Vocab Padlet by Leah Schleicher

Camera Obscura

leah357 — 2023-08-18 20:53:45 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

leah357 — 2023-08-18 21:00:35 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. It first debuted in the early twentieth century, when inventor William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson cut 70 mm film in half and spliced the ends together. A spool of 35mm film usually has 36 exposures per roll using a full-frame camera, but other types of 35mm film cameras will vary.

Twin lense camera

leah357 — 2023-08-18 21:03:55 UTC

A camera having two separately mounted lenses coordinated to eliminate parallax errors or for making stereoscopic photographs. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens" (the lens that takes the picture), while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level.

Gelatin Silver Process

leah357 — 2023-08-18 21:04:57 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

leah357 — 2023-08-18 21:06:42 UTC

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

Curator

leah357 — 2023-08-23 20:29:29 UTC

A curator is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission.

Exhibition

leah357 — 2023-08-23 20:30:36 UTC

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

Gallery

leah357 — 2023-08-23 20:31:39 UTC

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

Museum

leah357 — 2023-08-23 20:33:07 UTC

A museum is a community service that displays and preserves objects of significance. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects in public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers and specialists.

Photography Studio

leah357 — 2023-08-23 20:34:25 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

leah357 — 2023-09-01 20:40:10 UTC

symmetry around a central axis

Symmetry

leah357 — 2023-09-01 20:41:19 UTC

a balanced and proportionate similarity that is found in two halves of an object. It means one-half is the mirror image of the other half.

Asymmetry

leah357 — 2023-09-01 20:42:43 UTC

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

Juxtaposition

leah357 — 2023-09-01 20:44:16 UTC

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

Abstract

leah357 — 2023-09-01 20:45:28 UTC

art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect

Line

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:25:02 UTC

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

Space

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:25:59 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

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:27:59 UTC

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

Form

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:28:54 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.

Color

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:30:12 UTC

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

Value

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:30:57 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

leah357 — 2023-09-08 20:32:02 UTC

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

Balance

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:38:37 UTC

Balance is the distrubution 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 deesign are similar tp those on the other side; in asymmetrical balance, the sides are different but still look blanched. In radial balance, the elements are arranged around a central point and may be similar.

Emphasis [contrast]

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:39:15 UTC

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

Movement [Rhythm]

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:39:53 UTC

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

Pattern [Repetition]

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:40:24 UTC

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

Proportion [Scale]

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:41:10 UTC

Repetition works with pattern to make the work of art seem atice. The repetition of elements of design created unity within the work of art.

Variety

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:41:54 UTC

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

Unity [Harmony]

leah357 — 2023-09-15 20:42:49 UTC

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

Cool Colors

leah357 — 2023-09-20 20:24:48 UTC

any color that falls within the blue, green, and violet hues as well as all the intermediate and tertiary colors that they can form.

Warm Colors

leah357 — 2023-09-20 20:25:40 UTC

The phrase warm color is used to describe any color that is vivid or bold in nature. Warm colors are those that tend to advance in space and can be overwhelming. Examples of warm colors include red, yellow and orange (think exciting fire and volcanoes).

Neutral Colors

leah357 — 2023-09-20 20:26:09 UTC

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

leah357 — 2023-09-20 20:26:31 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

leah357 — 2023-09-20 20:27:07 UTC

In effect, 'monochromatic photography' literally means photos that have only a single color, with variations of that hue in different tints and shades.

gradient

leah357 — 2023-09-20 20:27:25 UTC

An image gradient is a directional change in the intensity or color in an image.

Constructive Criticism

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:36:13 UTC

Constructive criticism is a type of feedback that offers specific and actionable advice to help employees to improve. It should be clear and direct and include the practical steps somone can take moving forward.

Plagiarism

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:37:25 UTC

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

Ethical

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:38:16 UTC

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

Objective

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:40:39 UTC

(of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Subjective

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:41:14 UTC

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

Copyright

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:42:00 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

leah357 — 2023-09-26 20:42:47 UTC

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

Rule of Thirds

leah357 — 2023-10-04 20:22:18 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

leah357 — 2023-10-04 20:23:00 UTC

Leading lines is a compositional technique that uses line shapes to direct the viewer's eye to a specific subject or detail. Line shapes within an image can be naturally occurring such as a river or treeline.

Golden Ratio

leah357 — 2023-10-04 20:24:18 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.

Negative Space

leah357 — 2023-10-04 20:24:59 UTC

Negative space is the area surrounding the main subject in a photograph which is left unoccupied. Put simply, it is the space around the object itself that helps define the positive space (or main focus).

Positive Space

leah357 — 2023-10-04 20:26:17 UTC

Positive space is the idea that any part of a photo that includes the subject, stands out from the rest of the photo. It is key component in most photographs that helps convey emotions towards an audience.

Backlight

leah357 — 2023-10-13 20:21:46 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.

Diffused Light

leah357 — 2023-10-13 20:22:35 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

leah357 — 2023-10-13 20:23:27 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

leah357 — 2023-10-13 20:24:16 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

leah357 — 2023-10-13 20:25:01 UTC

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

Diptych

leah357 — 2023-10-18 20:22:44 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

leah357 — 2023-10-18 20:23:57 UTC

a common style used in modern commercial artwork. The photographs are usually arranged with a plain border between them. The work may consist of separate images that are variants on a theme, or may be one larger image split into three.

Orthographic View

leah357 — 2023-10-18 20:25:19 UTC

a means of representing a three-dimensional object in two dimensions... Bascially, Orthographic is a fixed depth. You can't zoom in or out. There is no distance from the camera.

Barrel Lens Distortion

leah357 — 2023-10-18 20:26:31 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

leah357 — 2023-10-18 20:27:36 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

leah357 — 2023-10-25 20:22:50 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

leah357 — 2023-10-25 20:24:04 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

leah357 — 2023-10-25 20:24:35 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.

Digital Noise

leah357 — 2023-10-25 20:25:15 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.

Film grain

leah357 — 2023-10-27 02:10:00 UTC

Film grain or film granularity is the random optical texture of processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver

Aperture

leah357 — 2023-11-01 20:23:00 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. 36 is the smallest hole.

f/stop

leah357 — 2023-11-01 20:23:36 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.

Lens focal length

leah357 — 2023-11-01 20:25:20 UTC

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

leah357 — 2023-11-01 20:26:08 UTC

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

leah357 — 2023-11-01 20:26:49 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

leah357 — 2023-11-08 21:23:42 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. Therefore, with your camera set to Auto mode, your camera does all the heavy lifting, while you simply point and shoot.

Program Mode

leah357 — 2023-11-08 21:24:18 UTC

the camera selects and sets both the shutter speed and the aperture. For any given brightness of light, the camera has been programmed to set a specific combination of shutter speed and aperture.

Manual Mode

leah357 — 2023-11-08 21:25:20 UTC

You control all of the camera's settings. 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

leah357 — 2023-11-08 21:26:01 UTC

is a shooting mode whereby the photographer sets the shutter speed, while the camera automatically sets the Aperture.

Aperture Priority Mode

leah357 — 2023-11-08 21:26:40 UTC

the photographer selects a specific aperture value and the camera autoselects the proper shutter speed based on how much light it detects.

shutter speed

leah357 — 2023-11-15 21:23:31 UTC

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

leah357 — 2023-11-15 21:24:21 UTC

Bulb Mode is an exposure setting that is used when seeking to use a shutter speed of more than 30 seconds. Generally, this would be used in extremely low light situations, such as taking photos of the night sky.

motion blur

leah357 — 2023-11-15 21:25:10 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

leah357 — 2023-11-15 21:25:53 UTC

A tripod has three legs (that's the “tri”). A monopod is a camera support with one leg (the “mono”). Much of the rest of the design is similar across both accessories. Both are height adjustable, for example. And both often use quick-release plates for easily adding and removing your camera.

camera shake

leah357 — 2023-11-15 21:26:30 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.

Time Lapse

leah357 — 2023-11-29 21:23:26 UTC

photographing of a slow and continuous process at regular intervals, for projection at a higher speed.

Long Exposure

leah357 — 2023-11-29 21:24:04 UTC

the technique in which the camera's shutter is left open during a somewhat lengthy period of time. The resulting image captures the trail of moving objects in front of the camera, while showing still elements razor sharp.

light painting

leah357 — 2023-11-29 21:24:42 UTC

he 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

leah357 — 2023-11-29 21:25:14 UTC

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

leah357 — 2023-11-29 21:25:48 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

leah357 — 2023-12-06 21:24:35 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

leah357 — 2023-12-06 21:25:06 UTC

Partial metering covers only the centre 6.2% of the frame in the viewfinder, thus providing precise metering only for the subject.

center weighted average metering

leah357 — 2023-12-06 21:26:12 UTC

Center-weighted metering uses the center of the frame to base the exposure on. It evaluates the light in the middle of the frame and surroundings, ignoring the corners.

Evaluative metering

leah357 — 2023-12-06 21:27:31 UTC

it takes a series of readings in zones that cover the entire frame, and then calculates the overall average exposure value.

18% gray

leah357 — 2023-12-06 21:28:10 UTC

It may also be referred to as “neutral gray,” “18% gray”, or “Zone V.” Most simply defined, middle gray is the very center tone between absolute back and absolute white.

Shadows

leah357 — 2024-01-10 21:22:57 UTC

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

Midtones

leah357 — 2024-01-10 21:23:39 UTC

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

leah357 — 2024-01-10 21:24:39 UTC

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.

Vignette [vin-yet]

leah357 — 2024-01-10 21:25:37 UTC

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

leah357 — 2024-01-10 21:26:09 UTC

a chemical process used in photography which changes the appearance of black-and-white prints to brown. The color is now often associated with antique photographs. Most photo graphics software programs and many digital cameras include a sepia tone filter to mimic the appearance of sepia-toned prints.

AF Points

leah357 — 2024-01-17 21:25:53 UTC

Autofocus points are what the camera uses to focus on a subject. You'll probably first notice them when you press the shutter halfway. Many cameras will emit a beep, and some of the AF points will light up—often in red or green—in the viewfinder or on the display screen.

bracketing

leah357 — 2024-01-17 21:26:37 UTC

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.

Exposure Level Indicator

leah357 — 2024-01-17 21:27:19 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.

White Balance Card

leah357 — 2024-01-17 21:28:20 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.

exposure compensation

leah357 — 2024-01-17 21:30:11 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.

workspace switcher

leah357 — 2024-01-24 21:24:49 UTC

Select a workspace from the workspace switcher in the Application bar. Note: In Photoshop, you can assign keyboard shortcuts to each workspace

toolbar

leah357 — 2024-01-24 21:25:34 UTC

The toolbar is where Photoshop holds the many tools we have to work with. There are tools for making selections, for cropping and retouching images, for adding shapes and type, and many more!

palettes

leah357 — 2024-01-24 21:26:26 UTC

Palettes [shown right] are groups of tools used to edit and manipulate your image. Photoshop contains over two dozen palettes that can be shown or hidden by using the Window menu and selecting the palette you wish to reveal.

menu bar

leah357 — 2024-01-24 21:27:11 UTC

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

leah357 — 2024-01-24 21:27:41 UTC

The Tool Options bar appears at the bottom in the Photoshop Elements window. It displays the options for a selected tool. For example, if you select the Crop tool from the toolbox, you find related tools (Cookie Cutter tool and Perspective Crop tool), and other options in the Tool Options bar.

cropping

leah357 — 2024-01-31 21:23:27 UTC

to remove or adjust the outside edges of an image (typically a photo) to improve framing or composition, draw a viewer's eye to the subject, or change the size or aspect ratio. In other words, photo cropping is the act of improving an image by removing unnecessary parts.

aspect ratio

leah357 — 2024-01-31 21:23:57 UTC

The aspect ratio is the proportional relationship between an image's width and height. Different cameras shoot in different aspect ratios, so whether you're using a digital camera, a 35mm film camera, or an iPhone, they can all vary.

resolution

leah357 — 2024-01-31 21:24:28 UTC

In digital photography, resolution is the level of detail contained in an image. More specifically, it refers to the number of pixels that exist within that image. The higher the resolution, and the richer the pixel count, the more detail and definition you will see.

DPI vs PPI

leah357 — 2024-01-31 21:25:06 UTC

PPI describes the resolution in pixels of a digital image whereas DPI describes the amount of ink dots on a printed image. Though PPI largely refers to screen display, it also affects the print size of your design and thus the quality of the output.

SOOC [Arconym]

leah357 — 2024-01-31 21:26:03 UTC

SOOC is an abbreviation of the photography term “Straight Out Of Camera”, simply meaning that an image can be good enough to print straight from the camera without further processing.

file formats

leah357 — 2024-02-07 21:22:56 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.

raw file format

leah357 — 2024-02-07 21:23:33 UTC

AW 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 format

leah357 — 2024-02-07 21:24:07 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 format

leah357 — 2024-02-07 21:24:48 UTC

The most common images file format, JPEGs are compressed images that are ideal for sharing and displaying on the internet. Photos in this format are flattened, meaning that they do not contain any layer information. They are also compressed, meaning that there is some information loss.

.psd file format

leah357 — 2024-02-07 21:25:30 UTC

PSD (Adobe Photoshop Document) files are raster image files, which include support for image manipulation such as layers, masks, transparency, text, alpha channels, clipping path, additional color settings, and a variety of other Photoshop-specific elements.

HDR

leah357 — 2024-02-14 21:24:06 UTC

HDR stands for high dynamic range. Dynamic range is simply the range of the lightest tones to the darkest tones within a photo. Put another way — it's a measure of the light intensities from the highlights to the shadows.

Double Exposure

leah357 — 2024-02-14 21:24:42 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

leah357 — 2024-02-14 21:25:19 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. For example, the following are perfect triadic color combinations: Red, Yellow, and Blue. Green, Orange, Purple.

blue hour

leah357 — 2024-02-14 21:25:57 UTC

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

leah357 — 2024-02-14 21:26:23 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

leah357 — 2024-02-21 21:22:19 UTC

The macro lens is an optic that is designed to have a very short minimum focus distance to facilitate close-up photographs.

prime lens

leah357 — 2024-02-21 21:22:51 UTC

a prime lens is a fixed focal length photographic lens (as opposed to a zoom lens), typically with a maximum aperture from f2. 8 to f1. 2.

telephoto lens

leah357 — 2024-02-21 21:23:25 UTC

A telephoto lens has a longer focal length than a standard lens, yielding a magnified image and a narrow field of view. A telephoto lens allows you to photograph a subject that is far away. Typically, a lens is considered "telephoto” if its focal length is 60mm or longer

fisheye lens

leah357 — 2024-02-21 21:23:55 UTC

A Fisheye Lens is a type of ultra wide angle lens that distorts the scene or subject to create a hemispherical (or wide panoramic) image. It produces images with an effect similar to that when you look through a door's peephole - warped, circular and extremely wide.

Vibration reduction

leah357 — 2024-02-21 21:24:40 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

leah357 — 2024-02-28 21:24:00 UTC

A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) 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

leah357 — 2024-02-28 21:24:27 UTC

Photo metadata is a set of data describing and providing information about rights and administration of an image.

Thumbnails

leah357 — 2024-02-28 21:25:01 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. Graphic designers and photographers typically use this term.

Post Processing

leah357 — 2024-02-28 21:25:33 UTC

Post-processing images generally includes a combination of cropping, correcting colors, adjusting exposure, and making images appear sharper.

Layer masking

leah357 — 2024-02-28 21:26:05 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

leah357 — 2024-03-06 21:23:48 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 photo

leah357 — 2024-03-06 21:24:57 UTC

Simply put, a full frame camera has an image sensor that is the same exact size as a full frame of 35mm film. With an aspect ratio of 3:2, the sensor has a size of 36mm × 24mm, and the sensor captures the exact field of view as if the camera has a roll of 35mm film in it.

aps-c camera

leah357 — 2024-03-06 21:25:35 UTC

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

reflector

leah357 — 2024-03-06 21:26:11 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]

leah357 — 2024-03-06 21:27:00 UTC

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

Saturation

leah357 — 2024-03-13 20:23:34 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 balace

leah357 — 2024-03-13 20:24:04 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

leah357 — 2024-03-13 20:24:27 UTC

Hue refers to the dominant wavelength of light that the human eye interprets as color, but you can think of it as the basic color on the color wheel. Saturation describes the intensity of the color. And lightness refers to how light or dark the color is.

vibrance

leah357 — 2024-03-13 20:25:05 UTC

Vibrance is often referred to as “smart saturation,” because it intensifies colors – but it does so more selectively. Specifically, vibrance boosts colors that are more muted. And it mostly ignores warmer colors (yellows, oranges, and reds), while prioritizing cooler colors (blues and greens).

contrast [editing term]

leah357 — 2024-03-13 20:25:25 UTC

Contrast is the variation between light (white) and dark (black) in an image. The higher the contrast, the more intense the colours, highlights and shadows are in a photo. Lower contrast photos have little difference between colours and can appear flat or dull.

Move Tool

leah357 — 2024-03-20 20:22:42 UTC

The Move tool helps you position selected content or layers when customizing your work. Select the Move tool (V) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like Alignment and Distribution, to get the effect you want. Click on an element—like a layer, selection or artboard—to move it.

Patch Tool

leah357 — 2024-03-20 20:23:15 UTC

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

leah357 — 2024-03-20 20:23:59 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

leah357 — 2024-03-20 20:24:37 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

leah357 — 2024-03-20 20:25:06 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.

Lasso Tool

leah357 — 2024-04-03 20:22:54 UTC

The Lasso tool is helpful for drawing a free-form border around a selected object within an image. It allows you to soften the edges of your selection or add a feathering effect; it's also useful for anti-aliasing.

magic wand tool

leah357 — 2024-04-03 20:23:23 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

leah357 — 2024-04-03 20:24:22 UTC

quick selection tool

leah357 — 2024-04-03 20:24:57 UTC

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

Rectanglular/elliptical marquee tool

leah357 — 2024-04-03 20:25:41 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.

brush tool

leah357 — 2024-04-10 20:22:53 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

leah357 — 2024-04-10 20:23:49 UTC

Description. The Zoom Tool is used to zoom in and out of an image. In this tutorial, learn keyboard shrtcuts, tips, and tricks on how to zoom and navigate a photo.

Hand tool

leah357 — 2024-04-10 20:24:55 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

leah357 — 2024-04-10 20:25:37 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.

Gradient tool

leah357 — 2024-04-10 20:26:02 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

leah357 — 2024-04-17 20:22:18 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

leah357 — 2024-04-17 20:23:28 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

leah357 — 2024-04-17 20:23:56 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.

smudge tool

leah357 — 2024-04-17 20:24:23 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

leah357 — 2024-04-17 20:24:50 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

leah357 — 2024-04-24 20:22:54 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. Drag over the part of the image you want to lighten.

burn tool

leah357 — 2024-04-24 20:23:15 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

leah357 — 2024-04-24 20:23:38 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.

sharpen tool

leah357 — 2024-04-24 20:24:10 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

leah357 — 2024-04-24 20:24:39 UTC

With the Select and Mask screen open, the toolbar on the left side of the screen changes to a new set of tools. These tools are designed to assist users in defining and refining the selected portion of the canvas.

Tracking [text]

leah357 — 2024-05-01 20:24:18 UTC

Tracking is the process of loosening or tightening a block of text.

Leading [text]

leah357 — 2024-05-01 20:24:38 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. Baseline is the invisible line on which most letters—that is, those without descenders—sit.

Kerning [text]

leah357 — 2024-05-01 20:25:18 UTC

Kerning is the spacing between individual letters or characters. Unlike tracking, which adjusts the amount of space between the letters of an entire word in equal increments, kerning is focused on how type looks — creating readable text that's visually pleasing.

Transform tool

leah357 — 2024-05-01 20:25:42 UTC

The Transform feature allows users to alter their object or selection in a variety of ways, such as scale, rotate, distort, or flip (mirror). To use the Transform feature, select a layer or create a new selections. Got to Edit in the menu, select Transform, and select the type of transformation you wish to make.

Clipping Mask

leah357 — 2024-05-01 20:27:45 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 of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer.