Vocab Padlet by Danica Valdez

Camera Obscura

dl17valdez — 2023-08-18 17:05:37 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

dl17valdez — 2023-08-18 17:09:01 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

Twin Lens Camera

dl17valdez — 2023-08-18 17:10:33 UTC

A twin-lens reflex camera is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens", while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level

Gelatin Silver Process

dl17valdez — 2023-08-18 17:12:37 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

Genre

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Categories or styles of photography that are defined by the subject matter or purpose of the image

Curator

dl17valdez — 2023-08-24 15:40:02 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

dl17valdez — 2023-08-24 15:41:18 UTC

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

Gallery

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A gallery is a privately owned building or room where people can look at and buy works of art.

Museum

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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

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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

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A symmetry in which the sides exhibit correspondence or regularity of parts around a central axis

Symmetry

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Symmetry in everyday language refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. In mathematics, the term has a more precise definition and is usually used to refer to an object that is invariant under some transformations, such as translation, reflection, rotation, or scaling

Asymmetry

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

Juxtaposition

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

Abstract

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

Line

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

Space

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

Shape

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

Form

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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

dl17valdez — 2023-09-08 16:42:45 UTC

An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity. • Hue: name of color • Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value changes when white or black is added) • Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity= color is faint and dull)

Value

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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

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

Balance

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the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space.

Variety

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a principle of design that says you should strive to vary elements like colors, shapes and fonts to hold your readers' attention and help guide them down the page

Pattern

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the repetition of specific visual elements such as a single unit or multitude of forms

Proportion

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the relationship between the size of one element to another, the space between those elements, or the number of elements used

Movement

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how the eye moves throughout the composition; leading the attention from one aspect to another

Unity

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creating harmony in your designs

Emphasis

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the part of the design that catches the viewer's attention

Cool Colors

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Cool colors are typified by blue, green, and light purple. They can calm and soothe. Where warm colors remind you of heat and sunshine, cool colors remind you of water and sky, even ice and snow

Warm Colors

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Warm colors definition in art: Warm colors on the other hand, are those hues that give the feeling of warmth, such as red, orange, and yellow. These colors are often associated with fire, the sun, and heat. They can make an area feel closer and more intimate and create a sense of energy or excitement.

Neutral Colors

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A neutral is a color without much intensity or saturation a color that's lacking in color, if you will, which generally goes with everything.

Complementary Colors

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Monochromatic Colors

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

Gradient Colors

dl17valdez — 2023-09-20 16:38:15 UTC

In color science, a color gradient 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. In computer graphics, the term swatch has come to mean a palette of active colors

Constructive Criticism

dl17valdez — 2023-09-26 17:13:09 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

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

Ethical

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

Objective

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To create an unbiased photographic image or documentary

Subjective

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is the creative or artistic process.

Copyright

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you own an image you created.

Trademark

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any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.

Rule of Thirds

dl17valdez — 2023-10-05 15:31:26 UTC

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" for composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.

Leading Lines

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a compositional technique in which lines are used in a photograph to direct the viewers' attention to the main subject of the image

Golden Ratio

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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

Negative Space

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it emphasizes not just the subject but also the empty space around the subject

Positive Space

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the actual subject while negative space (also called white space) is the area surrounding the subject

Blacklight

dl17valdez — 2023-10-13 16:34:51 UTC

a style of photography that excludes visible light, instead leveraging UV lights to capture compelling content.

Diffused Lighting

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light that's filtered by something

Ambient Light

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

Chiaroscuro

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high contrast lighting

Silhouette

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

Diptych

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a combination of two images placed immediately next to each other to make an artistic statement or comparison

Triptych

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a group of three pictures

Orthographic View

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

Barrel Lens Distortion

dl17valdez — 2023-10-26 15:33:43 UTC

an effect associated with wide-angle lenses and, in particular, zoom wide-angles

Pincushion Lens Distortion

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image magnification increases with the distance from the optical axis

ISO

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

ASA

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an arbitrary rating of film speed

Image Sensor

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

Film Grain

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the visible silver crystals in a film negative's emulsion

Digital Noise

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Image noise is random variation of brightness or color information in images, and is usually an aspect of electronic noise

F/Stop

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the term used to denote aperture measurements on your camera

Aperture

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

Bokeh

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

Depth of Field

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he space in the image that is relatively sharp and in focus

Lens Focal Length

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determined when the lens is focused at infinity

Auto Mode

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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

Manual Mode

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in charge of adjusting 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 Priority Mode

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

Program Mode

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the camera still sets the exposure for you. It chooses the correct aperture and shutter speed for the light available, so your shot is correctly exposed

Shutter Speed

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the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes

Bulb Mode

dl17valdez — 2023-11-16 16:31:23 UTC

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

Motion Blur

dl17valdez — 2023-11-16 16:32:17 UTC

Motion blur is the apparent streaking of moving objects in a photograph or a sequence of frames, such as a film or animation.

Tripod/Monopod

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A tripod has three legs (that's the “tri”). A monopod is a camera support with one leg (the “mono”)

Camera Shake

dl17valdez — 2023-11-16 16:34:36 UTC

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

Long Exposure

dl17valdez — 2023-11-30 16:30:33 UTC

Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements

Time Lapse

dl17valdez — 2023-11-30 16:31:10 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

dl17valdez — 2023-11-30 16:32:11 UTC

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

Panning

dl17valdez — 2023-11-30 16:33:09 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

dl17valdez — 2023-11-30 16:33:48 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

18% Grey

dl17valdez — 2023-12-07 16:27:12 UTC

the very center tone between absolute back and absolute white

Spot Metering

dl17valdez — 2023-12-07 16:28:02 UTC

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

Partial Metering

dl17valdez — 2023-12-07 16:29:13 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

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center weighted metering places the highest importance in determining a correct exposure on information contained in the center of the frame

Evaluative Metering

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the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography

Shadows

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Any photo that uses shadows as a prominent part of the composition — to enhance the contrast of a subject or as the subject itself

Midtones

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

Highlights

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the lightest elements in an image

Vignette [vin-yet]

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

Sepia Tone

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

AF Points

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

Bracketing

dl17valdez — 2024-01-18 16:37:08 UTC

the process of shooting the same image, shot, or scene multiple times using different camera settings resulting in different exposures

Exposure Level Indicator

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indicates the level of light reaching the sensor

Exposure Compensation

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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

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produces a baseline from which all other colors are measured

Workspace Switcher

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A workspace is a preset layout for the various elements that make up Photoshop's interface. Workspaces determine which of Photoshop's panels are displayed on your screen and how those panels are arranged. A workspace can also change which tools are available in the Toolbar and how the Toolbar is organized.

Toolbar

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where Photoshop holds the many tools we have to work with.

Palettes

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groups of tools used to edit and manipulate your image

Menu Bar

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where you'll access different commands to use in Photoshop

Tool Option Bar

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a horizontal menu at the top of the main Photoshop window that lets you customize a tool

Cropping

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removes the part of an image surrounding the selection

Aspect Ratio

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the proportional relationship between an image's width and height

Resolution

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

DPI vs PPI

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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 files are the native file format of Adobe Photoshop

Raw File Formats

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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

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Joint Photographic Experts Group files are one of the most common ways to store digital photos. Many modern cameras use them to shoot and store images. JPEGs go through a compression process to significantly reduce the image file size — making them easier to store and load on webpages.

.PSD

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PSD are 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

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enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a camera could capture in a single photo

Double Exposure

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a combination of two exposures in one image to produce evocative results

Triadic colors

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uses three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel

Blue Hour

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pictures taken during a specific window of time that generally happens twice a day

Golden Hour

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the golden hour is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky.

macro lens

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increases the magnification of the subject to make it look bigger

prime lens

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a fixed focal length lens that doesn't let you zoom in or out

telephoto lens

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allows you to photograph a subject that is far away

fisheye lens

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a type of ultra wide angle lens that distorts the scene or subject to create a hemispherical (or wide panoramic) image

vibration reduction

dl17valdez — 2024-02-22 16:37:00 UTC

removes shakiness from a video, but it can also remove the movement from a picture

DSLR

dl17valdez — 2024-02-29 16:32:32 UTC

digital single-lens reflex camera 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. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a DSLR and other digital cameras.

Metadata

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details relevant to the image itself and to its production

Thumbnails

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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

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Adjusting exposure, contrast and brightness; Adjusting colours, hues, tones, saturation and light levels; File cropping

Layer Masking

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

Lens Crop Factor

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the ratio of a camera sensor's size to a 35mm film frame

Full Frame Camera

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A full-frame camera has a sensor the size of a 35mm film camera (24mm x 36mm).

APS-C Camera

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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

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

Scrim (Diffuser)

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educes light or diffuses (and reduces) light

Saturation

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the intensity of the color

Color balance

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add or take away certain colors in photos or create a different balance of reds, greens and blues to change the entire look of the photo

Hue

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adjusts the hue (color), saturation (purity), and lightness of the entire image or of individual color components in an image

Vibrance

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affects the intensity of colors

Contrast

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The difference in brightness between light and dark areas of an image

Move Tool

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helps you position selected content or layers when customizing your work

Patch Tool

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the go-to tools for retouching and repairing your images

Clone Stamp Tool

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copies pixels from one area and applies them to another

Spot Healing Brush Tool

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magically removes unwanted spots, marks, or small objects in your image

Healing Brush Tool

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allow you fix imperfections, like scratches, wrinkles, dust spots, etc., causing them to disappear into the surrounding image

Lasso Tool

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

Magic Wand Tool

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

Polygonal Lasso Tool

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creates selections with straight edges

Quick Selection Tool

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

Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee Tool

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enables you to create selections that, of course, have elliptical or even circular shapes

Brush Tool

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

Zoom tool

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used to zoom in and out of an image

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

Horizontal Type Tool

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allows you to add horizontal text to your images

Gradient Tool

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

Paint Bucket

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allows you to create more advanced color fills for interesting effects and a higher degree of control

Straighten Tool

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

Crop Tool

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removes the part of an image surrounding the selection

Smudge Tool

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simulates a brush smearing wet paint

sponge tool

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works on color saturation

Dodge Tool

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

Burn Tool

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darkens areas of an image

Blur Tool

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allows you to paint blur effect on specific areas of an image

Sharpen tool

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focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus

Select and Mask Tool

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designed to assist users in defining and refining the selected portion of the canvas

Tracking

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the process of loosening or tightening a block of text

Leading

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The vertical space between lines of type

Kerning

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the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters

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

Clipping Mask

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a group of layers to which a mask is applied