the photographic camera. The Latin name means “dark chamber,” and the earliest versions, dating to antiquity, consisted of small darkened rooms with light admitted through a single tiny hole.

35mm Film

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-18 21:00:07 UTC

35 millimeter (35mm) film is a small-format photographic film used in single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs), film cameras, rangefinders, and disposable cameras. The number 35 refers to the total width of the film, including its perforated edges.

Twin Lens Camera

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-18 21:01:43 UTC

A reflex camera is a camera that permits the photographer to view the image that will be seen through the lens, and therefore to see exactly what will be captured, contrary to viewfinder cameras where the image could be significantly different from what will be captured.

Gelatin Silver Process

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-18 21:02:50 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-18 21:04:21 UTC

Photography genres are categories or styles of photography that are defined by the subject matter or purpose of the image. They serve as a way to classify and organize the diverse world of photography, providing a framework for photographers to explore different subjects and styles.

Curator

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-23 20:28:36 UTC

Someone who Curates art shows

Exhibition

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-23 20:29:55 UTC

An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition hall, or World's fairs.

Gallery

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-23 20:30:37 UTC

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

Museum

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-23 20:31:14 UTC

a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

Photography Studio

JazerVelasquez — 2023-08-23 20:32:32 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.

Radial Symmetry

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-01 20:40:00 UTC

symmetry around a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower.

Symmetry

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-01 20:40:33 UTC

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

Asymmetry

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-01 20:41:30 UTC

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

Juxtaposition

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-01 20:42:44 UTC

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

Abstract

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-01 20:43:30 UTC

Things that are not recognizable in real life.

Line

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 20:24:25 UTC

Line is a point that continues; it implies motion. Lines are open and lead the eyes into a photograph or to an interesting point of the photo.

Shape

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 20:26:17 UTC

What is Shape Photography? In basic words, shape defines a flat, enclosed area of space. Shapes are constructed with colors and lines, but all shapes are limited to two dimensions, i.e., width and length. Shape photography is the two-dimensional appearance of objects as your camera captures them.

Color

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 20:29:28 UTC

Color photography is photography that uses media capable of capturing and reproducing colors. By contrast, black-and-white or gray-monochrome photography records only a single channel of luminance and uses media capable only of showing shades of gray.

Space

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 21:03:16 UTC

The rule of space relates to the direction the subject of the photograph is moving in, or even just looking in. If you photograph a runner, the rule says that you should have more space in front of the runner than behind, thus giving him space to move into within the picture

Form

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 21:04:36 UTC

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.

Texture

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 21:05:28 UTC

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

Value

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-08 21:05:59 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.

Balance

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:42:34 UTC

Balance is a composition technique that arranges elements within the frame to achieve equal visual weight across the image. The visual weight of an element essentially measures how much attraction it draws from the viewer.

Contrast

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:43:08 UTC

it is the degree of difference between the elements that form an image.

Rhythm

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:43:44 UTC

Rhythm photography has elements that repeat or echo throughout the image. It could be a series of shapes that repeat to make a pattern. Or you could have multiple subjects that appear at different points in the frame.

Pattern

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:44:16 UTC

using repeating shapes or a repetitive pattern inside the frame as part of the composition

Scale

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:44:46 UTC

Scale is the ratio of the distance between two points on an image to the actual distance between the same two points on the ground. Scale is an important describing factor of vertical aerial photography.

variety

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:45:25 UTC

using different colors, shapes, or objects in the image.

Unity

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-15 20:45:51 UTC

one that is so well presented, where no part of it feels out of place or unnecessary.

Cool colors

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-20 20:23:02 UTC

In photography, the dominant colors are the warm colors, e.g. red, yellow, and orange. These colors are considered dominant because they reach our eyes before the cooler colors. The cooler colors are the receding colors, e.g. blue, green and purple.

warm colors

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-20 20:23:39 UTC

Neutral Colors

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-20 20:24:23 UTC

What are neutral tones in photography? Neutral tones are often earth-colored tones that relate to the natural elements of an outdoor environment. Neutral tones can be the color of sand, the color of water, or the color of dust, for example.

Complementary Colors

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-20 20:25:10 UTC

Complementary colors—that is, colors opposite one another on the color wheel—can be used very effectively in visual art, including photography. When juxtaposed, complementary colors make each seem brighter and more vivid, creating a powerful visual effect.

Monochromatic colors

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-20 20:26:01 UTC

The definition of monochrome is an image displaying a single colour or different shades of a single color. Monochrome photography is photography in which the entire image is recorded and represented by differing amounts of light instead of different hues.

Gradient colors

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-20 20:26:48 UTC

A gradient is simply a tool that allows you to apply an edit to an area of your image without it affecting other areas of the shot. It also creates a gradual transition, so the edit blends with the rest of the image.

Constructive Criticism

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:35:30 UTC

A “constructive critique” is a critique which is constructive– it informs the photographer how to improve. To me, the only useful type of critique in photography is constructive critique. Why? You actually give the photographer useful information how to improve, and get better.

Plagiarism

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:36:21 UTC

A common unethical practice on the rise these days in the world of photography is plagiarism. Plagiarism in its simplest terms means stealing the idea of someone else to create your own work, without giving any credit to the original source.

Ethical

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:37:08 UTC

Ethical photography means being honest with your subjects, respecting their wishes, and being sure not to exploit them or their life circumstances. Photographers need to be aware that they have an incredible amount of power over those they photograph, which can lead some into a position of exploitation or manipulation

objective

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:37:46 UTC

To create an unbiased photographic image or documentary. Objective photography is not intended to be a creative process, but a method to make a clear journal, record or evidence of something, events or objects based on facts.

copyright

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:38:29 UTC

When a person creates an original work, fixed in a tangible medium, he or she automatically owns copyright to the work. Many types of works are eligible for copyright protection, for example: Audiovisual works, such as TV shows, movies, and online videos. Sound recordings and musical compositions.

subjective

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:39:10 UTC

Subjective photography is the creative or artistic process. The aim is to make a personal interpretation, a composition to capture and create an image with style. The photograph may be of anything, an individual or group of people, objects, location or a landscape.

trademark

JazerVelasquez — 2023-09-26 20:39:47 UTC

Pictures can be trademarked. So, if you are using a picture to tell customers that a product or service comes exclusively from you, you can trademark the picture. Trademarking a picture is the best way to protect it for your brand.

Rule of thirds

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-04 20:22:30 UTC

The rule of thirds is a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open. While there are other forms of composition, the rule of thirds generally leads to compelling and well-composed shots.

Leading lines

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-04 20:23:09 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-04 20:23:43 UTC

The golden ratio is 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. That divine ratio is 1.618:1. The first recorded definition of the golden ratio came from Euclid in the 3rd Century BC

negative space

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-04 20:24:11 UTC

Negative space photography is related to minimalist photography. It emphasizes not just the subject but also the empty space around the subject. So, although the viewer's eyes may focuson a central figure, they can't help but notice the large section of emptiness that surrounds anddefines that figure.

positive space

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-04 20:24:39 UTC

Simply put, positive space is the actual subject while negative space (also called white space) is the area surrounding the subject. The latter acts as breathing room for your eyes. Too little negative space results in cluttered and busy photographs with every element in the photo screaming for the viewer's attention.

Backlight

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-13 20:54:43 UTC

Backlighting means that you compose your pictures so that the primary light source is behind your subject. This can add a unique atmosphere to your photos while emphasising the subject. Backlight works as a dramatic effect that adds contrast and separates the subject from the background.

diffused lighting

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-13 20:55:19 UTC

Diffused light, or soft light, is light that's filtered by something. Sunlight through a sheer curtain is diffused. Light from behind a lampshade is diffused compared to the direct light of a bare bulb. The lampshade softens and scatters the light.

ambient light

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-13 20:55:59 UTC

Ambient light is any light a photographer or cinematographer did not bring to the shoot. Also known as available light, it's any light that you haven't set up yourself. This includes natural light or even pre-existing lighting built in and around the location where you're shooting.

Chiaroscuro

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-13 20:56:42 UTC

In photography, the chiaroscuro lighting technique can be defined simply as high contrast lighting. You use the extremes of dark and light to create an arresting image. It can be used in colour or black and white photography.

Silhouette

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-13 20:57:11 UTC

A silhouette is a solid, dark image of a subject against a brighter background. Silhouette pictures usually show the subject in profile.

Diptych

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-18 20:22:53 UTC

Diptych photography is where two separate images are placed side by side. The two images may be of the same subject or two different subjects. You can use diptych photography to create a variety of effects.

Triptych

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-18 20:23:29 UTC

A triptych is a group of 3 separate images displayed together. But crucially, the 3 images are more than just 3 photographs set out next to each other - they work together to create something more than that.

Orthographic view

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-18 20:24:10 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-18 20:24:48 UTC

Barrel distortion describes a type of distortion wherein lines that are straight in real life appear to curve inwards (like the walls of a barrel). A good way to check for barrel distortion is to look for parallel lines in the area you are shooting and see if the lines appear parallel in your image.

Pincushion distortion

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-18 20:25:19 UTC

In pincushion distortion, image magnification increases with the distance from the optical axis. The visible effect is that lines that do not go through the centre of the image are bowed inwards, towards the centre of the image, like a pincushion. Convex (plus) spherical lenses tend to have pincushion distortion.

ISO

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-25 20:23:44 UTC

ISO Sensitivity is a standard set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that represents sensitivity to light as a numerical value. A higher number indicates a higher sensitivity and a greater ability to capture light. The ISO Sensitivity is set and changed in the shooting settings menu.

ASA

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-25 20:24:30 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-25 20:25:03 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. The first digital cameras used charge-coupled devices, facilitating movement of the electrical charge through the device so it could be modulated.

Film Grain

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-25 20:26:27 UTC

Film grain is the visible silver crystals in a film negative's emulsion. These light-sensitive silver halides change into pure metallic silver when exposed to light, which is how an image is captured on film. So, grain is an inherent part of a film image.

Digital Noise

JazerVelasquez — 2023-10-25 20:27:27 UTC

In digital photographs, the term noise refers to a certain type of visual distortion. 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.

Aperture

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-01 20:22:56 UTC

Aperture refers to the opening of a lens's diaphragm through which light passes. It is calibrated in f/stops and is generally written as numbers such as 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11 and 16.

F stop

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-01 20:23:29 UTC

(Focal-STOP) The f-stop is the "aperture" opening of a camera lens, which allows light to come in. It also determines how much is in focus in front of and behind the subject (see depth of field). The f-stop is one of the two primary measurements of a camera lens.

Lens focal length

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-01 20:24:05 UTC

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. The longer the focal length, the narrower the angle of view and the higher the magnification.

depth of field

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-01 20:24:32 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. The distance between the camera and the first element that is considered to be acceptably sharp is called DoF near limit.

Bokeh

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-01 20:25:00 UTC

Bokeh is defined as “the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens, at the widest aperture, such as f/2.8 or wider.” Simply put, bokeh is the pleasing or aesthetic quality of out-of-focus blur in a photograph.

Auto Mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-08 21:23:05 UTC

Auto mode works exactly the way it sounds: 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. Therefore, with your camera set to Auto mode, your camera does all the heavy lifting, while you simply point and shoot.

Program mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-08 21:23:37 UTC

Program mode (the "P" on the mode dial of most DSLRs) means that the camera still sets the exposure for you. It chooses the correct aperture and shutter speed for the light available, so your shot is correctly exposed. Program mode also unlocks other functions that give you more creative control over your images

Manual Mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-08 21:24:07 UTC

Manual mode means you're in charge of adjusting aperture — one of photography's most important elements. It's the hole in the back of your lens that controls light and depth of field via f-numbers.

Shutter Priority Mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-08 21:24:55 UTC

Shutter Speed Priority AE, or simply 'Shutter Priority', is a shooting mode whereby the photographer sets the shutter speed, while the camera automatically sets the Aperture.

Aperture Priority Mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-08 21:25:45 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-15 21:23:43 UTC

Shutter speed is exactly what it sounds like: It's the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes. A fast shutter speed creates a shorter exposure — the amount of light the camera takes in — and a slow shutter speed gives the photographer a longer exposure.

bulb mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-15 21:24:22 UTC

Bulb (B) is a feature present on all Canon EOS cameras and allows you to use shutter speeds slower than the standard maximum of 30 seconds. All EOS cameras allow you to set a shutter speed as slow as 30 seconds. If you need longer exposure times you can use the Bulb mode.

motion blur

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-15 21:24:50 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-15 21:25:27 UTC

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

camera shake

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-15 21:25:57 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. This generally occurs more often if you're shooting on a low shutter speed or with a heavy lens, and can be avoided by using a tripod and cable release setup.

Long Exposure

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-29 21:24:08 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-29 21:24:36 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

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-29 21:25:04 UTC

Light painting is the art of creating photos by setting long exposure times on a camera and using a moving light source to “paint.” A light painting photographer opens a camera's shutter and keeps it open as they draw in the air with a light source.

panning

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-29 21:25:47 UTC

Panning is a photographic technique that combines a slow shutter speed with camera motion to create a sense of speed around a moving object. It is a way to keep your subject in focus while blurring your background. Panning is typically done on a subject moving horizontally, such as a moving car, or a running dog.

burst mode

JazerVelasquez — 2023-11-29 21:26:15 UTC

Burst will shoot several images in close succession. When burst mode is set all you need to do is press and hold down the shutter button and capture a stream of pictures rather than a single shot

spot metering

JazerVelasquez — 2023-12-06 21:23:24 UTC

The most precise of the metering modes, spot metering evaluates light around the chosen focus point or centre of the frame. This provides a precise reading from a very small area of the scene, which means it can be a very effective choice for high-contrast situations.

partial metering

JazerVelasquez — 2023-12-06 21:23:58 UTC

Partial metering covers only the centre 6.2% of the frame in the viewfinder, thus providing precise metering only for the subject. When the background is brighter than the subject due to reasons like back lighting, this metering mode is particularly useful. It is useful for back-lit shots or tiny subjects.

center weighted average metering

JazerVelasquez — 2023-12-06 21:24:56 UTC

Centre-weighted Average metering is like using Evaluative metering with a centre AF point. It places greater emphasis on the centre area while also taking meter reading across the entire frame.

18% gray

JazerVelasquez — 2023-12-06 21:25:22 UTC

In photography, painting, and other visual arts, middle gray or middle grey is a tone that is perceptually about halfway between black and white on a lightness scale; in photography and printing, it is typically defined as 18% reflectance in visible light.

evaluative metering

JazerVelasquez — 2023-12-06 21:25:55 UTC

Evaluative metering is the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography and can be applied in most shooting scenarios. As its name suggests, it takes a series of readings in zones that cover the entire frame, and then calculates the overall average exposure value.

Shadows

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-10 21:22:53 UTC

Shadows change shape, intensity, and even color along with the angle, direction, and temperature of light. Any photo that uses shadows as a prominent part of the composition — to enhance the contrast of a subject or as the subject itself — is shadow photography.

Midtones

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-10 21:23:24 UTC

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

highlights

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-10 21:24:02 UTC

Highlights are the lightest elements in an image, whereas shadows are the darkest areas. Dynamic range is the ratio between those vivid highlights and dark shadows, from bright white to pure black. That range is key to an image's depth and drama. If a photo has poor dynamic range, the image can appear flat or gray.

vignette

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-10 21:24:32 UTC

What is a vignette in photography? A vignette is a darker border - sometimes as a blur or a shadow - at the periphery of photos. It can be an intentional effect to highlight certain aspects of the image or as a result of using the wrong settings, equipment or lens when taking a photo.

sepia tone

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-10 21:24:55 UTC

Technically speaking, sepia toning is a chemical process that converts the metallic silver in the emulsion of a photographic print into a silver sulfide compound. This changes the color of the resulting image and makes the photo more resistant to environmental pollutants.

AF Points

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-17 21:25:52 UTC

An AF point is a specific part of the frame where the camera is able to focus on something. When looking through the viewfinder, these points are denoted by small squares clustered around the centre of the frame.

Bracketing

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-17 21:26:28 UTC

Basically, when you bracket your shots you take exactly the same picture of your subject at several different exposures. This technique gives you a range of options to choose from when you're editing. As a result, it's much less likely that you'll end up with a badly underexposed or overexposed photo.

exposure level indicator

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-17 21:27:09 UTC

In Manual mode, the exposure level indicator shows how much your set exposure values deviate from the levels the camera believes are optimal, which always reside at the standard exposure index.

Exposure Compensation

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-17 21:27:47 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. It lets you take control of your image's brightness by manually increasing or decreasing exposure.

White Balance Card

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-17 21:28:14 UTC

A white balance card is an important tool for photographers to have in their arsenal. It can be used to help achieve accurate colors in photos, regardless of the lighting conditions. In this article, we'll show you how to use a grey white balance card for perfect color in your photography.

Workspace Switcher

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-24 21:23:37 UTC

Workspace Switcher displays a visual representation of your workspaces, as shown in Figure 4–3. Figure 4–3 shows the Workspace Switcher when the Java Desktop System session contains four workspaces. Your workspaces appear as buttons on the panel application.

toolbar

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-24 21:24:03 UTC

In a macOS app, the toolbar resides in the frame at the top of a window, either below or integrated with the title bar. Note that window titles can display inline with controls, and toolbar items don't include a bezel.

Palettes

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-24 21:24:57 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

menu bar

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-24 21:25:28 UTC

Menu Bar. This is where you'll access different commands to use in Photoshop. For example, from the File menu, you can open and save files. The Image menu allows you to make various adjustments like image size, while the Filter menu gives you access to more advanced tools and effects.

Tool Options Bar

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-24 21:25:59 UTC

The options bar is right underneath the menu bar. It's a horizontal menu that, by default, is on the left side of the screen. Don't see the options bar? Bring it back by going to the Window drop-down menu and selecting Options (on both macOS and Windows).

Cropping

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-31 21:25:03 UTC

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

Aspect Ratio

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-31 21:25:30 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-31 21:26:16 UTC

Resolution is the number of image pixels assigned to each inch when an image is printed - measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Thus, the more pixels an image has per inch, the greater will be its resolution. And, a high-resolution image will produce a better quality printed output

DPI VS PPI

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-31 21:26:51 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]

JazerVelasquez — 2024-01-31 21:27:36 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-07 21:23:26 UTC

Examples of file formats are comma-separated values (. csv), ascii text (. txt), Microsoft Excel (. xlsx), JPEG (.

Raw file format

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-07 21:24:10 UTC

RAW files contain uncompressed and unprocessed image data, allowing photographers to capture practically every detail they see in their viewfinder. The RAW file format stores the largest amount of detail out of any raster file type, which photographers can then edit, compress, and convert into other formats.

.PNG File type

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-07 21:24:37 UTC

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 File Type

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-07 21:25:31 UTC

JPEG files (or JPG files) are a type of raster image file format that uses compression to store data, and has the file extension . jpg. This compression allows for smaller file sizes, which makes them ideal for use on the web.

.PSD File Type

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-07 21:26:00 UTC

PSD files are the native file format of Adobe Photoshop. You've probably seen files with the . psd extension format, especially if you've been an Adobe Photoshop user. Most commonly used by designers and artists, Photoshop Documents are powerful tools for image data storage and creation.

HDR

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-14 21:25:13 UTC

HDR formats — as opposed to standard dynamic range or SDR — can provide a much brighter image with a higher level of contrast between light and dark areas on the screen, while also taking advantage of more colors, to create a much more realistic image. In short, HDR looks way better than SDR.

Double Exposure

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-14 21:26:12 UTC

Use Adobe Photoshop to create a double exposure effect. In film photography, a double exposure is a combination of two exposures in one image to produce evocative results.

Triadic Colors

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-14 21:26:47 UTC

Red, blue, and yellow are three primary colors that create a triadic color scheme. Triadic colors create a vibrant color palette by separating each color, regardless of the specific hues

Blue Hour

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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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-14 21:28:01 UTC

The last hour before sunset and the first hour after sunrise are coveted by professional photographers. Referred to as “the golden hour” or “magic hour,” these times provide the perfect light to capture stunning photos.

Macro Lens

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-21 21:24:33 UTC

makes small objects look big

Prime Lens

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-21 21:25:14 UTC

a prime lens is a fixed focal length photographic lens, typically with a maximum aperture from f2.8 to f1.2. The term can also mean the primary lens in a combination lens system. Confusion between these two meanings can occur without clarifying context

Telephoto Lens

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-21 21:25:45 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-21 21:26:24 UTC

A fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image. Fisheye lenses achieve extremely wide angles of view, well beyond any rectilinear lens.

Vibration Reduction

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-21 21:27:14 UTC

Vibration Reduction (VR) is an image stabilization technology that minimizes blur caused by camera shake. Using a VR NIKKOR lens can result in sharp images in low light, under windy conditions or when using a physically large NIKKOR lens, at up to four stops slower with a VR lens than a non-VR lens.

DSLR

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-28 21:24:55 UTC

DSLR is a term that's become synonymous with digital cameras, but a digital single-lens reflex camera (notable for allowing interchangeable lenses on the same camera body) is just one type of digital camera. Explore more about what makes DSLR cameras so popular and find out if they're the right choice for you.

MetaData

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-28 21:25:27 UTC

Metadata means "data about data". Metadata is defined as the data providing information about one or more aspects of the data; it is used to summarize basic information about data that can make tracking and working with specific data easier. Some examples include: Means of creation of the data. Purpose of the data.

Thumbnails

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-28 21:25:54 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.

Post Processing

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-28 21:26:28 UTC

The term post-processing (or postproc for short) is used in the video/film business for quality-improvement image processing (specifically digital image processing) methods used in video playback devices, such as stand-alone DVD-Video players; video playing software; and transcoding software.

Layer Masking

JazerVelasquez — 2024-02-28 21:27:09 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-06 21:25:18 UTC

The crop factor is sometimes referred to as "magnification factor", "focal length factor" or "focal length multiplier". This usage reflects the observation that lenses of a given focal length seem to produce greater magnification on crop-factor cameras than they do on full-frame cameras.

Full Frame Camera

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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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-06 21:26:19 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-06 21:27:08 UTC

A reflector is a photography tool used to redirect light to a subject or scene. It doesn't create light; rather, it redirects light that is already there. A reflector is good for creating fill light or lessening shadows.

Scrim (Diffuser)

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-06 21:27:48 UTC

A scrim is a material placed between your light source and your subject that either reduces light or diffuses (and reduces) light

Saturation

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-13 20:24:25 UTC

Saturation describes the intensity of the color. And lightness refers to how light or dark the color is. A grayscale or black-and-white photo has no color saturation, while a full-color photo of a field of sunlit wildflowers might be extremely saturated.

Color Balance

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-13 20:24:49 UTC

Color balance changes the overall mixture of colors in an image and is used for color correction. Generalized versions of color balance are used to correct colors other than neutrals or to deliberately change them for effect.

Hue

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-13 20:25:32 UTC

a color or shade

Vibrance

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-13 20:25:56 UTC

Vibrance is primarily used when working with images that have people. Portrait editing usually requires vibrance. While vibrance is used with certain nature images like flowers or landscapes, it's just to add a subtle brightness without a lot of intensity.

Contrast [Editing term]

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-13 20:26:35 UTC

Contrast is the range of brightness, from lightest to darkest, in an image. A high-contrast image will have very bright highlights and very dark shadows. Sometimes an image's highlights may be almost pure white, or the shadows may be almost pure black: high contrast.

Move tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-20 20:25:17 UTC

Move Tool - The move tool allows you to move a selection or entire layer by dragging it with your mouse or using your keyboard arrows keys. The move tool is located at the top right of the Photoshop Toolbox. When the move tool is selected, click and drag anywhere in the image.

Patch Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-20 20:25:45 UTC

What is the Patch Tool? The Patch tool is one of the most used and most helpful tools for photo editors. If you want to remove something distracting from the background of an image or even out an area that appears irregular, such as acne on a model's face, you're going to want to use this tool.

Clone Stamp Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-20 20:26:24 UTC

Pattern stamp tool may be used to replace target area with some defined patterns, while clone stamp tool can be used to replace areas of an image with certain contents within the image, which is comparable to layer via copy but with more natural blending.

Spot healing brush tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-20 20:27:00 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-03-20 20:27:30 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. They work very much like the cloning tools. You sample pixels in one are of an image, then paint over another area replacing it with the sampled pixels.

Lasso tool]

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-03 20:25:49 UTC

In Photoshop, the Lasso Tool is a versatile selection tool that allows us to make freehand selections around objects in our images. Among its numerous applications, our selection options include Add to selection, Subtract from selection, and more. Let us explore the different selection options the Lasso Tool offers.

Magic wand tool photoshop

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-03 20:26:48 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

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-03 20:28:05 UTC

The Polygonal Lasso is what you use when you need to select an unusual, angled shape. It is ideal for shapes that are not proportional and are therefore poorly suited to the marquee. Likewise, it is the right choice for complex, multi-sided shapes.

Quick Selection Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-03 20:28:46 UTC

It's very easy to find this tool in Photoshop because it's right there on the tool panel (left side of your screen). It's the fourth option below the lasso tool and looks like a paintbrush painting a square-shaped dotted line at its tip

Marquee Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-03 20:29:27 UTC

The Marquee tool has a number of different uses in Photoshop that make your work just a bit easier. With the Marquee tool, you can quickly and easily: Select objects for color change. Cut objects from an image. Cut objects into a new layer.

Brush tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-10 20:23:06 UTC

The Brush tool allows you to paint on any layer, much like a real paintbrush. You'll also have different settings to choose from, which can help you customize it for different situations.

Zoom tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-10 20:24:35 UTC

Zoom tool. 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. Or just press and hold the Z key, and then click and drag your cursor to the right to zoom in or to the left to zoom out.

Hand tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-10 20:25:19 UTC

The 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. Select the Hand tool (H) from the tool bar or press and hold the spacebar key to temporarily switch to the Hand tool.

Horizontal Type Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-10 20:26:22 UTC

Select the text and then click the Toggle Text Orientation button in the options bar. Select a text layer and then choose Layer > Type > Horizontal, or choose Layer > Type > Vertical.

Gradient tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-10 20:27:09 UTC

The Gradient tool allows you to create gradual changes of color and light across an image with power and precision.

Paint Bucket Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-17 20:23:20 UTC

Select the Paint Bucket tool (G) from the toolbar. If you can't find the Paint Bucket tool, click and hold the Gradient tool to show the other related tools, and then select the Paint Bucket tool. In the tool options bar, choose to fill the selection with the foreground color.

Straighten Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-17 20:23:59 UTC

Now that you've activated the Crop tool, check the tool menu at the top of the interface. You should see a set of crop-specific options, such as Ratio, Delete Cropped Pixels, and a handy little Straighten icon (it looks like a ruler).

Crop Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-17 20:24:41 UTC

Select the Crop tool in the Photoshop toolbox (also known as the Tools bar). Its icon looks like two intersecting right angles. To locate it quickly, just press the letter C on your keyboard. To make a crop selection, hold down the left mouse button and drag a rectangle across the image.

Smudge tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-17 20:25:40 UTC

Select the Smudge tool (R) from the toolbar. If you can't find the Smudge tool, click and hold the Blur tool ( ) to show the other related tools, and then select the Smudge tool.

Sponge Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-17 20:26:28 UTC

The sponge tool in Photoshop works on color saturation. It can either saturate a color or desaturate a color. This means by using the sponge tool, we can either increase the color intensity of some pixels or decrease the color intensity of some pixels.

Dodge tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-24 20:23:52 UTC

The Dodge tool allows you to lighten specific areas of your image without affecting hue or saturation. Select the Dodge tool (O) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like brush size, range, and exposure, to get the effect you want.

Burn tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-24 20:24:54 UTC

The Burn tool darkens areas of an image. The more you paint over an area with the Burn tool, the darker it becomes. From the toolbar, click and hold the icon for the Dodge, Burn, or Sponge retouching tool, whichever is active.

Blur tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-24 20:25:32 UTC

The Blur Tool lives in the toolbar on the left side of the Photoshop workspace window. To access it, located the teardrop icon, which you'll find grouped with the Sharpen Tool and Smudge Tool. Photoshop groups these tools together because they are all designed to either focus or defocus images.

Sharpen tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-24 20:26:43 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.

Select and mask tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-04-24 20:27:21 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)

JazerVelasquez — 2024-05-01 20:25:19 UTC

To apply a stroke, select the text layer in the Layers panel, then go to Layer > Layer Style > Stroke. You can also access this option by right-clicking on the text layer and choosing "Layer Style > Stroke." This feature works with any font in Photoshop.

Leading (Text)

JazerVelasquez — 2024-05-01 20:26:02 UTC

Change leading of selected text

Select the text you want to change.
Do any of the following: In the Character panel or Control panel, choose the leading you want from the Leading menu . In the Character panel or Control panel, choose the leading you want from the Leading menu .

Kerning (text)

JazerVelasquez — 2024-05-01 20:26:50 UTC

Adjust kerning manually

In the Character panel or the Control panel, type or select a numeric value in the Kerning menu.
Press Alt+Left/Right Arrow (Windows) or Option+Left/Right Arrow (Mac OS) to decrease or increase the kerning between two characters.

Transform Tool

JazerVelasquez — 2024-05-01 20:27:38 UTC

To access Transform tools, first make a selection around the object or layer you want to modify. Then, go to Edit > Free Transform or use the [keyboard shortcut] (https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/free-transformations-images-shapes-paths.html) Ctrl+T (Windows) or Command+T (Mac).

Clipping Mask

JazerVelasquez — 2024-05-01 20:28:44 UTC

Open Photoshop and import the desired image and shape files. Arrange the shape layer below the image layer in the Layers panel. Select the image layer and navigate to the "Layer" menu. From the drop-down menu, choose "Create Clipping Mask" or use the shortcut "Ctrl+Alt+G" (Windows) or "Cmd+Option+G" (Mac).