Vocab Padlet by Luke Primicias

Camera Obscura

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-18 18:10:07 UTC

camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole

35mm Film

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-18 18:10:26 UTC

a small-format photographic film used in single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs), film cameras, rangefinders, and disposable cameras.

Twin Lens Camera

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-18 18:14:01 UTC

a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. 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

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-18 18:16:37 UTC

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
(getting the image from the film to the paper)

Genre

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-18 18:18:10 UTC

environmental, boudoir, pet photography, glamour, and group/family photography
(a subject)

Curator

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-23 17:47:34 UTC

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

Exhibition

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-23 17:48:55 UTC

an event wherever the creator, painters, photographers show their artistic work in the hope of attracting the art lovers

Gallery

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-23 17:50:01 UTC

a gallery, either in a building or on the internet, where photographs are on display. To take a full tour of the house, go to the online photo gallery

Museum

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

Photography Studio

lukeprimicias — 2023-08-23 17:51:41 UTC

a place used for portrait or commercial photography, including the developing and processing of film, and the repair or maintenance of photographic equipment.

Radial Symmetry

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-01 18:21:51 UTC

a form of symmetrical balance where elements within an image radiate outwards from a central point

Symmetry

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-01 18:22:48 UTC

appears when parts of your composition mirror other parts

Asymmetry

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-01 18:23:24 UTC

unequal visual weight on either side

Juxtaposition

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-01 18:24:16 UTC

combining two or more elements in the same picture, highlighting the interesting contrast between them, to create an eye-catching and thought-provoking image

Abstract

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-01 18:25:30 UTC

Images created using photography materials and equipment that don't have an immediate association with the physical world

Line

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:46:09 UTC

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

Shape

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:47:18 UTC

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

Color

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:47:51 UTC

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

Space

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:49:02 UTC

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

Texture

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:49:45 UTC

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

Value

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:50:34 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.

Form

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-08 17:51:25 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.

Balance

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:21:39 UTC

a composition technique that arranges elements within the frame to achieve equal visual weight across the image

Variety

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:22:19 UTC

using different colors, shapes, or objects in the image

Pattern(repetition)

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:23:03 UTC

a regularity within a scene. It's elements of the scene that repeat themselves in a predictable way.

Proportion(scale)

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:24:03 UTC

comparing size of objects, or the amount of one thing to the whole

Movement(Rhythm)

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:24:50 UTC

elements of a photo that lead the viewer's attention to movement

Unity(Harmony)

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:25:22 UTC

the visual relationship between elements in an image

Emphasis(contrast)

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-15 18:25:54 UTC

an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point.

Cool Colors

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Cool colors include green, blue, and purple, and variations of those three colors, darker

Warm Colors

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-20 17:43:28 UTC

Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow, and variations of those three colors, lighter

Neutral colors

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-20 17:44:12 UTC

The four most common neutrals are black, white, brown and grey, mid tones

Complementary colors

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Red and green; yellow and purple; orange and blue; green and magenta

Monochromatic colors

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a color scheme that is comprised of variations of one color.

gradient

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-20 17:45:59 UTC

specifies a range of position-dependent colors, usually used to fill a region. In assigning colors to a set of values, a gradient is a continuous colormap, a type of color scheme.

Constructive criticism

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:07:00 UTC

a type of feedback that offers specific and actionable advice to help people to improve through non aggressive critisism.

Plagiarism

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:07:39 UTC

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

Ethical

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:08:23 UTC

being honest with your subjects, respecting their wishes, and being sure not to exploit them or their life circumstances

objective

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:09:11 UTC

when the object, or subject matter, in front of the camera produces the photograph

subjective

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:10:15 UTC

the object that is behind the objective, to complement or be a backround

Copyright

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:10:48 UTC

to own something through law, an image you own

trademark

lukeprimicias — 2023-09-26 18:11:41 UTC

to describe somethings exclusivity to them self

Rule of thirds

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-04 17:43:57 UTC

a spacing of photography putting the imag ein a 3x3 grid, ideally having the subject in only 1/3 of the image

Leading lines

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-04 17:44:24 UTC

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

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-04 17:45:31 UTC

a guide to where to place a subject or element in a photo where it will be most pleasing to the eye

Negative space

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-04 17:46:03 UTC

the area surrounding the main subject in a photograph which is left unoccupied

Positive space

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-04 17:46:26 UTC

It's the main subject and also the idea that any part of the photo that includes the object stands out from the rest of the backdrop

Backlight

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-13 17:48:31 UTC

light that hits an actor or subject from behind, typically higher than the subject it is exposing.

Diffused lighting

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-13 17:49:29 UTC

light that's filtered by something. (soft light)

Ambient light

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-13 17:50:39 UTC

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

Chiaroscuro

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-13 17:51:52 UTC

High contrast lighting

Silhouette

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-13 17:52:56 UTC

a solid, dark image of a subject against a brighter background

Diptych

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-18 17:44:05 UTC

where two separate images are placed side by side

Triptych

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-18 17:44:45 UTC

a common style used in modern commercial artwork

Orthographic view

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-18 17:45:16 UTC

a projection of one side of the figure onto its perpendicular plane.

Barrel lens distortion

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-18 17:46:09 UTC

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

Pincushion distortion

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-18 17:46:53 UTC

image magnification increases with the distance from the optical axis

ISO

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-25 17:43:11 UTC

your camera's sensitivity to light as it pertains to either film or a digital sensor

ASA

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-25 17:43:40 UTC

an arbitrary rating of film speed

Image Sensor

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-25 17:44:11 UTC

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

Film Grain

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-25 17:45:08 UTC

the visible silver crystals in a film negative's emulsion

Digital Noise

lukeprimicias — 2023-10-25 17:45:38 UTC

a certain type of visual distortion

Aperture

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-01 17:43:12 UTC

the opening of a lens's diaphragm through which light passes

F/Stop

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-01 17:43:41 UTC

the term used to denote aperture measurements on your camera

Lens focal length

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determined when the lens is focused at infinity

Depth of Field

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-01 17:44:47 UTC

the distance between the nearest and furthest elements in a scene that appear to be "acceptably sharp" in an image

Bokeh

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-01 17:45:23 UTC

the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image, caused by circles of confusion.

Auto Mode

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-08 18:43:36 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

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

Manual Mode

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in charge of adjusting aperture

Shutter Priority Mode

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-08 18:45:19 UTC

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

Aperture Priority Mode

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

Shutter Speed

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-15 18:44:08 UTC

the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes

Bulb Mode

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-15 18:44:43 UTC

an exposure setting that is used when seeking to use a shutter speed of more than 30 seconds

Motion Blur

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-15 18:45:10 UTC

the purposeful streaking or blurring of an object in motion in a photo for visual effect

tripods/monpods

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-15 18:45:52 UTC

a portable three-legged frame or stand, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object

Camera Shake

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-15 18:46:15 UTC

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

Long exposure

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-29 18:44:49 UTC

the technique in which the camera's shutter is left open during a somewhat lengthy period of time

Time Lapse

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-29 18:45:37 UTC

used to capture change or movement that occurs over a long period time

Light Painting

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-29 18:46:24 UTC

the art of creating photos by setting long exposure times on a camera and using a moving light source to “paint.”

Panning

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-29 18:46:51 UTC

a photographic technique that combines a slow shutter speed with camera motion to create a sense of speed around a moving object

Burst mode

lukeprimicias — 2023-11-29 18:47:31 UTC

allows you to capture a series of photographs in quick succession

Spot metering

lukeprimicias — 2023-12-06 18:42:28 UTC

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

Partial metering

lukeprimicias — 2023-12-06 18:42:43 UTC

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

Center weighted average metering

lukeprimicias — 2023-12-06 18:43:19 UTC

measures the average brightness of the entire screen

Evaluative metering

lukeprimicias — 2023-12-06 18:43:54 UTC

the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography

18%Gray

lukeprimicias — 2023-12-06 18:44:26 UTC

the very center tone between absolute back and absolute white

Shadows

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-10 18:43:28 UTC

the dark areas where a light source is blocked by an object

Midtones

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-10 18:43:48 UTC

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

Highlights

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-10 18:44:16 UTC

the lightest elements in an image

Vignette

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-10 18:44:44 UTC

a darker border - sometimes as a blur or a shadow - at the periphery of photos

sepia tone

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-10 18:45:11 UTC

a chemical process used in photography which changes the appearance of black-and-white prints to brown.

AF Points

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-17 18:45:16 UTC

what you use to determine where the camera will be focusing the image

Bracketing

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-17 18:45:46 UTC

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

Exposure level indicator

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-17 18:46:16 UTC

indicates the level of light reaching the sensor

Exposure compensation

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-17 18:47:05 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

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-17 18:47:37 UTC

a camera setting that establishes the true color of white

Workspace Switcher

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-24 18:45:08 UTC

save a current size and position of panels as a uniquely named workspace and restore that workspace even if you move or close a panel

Toolbar

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where Photoshop holds the many tools we have to work with

Palettes

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-24 18:46:22 UTC

groups of tools used to edit and manipulate your image

Menu bar

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-24 18:46:59 UTC

where you'll access different commands to use in Photoshop

Tool options bar

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-24 18:47:40 UTC

displays the options for a selected tool.

Cropping

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-31 18:46:22 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

Aspect ratio

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-31 18:46:59 UTC

the proportional relationship between an image's width and height

Resolution

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-31 18:47:24 UTC

the number of image pixels assigned to each inch when an image is printed

Dpi vs Ppi

lukeprimicias — 2024-01-31 18:48:06 UTC

PPI (Pixels per Inch) refers to the number of pixels that make up every inch of a digital image. It's used to describe image resolution on a screen, rather than in print. DPI, meanwhile, refers to number of dots in every inch and is generally used for print purposes.

SOOC

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Straight Out Of Camera”, simply meaning that an image can be good enough to print straight from the camera without further processing.

File formats

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PSD: This is the default file type for Photoshop documents, although you won't necessarily use it for every image

Raw file format

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uncompressed and unprocessed image data captured by a digital camera or scanner's sensors

.PNG

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Portable Network Graphic, a type of raster image file

.JPEG

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-07 18:45:52 UTC

Joint Photographic Experts Group

.PSD

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-07 18:46:35 UTC

the native file format of Adobe Photoshop (saves your layers)

HDR

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-14 18:42:19 UTC

high dynamic range. Dynamic range is simply the range of the lightest tones to the darkest tones within a photo.

Double Exposure

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-14 18:42:48 UTC

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

Triadic Colors

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-14 18:43:38 UTC

A triadic color scheme consists of three colors. Unlike colors that sit next to or directly across each other, triadic colors are equidistant on the color wheel.

Blue Hour

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-14 18:44:11 UTC

that moment just before sunrise or after sunset when the sun dips below the horizon

Golden Hour

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-14 18:44:37 UTC

The last hour before sunset and the first hour after sunrise

Macro lens

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-21 18:42:53 UTC

a special type of camera lens that has the ability to work with very short focusing distances, taking sharp images of very small subjects

Prime lens

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-21 18:43:27 UTC

Prime lenses have a fixed focal length

Telephoto lens

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-21 18:44:02 UTC

a type of photography that brings distant subjects closer with the use of long focal lengths

Fisheye lens

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-21 18:44:30 UTC

an ultra-wide-angle lens that is designed for shooting wide angles generally 180 degrees.

Vibration reduction

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-21 18:45:06 UTC

an image stabilization technology that minimizes blur caused by camera shak

DSLR

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-28 18:42:37 UTC

a camera that operates with a fixed, digital sensor. It can autofocus and hold thousands of photos on its internal memory card

Metadata

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-28 18:43:07 UTC

a set of data describing and providing information about rights and administration of an image

Thumbnails

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-28 18:43:47 UTC

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

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-28 18:44:47 UTC

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

Layer Masking

lukeprimicias — 2024-02-28 18:45:28 UTC

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

Scrim (diffuser)

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-06 18:43:49 UTC

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

Reflector

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-06 18:44:24 UTC

a photography tool used to redirect light to a subject or scene

APS-C Camera

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-06 18:45:40 UTC

Because APS-C sensors are smaller, cameras can be made more compact and lighter, which is ideal for street and travel photography.

Full Frame camera

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-06 18:46:12 UTC

A full-frame camera is a camera with a full-frame sensor. This is an image sensor that's the same size as the sensor of an analog camera. The biggest advantage of a full-frame camera is that it has no crop factor.

Lens Crop Factor

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-06 18:46:36 UTC

the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format

Contrast

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the range of brightness, from lightest to darkest, in an image

Vibrance

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-13 17:44:58 UTC

boosts colors that are more muted

HUE

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-13 17:45:32 UTC

the dominant wavelength of light that the human eye interprets as color

Color Balance

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-13 17:45:56 UTC

changes the overall mixture of colors in an image and is used for color correction

Saturation

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describes the intensity of the color

Healing Brush Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-20 17:43:51 UTC

magically removes unwanted spots, marks, or small objects in your image (swapped with spot healing)

Spot Healing Brush Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-20 17:44:49 UTC

a powerful and versatile tool that helps us fix various imperfections in our photos.

Clone Stamp Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-20 17:46:20 UTC

copies pixels from one area and applies them to another

Patch Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-20 17:46:50 UTC

the go-to tools for retouching and repairing your images

Move Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-03-20 17:47:22 UTC

helps you position selected content or layers when customizing your work

Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-03 17:44:27 UTC

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

(shortcut M)

Quick Selection Tool

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allows you to quickly and easily select one area or section of an image.

(w)

Polygonal Lasso Tool

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what you use when you need to select an unusual, angled shape.

(Shift L)

Magic Wand Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-03 17:47:33 UTC

helps you automatically select areas that are similar in tone and color

(W)

Lasso Tool

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drawing a free-form border around a selected object within an image

Gradient tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-10 17:45:06 UTC

allows you to create gradual changes of color and light across an image with power and precision. (G)

Horizontal Type Tool

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The Horizontal Type tool allows you to add horizontal text to your images. (T)

Hand Tool

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allows you to move your image while you're zoomed in to more than 100% and part of the image is out of view. (H or spacebar)

Zoom Tool

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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 (Z)

Brush Tool

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allows you to paint on any layer, much like a real paintbrush (B)

Sponge Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-17 17:43:55 UTC

works on color saturation. It can either saturate a color or desaturate a color.

Smudge Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-17 17:45:03 UTC

simulates a brush smearing wet paint

Crop Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-17 17:45:50 UTC

removes the part of an image surrounding the selection.

Straighten Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-04-17 17:46:31 UTC

You draw it across a line that's supposed to be straight, and then Photoshop will do the actual straightening for you

Paint Bucket

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fills an area, that is similar in color value to the pixels you click.

Select and Mask Tool

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makes selecting easier by putting all of the Selection Tools in one place

Sharpen Tool

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focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus

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Burn Tool

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The Burn tool darkens areas of an image

Dodge Tool

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

Clipping mask

lukeprimicias — 2024-05-01 17:44:51 UTC

a versatile and powerful technique used to control the visibility of a layer

Command + Option + G

Transform tool

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allows users to alter their object or selection in a variety of ways, such as scale, rotate, distort, or flip

Command+T

Kerning (Text)

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the spacing between individual letters or characters

Option+Left/Right Arrow

Leading (Text)

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The vertical space between lines of type

Tracking (Text)

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the process of loosening or tightening a block of text.

Blur Tool

lukeprimicias — 2024-05-01 17:50:00 UTC

The Blur tool allows you to paint blur effect on specific areas of an image. Photoshop Blur Tool. Select the Blur tool . Use the Options bar ...