Vocab Padlet by Diya Srinivasan

camera obscura

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-18 20:58:00 UTC

A camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. With a camera obscura, you can perfectly capture the world around you by projecting what's on the outside down into a darkened space on the inside without a power source.

35mm film

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-18 21:02:17 UTC

35 mm film is a film gauge used in filmmaking, and the film standard. In motion pictures that record on film, 35 mm is the most commonly used gauge. As 35mm is encased in metal canisters, these require careful and complicated processes to get them finished and packaged properly, without light leaks. There aren't many machines in the world that can do this, and this is one of the reasons for the lack of color 35mm available today.

twin lens reflex camera

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-18 21:05:13 UTC

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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-18 21:09:32 UTC

The gelatin silver process is the most commonly used chemical process in black-and-white photography and is the fundamental chemical process for modern analog color photography. As such, films and printing papers available for analog photography rarely rely on any other chemical process to record an image. A suspension of silver salts in gelatin is coated onto a support such as glass, flexible plastic or film, baryta paper, or resin-coated paper. These light-sensitive materials are stable under normal keeping conditions and are able to be exposed and processed even many years after their manufacture. The "dry plate" gelatin process was an improvement on the collodion wet-plate process dominant from the 1850s–1880s, which had to be exposed and developed immediately after coating. Gelatin silver prints and negatives are developed out rather than printed out, which means that exposure to light registers a latent image that becomes visible only when developed in a chemical bath.

curator

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-23 20:29:21 UTC

A curator is someone who is a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. Museums and galleries typically employ numbers of curators whose role it is to acquire, care for and develop a collection. They will also arrange displays of collection and loaned works and interpret the collection in order to inform, educate and inspire the public.

exhibition

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-23 20:30:41 UTC

A Photography Exhibition is an event wherever the creator, painters, photographers show their artistic work in the hope of attracting the art lovers. These exhibitions are a good way to draw attention towards new photographers and their works.

gallery

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-23 20:31:28 UTC

An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s.

museum

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-23 20:32:39 UTC

Museum photography involves producing photographic reproductions of objects on display in museums: utilitarian objects, 2D or 3D works of art. This is of capital importance for enriching Wikimedia projects, but involves difficulties of a technical, legal and psychological nature.

photography studio

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-23 20:33:29 UTC

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

genre

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-08-23 20:37:41 UTC

Many subgenres exist including environmental, boudoir, pet photography, glamour, and group/family photography. Portraiture usually involves the use of lighting equipment (unless the session is taking place outdoors in natural light) and posing the subject to create the desired scene.

radial symmetry

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-01 20:39:09 UTC

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

symmetry

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-01 20:40:12 UTC

In photography symmetry appears when parts of your composition mirror other parts. It is created when two halves of your scene look the same and balance each other out. Symmetry defines something being clean, proportional and balanced and will make pictures appear neat, tidy and clinical.

asymmetry

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-01 20:40:54 UTC

When a photo is asymmetrical, it has unequal visual weight on either side. But those visual elements balance out each other.

juxtaposition

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-01 20:42:02 UTC

juxtaposition photography involves 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-01 20:42:51 UTC

images created using photography materials and equipment that don't have an immediate association with the physical world. Abstract photographers use perspective, movement, and light to transform the world we see into an unexpected, often unrecognizable image.

line

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 20:27:06 UTC

LINE is the most versatile of all of the Elements of Art. We can use line in many ways in photography – to suggest contrast, shape, movement, direction, pattern, rhythm, distance, and more. Differences in width, length and direction of line can impact their meaning and the viewer's response to them.

shape

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 20:30:50 UTC

Shape elements are often found in photography in the form of patterns. They can also be use to draw emphasis to part of the frame. Shapes can create contrast between the subject and their environment.

color

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 20:31:31 UTC

We use colour in photography to create visual contrast, direct attention, evoke mood, and more. Of all the Elements of Art, colour is perhaps the most complex, but also, often has the most immediate impact. Colour can impact our viewers' emotional response to an image.

space

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 21:13:09 UTC

Space in a work of art refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions. It can also refer to the artist's use of the area within the picture plane. The area around the primary objects in a work of art is known as negative space, while the space occupied by the primary objects is known as positive space.

form

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 21:13:47 UTC

Form is one of the 7 basic elements of art. As a visual element, form in art shows something that is three dimensional and encloses volume, and has length, width, and height. It is how artists create a realistic painting. This is in contrast to shape in art, which is two dimensional, or flat.

value

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 21:14:18 UTC

Value, as an element of Art, refers to lightness and darkness in an art piece. Light source plays an important role in the way we see things. Some objects are darker and some are lighter.

texture

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-08 21:14:57 UTC

When talking about photography texture refers to the visual quality of the surface of an object, revealed through variances in shape, tone and color depth. Texture brings life and vibrance to images that would otherwise appear flat and uninspiring.

balance

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:40:32 UTC

Balance is a compositional technique in photography that involves arranging the main subject and other elements within the frame of a photograph so that everything in the image has equal visual weight. Visual weight refers to the object(s) within the image that draws the viewer's eye.

variety

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:41:19 UTC

Variety is about varying elements and objects in your image, to avoid making them boring. Variety can also be varying your angles, exposure, composition, etc., to get a few different looks to the same image.

pattern

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:41:57 UTC

Simply put, patterns are repetitions of the elements of art and design. These work in unison within a single frame. Patterns are an active principle of art and design. They lift an image off the page.

proportion

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:42:41 UTC

Proportion in photography is usually comparing size of objects, or the amount of one thing to the whole. We generally think of comparing size when talking about proportion. By comparing the size of one object to another, it can give more or less importance to it.

movement

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:43:31 UTC

The term “movement” in photography often describes the relationship between a camera's shutter speed and a subject. When it comes to art and design, movement refers to the path the viewer's eyes take while reading a photo. The elements and principles of art and design shape movement.

unity

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:43:59 UTC

emphasis

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-15 20:44:44 UTC

Emphasis shapes the center of interest in an image. Color, space, texture, and line work together to determine the focus of an image. There are many ways to create emphasis in a photo. Spatial emphasis involves the orientation of a subject within the photographic frame.

cool colors

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-20 20:23:22 UTC

Cool colors include green, blue, and purple, and variations of those three colors. Blue is the only primary color within the cool spectrum. Greens take on some of the attributes of yellow, and purple takes on some of the attributes of red.

warm colors

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-20 20:24:01 UTC

Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow, and variations of those three colors. Red and yellow are both primary colors, with orange falling in the middle. Warm colors appear closer to the observer.

neutral colors

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-20 20:24:25 UTC

The four most common neutrals are black, white, brown and grey, and are created by mixing two complementary colors. These neutrals don't have hue undertones, causing them to be considered “pure”. All other neutrals are considered near-neutrals.

complimentary colors

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-20 20:24:51 UTC

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

monochromatic colors

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-20 20:25:35 UTC

Monochromatic color refers to a color scheme that is comprised of variations of one color. You can use any color to create a monochromatic color scheme. For example, adding white to red creates pink, adding black to red creates maroon, etc.

gradient

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-20 20:26:20 UTC

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

constructive criticism

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:37:05 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 an employee can take moving forward.

plagiarism

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:38:35 UTC

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

ethical

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:39:09 UTC

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

objective

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:39:56 UTC

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

subjective

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:40:28 UTC

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

copyright

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:41:54 UTC

Copyright refers to the legal right of the owner of intellectual property. In simpler terms, copyright is the right to copy. This means that the original creators of products and anyone they give authorization to are the only ones with the exclusive right to reproduce the work.

trademark

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-09-26 20:42:47 UTC

A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services. It's how customers recognize you in the marketplace and distinguish you from your competitors. The word “trademark” can refer to both trademarks and service marks.

rule of thirds

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-04 20:23:09 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-04 20:23:50 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-04 20:24:34 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-04 20:25:02 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-04 20:25:33 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-13 20:23:47 UTC

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

diffused lighting

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-13 20:27:32 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-13 20:28:14 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-13 20:28:57 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.

sillhouette

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-13 20:29:29 UTC

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

diptych

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-18 20:22:47 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-18 20:23:23 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-18 20:24:35 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-18 20:26:18 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-18 20:27:01 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-25 20:24:13 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-25 20:24:51 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-25 20:26:14 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-25 20:26:50 UTC

Film grain is an optical effect that resembles a vast field of tiny particles in images developed from celluloid film. Film captures images via an emulsion of light-sensitive silver halide crystals, and these particles create a grainy visual texture.

digital noise

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-10-25 20:27:29 UTC

What is Photo Noise? 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-01 20:22:35 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-01 20:23:17 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-01 20:23:57 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-01 20:24:26 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-01 20:25:01 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-08 21:22:29 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-08 21:23:00 UTC

Program mode is the mode that is almost still like auto, but you can change where the camera sits the two principle settings, aperture and shutter speed. When you change your settings, it will adjust both aperture and shutter speed to suit the scene that you are pointing the camera at.

manual mode

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-08 21:23:32 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. If you want more exposure, you'll need a low f-number for a wide aperture.

shutter priority mode

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-08 21:23:57 UTC

Shutter speed priority, also known as shutter priority mode, is when a photographer manually designates a shutter speed for a given exposure, and the camera automatically chooses an appropriate aperture and ISO setting to go with that shutter speed.

aperture priority mode

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-08 21:24:29 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-15 21:25:27 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-15 21:26:10 UTC

Bulb mode simply allows the photographer to take a picture for as long as the shutter is depressed (that means pushed down, not sad…). You can use bulb mode by choosing manual mode or shutter priority, then start scrolling your selector wheel all the way to the end of the shutter speeds.

motion blur

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-15 21:26:43 UTC

In photography, motion blur is the purposeful streaking or blurring of an object in motion in a photo for visual effect. It's a great technique for capturing movement in a still image, and is often used in both nature photography and sports photography.

tripods/monopods

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-15 21:27:09 UTC

As the name implies, a “tri”-pod has three legs. Remove the two legs and you are left with a “mono”-pod. Tripods are more stable while monopods are more mobile. It all boils down to your type of photography such as landscape, events, or even wildlife shooting.

camera shake

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-15 21:27:38 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-29 21:24:25 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. Long-exposure photography captures one element that conventional photography does not: an extended period of time.

time lapse

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-29 21:25:04 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-29 21:25:47 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-29 21:26:34 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-11-29 21:27:25 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-12-06 21:22:39 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-12-06 21:23:16 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-12-06 21:23:57 UTC

Center-weighted average metering works on the basis that your subject is most likely to be located in the center of the frame. The camera measures exposure from the center of the viewfinder. This diagram shows how it works. The gray circle shows the area metered by the camera.

evaluative metering

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-12-06 21:24:34 UTC

Evaluative metering is the default metering mode on most cameras. It ensures that the camera will automatically adjust to the right exposure setting even when the ambient lighting shows greater contrast.

18% gray

diyasrinivasan9 — 2023-12-06 21:25:20 UTC

By definition 18% gray is the “mid-point between black and white on a logarithmic or exponential curve.” Think of it this way; it is simply halfway between black and white.

shadows

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-10 21:23:31 UTC

If you want to learn how to master the use of light in your photographs, look to the shadows. Shadows are the dark areas where a light source is blocked by an object. Shadows change shape, intensity, and even color along with the angle, direction, and temperature of light.

midtones

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-10 21:24:11 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-10 21:24:41 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-10 21:25:31 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-10 21:25:56 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. This helps photos hold up over time.

af points

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-17 21:25:36 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-17 21:27:07 UTC

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

exposure compensation

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-17 21:27:43 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-17 21:28:25 UTC

A white card is usually used for judging exposure when shooting. and a gray card is used for setting white balance in post processing. Put a white card in a scene, shoot a frame, and look at the histogram.

workspace switcher

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-24 21:25:49 UTC

Workspace Switcher displays a visual representation of your workspaces,

toolbar

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-24 21:26:33 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-24 21:27:12 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.

tool options bar

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-24 21:27:44 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-31 21:23:38 UTC

To “crop” an image is 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-31 21:24:25 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-31 21:25:26 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-31 21:25:59 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-01-31 21:26:46 UTC

The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) advances the art, craft, and creative contributions of the camera operator. The SOC is an internationally recognized professional honorary society.

file formats

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-07 21:22:41 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.

raw file format

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-07 21:23:13 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-07 21:23:56 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-07 21:24:31 UTC

What is a JPEG file? 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-07 21:25:03 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-14 21:26:11 UTC

In photography, 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-14 21:26:56 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-14 21:27:29 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.Nov 6, 2023

blue hour

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-14 21:27:58 UTC

The blue hour arrives shortly before sunrise and after sunset, when the sun's position just below the horizon produces those cooler tones.

golden hour

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-14 21:28:18 UTC

The golden hour occurs just after sunrise and before sunset, when the sun is low on the horizon, creating that signature warm glow.

macro lens

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-21 21:23:22 UTC

A macro lens is a camera lens designed to capture small subjects at close distances. There are two important distinctions between a macro lens and a regular lens. A macro lens increases the magnification of the subject to make it look bigger.

prime lens

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-21 21:23:51 UTC

A prime lens is a lens with a fixed focal length, typically with a maximum aperture of f/1.2-f/2.8. They're fantastic for filmmakers and photographers who want the best optical quality and prefer a shallower depth of field in their images and footage. Popular prime lens focal lengths are 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm.

telephoto lens

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-21 21:24:28 UTC

Telephoto lenses, unsurprisingly, have the opposite effect to wide-angle lenses. The entire composition becomes compressed, foreground objects become a blur, and distant objects appear closer. There is less emphasis on movement on objects moving to or away from the camera.

fisheye lens

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-21 21:25:42 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-21 21:26:24 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-28 21:23:16 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-28 21:23:38 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-28 21:24:05 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-28 21:24:30 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-02-28 21:24:55 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-06 21:22:27 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-06 21:23:05 UTC

What is Full-Frame? A full-frame sensor is most simply deﬁned by its sheer size – 36mm by 24mm – and the distinctive look it makes possible. Compared to a Super 35mm sensor, a full-frame sensor has over twice the surface area while providing a wider angle of view and shallower depth of ﬁeld.

aps-c camera

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-06 21:23:32 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-06 21:24:07 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)

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-06 21:24:47 UTC

A Scrim Light is a lighting technique used in studio photography and video/movie productions. A Scrim Light combines a sheet of translucent material, called a scrim, with a separate light source shining behind it. The front of the scrim emits a nice diffuse lighting effect, similar to a softbox.

saturation

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-13 20:23:19 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-13 20:23:38 UTC

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

hue

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-13 20:24:03 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-13 20:24:27 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-13 20:24:49 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-20 20:22:38 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-20 20:23:00 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-20 20:23:21 UTC

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

spot healing brush tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-20 20:23:50 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-03-20 20:24:43 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 pixel

lasso tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-03 20:24:42 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-03 20:25:09 UTC

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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-03 20:25:43 UTC

The Polygonal Lasso Tool creates selections with straight edges. It is perfect for selecting objects like buildings and products. In this tutorial, learn how to use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select architecture and replace a sky.

quick selection tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-03 20:26:29 UTC

The Quick Selection tool looks for edges and contrasts to find objects. It uses Adobe Sensei AI technology to determine where elements in an image begin and end.

rectangular/elliptical marquee tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-03 20:26:55 UTC

The Marquee Tool in Photoshop is a fundamental selection tool that aids in selecting specific areas within images. Located on the default toolbar, it helps users create accurate selections in various shapes such as rectangles, ellipses, and single-pixel lines.

brush tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-10 20:24:28 UTC

What does the brush tool do in Photoshop?

The brush tool is one of Photoshop's most versatile and important tools. This tool allows you to paint freehand, add color, refine layer masks and make dozens of other changes to your images. So, having a thorough understanding of how the Brush Tool operates is key to becoming a great photo editor.

zoom tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-10 20:25:22 UTC

Magnify or reduce the view of your image with the Zoom tool. Select the Zoom tool from the toolbar. In the tool options bar, choose the Zoom In option to magnify your view or the Zoom Out option to reduce the image view

hand tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-10 20:26:25 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-10 20:27:26 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-10 20:27:51 UTC

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

paint bucket

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-17 20:25:15 UTC

The Paint Bucket tool paints individual pixels, and you can alter how it behaves. The Contiguous option will paint only pixels that are directly attached to ones of the same color. The Anti-Alias option helps smooth out jagged edges of the areas you fill.

straighten tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-17 20:26:19 UTC

The Straighten tool lets you straighten crooked images and objects interactively by aligning a straightening bar with an image feature. After you align the straightening bar, Corel PHOTO-PAINT rotates the image so that the straightening bar is perfectly horizontal.

crop tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-17 20:26:51 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-17 20:27:15 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-17 20:27:58 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-24 20:24:37 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-24 20:25:00 UTC

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

blur tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-24 20:25:24 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

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-24 20:25:53 UTC

What is the Sharpen Tool? Adobe Photoshop includes a number of useful tools that allow you to accomplish a variety of effects in your images. One of those is the Sharpen tool, which enables you to tighten up a picture and make it clearer by making it sharper.

select and mask tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-04-24 20:26:15 UTC

The Select and Mask Properties panel has multiple controls for refining all the edges of a selection. The Radius slider can often be useful to improve soft edges, such as foliage or hair.

straighten tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:22:25 UTC

tracking

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:24:48 UTC

when the camera physically moves through the scene rather than simply panning around from one static spot.

leading

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:25:52 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

kerning

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:27:00 UTC

the amount of space between two letters

tracking(text)

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:27:30 UTC

Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters. Tracking is the process of loosening or tightening a block of text. Note: Values for kerning and tracking affect Japanese text but normally these options are used to adjust the aki between roman characters.

transform tool

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:27:54 UTC

a powerful feature that allows users to modify images or objects within the program to fit their creative needs.

cliping mask

diyasrinivasan9 — 2024-05-01 20:29:01 UTC

a group of layers to which a mask is applied.