vocab padlet by Giuliana Martinez

camera obscura

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-18 16:01:03 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-18 16:06:30 UTC

Twin Lens Reflex Camera

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-18 16:09:06 UTC

A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) 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" (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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-18 16:09:49 UTC

Gelatin silver papers are commercially manufactured by applying an emulsion of light-sensitive silver salts in gelatin to a sheet of paper coated with a layer of baryta, a white pigment mixed with gelatin.

Genere

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-18 16:11:15 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.

curator

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-23 15:39:37 UTC

Exhibition

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-23 15:40:38 UTC

: a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)

Gallery

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-23 15:41:26 UTC

a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold

Museum

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-23 15:42:40 UTC

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

photography studio

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-08-23 15:45:41 UTC

Studio Photography involves taking photographs indoors, in a highly controlled environment called a photographic studio. The photographer can use a combination of props, backdrops, lights, furniture, and models to construct the perfect photograph.

Radial Symmetry

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-01 15:40:35 UTC

Radial balance is a form of symmetrical balance where elements within an image radiate outwards from a central point. This way, they create an even pattern, adding depth and visual movement to the picture. It can help bring the viewer's eyes to a subject placed in the center.

symmetry

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-01 15:42:10 UTC

In geometry, symmetry is defined as a balanced and proportionate similarity that is found in two halves of an object. It means one-half is the mirror image of the other half. The imaginary line or axis along which you can fold a figure to obtain the symmetrical halves is called the line of symmetry.

asymmetry

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-01 15:43:11 UTC

: having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical. an asymmetrical design. asymmetrical shapes.

Juxtaposition

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-01 15:44:27 UTC

Juxtaposition (pronounced juhk-stuh-puh--zish--uh-n) is the placement of two or more things side by side, often in order to bring out their differences. Imagine a man walking a well-groomed dog on a pink leash on one hand and a rough Rottweiler on a spiked collar on the other hand.

abstract

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-01 15:45:10 UTC

1. : a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form. also : something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things. 2. : an abstract thing or state (see abstract entry 1)

line

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:33:20 UTC

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

Shape

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:34:30 UTC

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

color

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:35:22 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)

space

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:36:01 UTC

An element of art by which positive and negative areas

texture

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:36:27 UTC

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

value

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:37:05 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-08 15:37:56 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:34:55 UTC

The principles of design describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art. Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space. If the design was a scale, these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable.

Variety

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:36:00 UTC

In photography, variety would refer to using different colors, shapes, or objects in the image. Variety would also result by varying the angles from which the photo is taken or taking photos using different lighting or exposures.

pattern

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:36:35 UTC

Pattern in Photography is a regularity within a scene. It's elements of the scene that repeat themselves in a predictable way. Pattern can be found everywhere and is commonly seen within shapes, colours or textures.

proportion

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:37:20 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:38:17 UTC

To be brief, motion photography is about showing movement. Adding a slight blur of the action to your shot helps tell a story. This storytelling element makes the images a little less static and unexpected. Another reason why showing movement stands out is because it sets the mood.

unity

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:38:51 UTC

when multiple aspects of an image are visually in sync and working in harmony to strengthen the theme.

emphasis

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-15 15:39:16 UTC

Emphasis draws viewers into your image and holds them there long enough to tell your story. It adds visual weight to your main subject and tells viewers what to focus on.

cool colors

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-20 15:32:41 UTC

Cool colors are considered to be shades of green, blue, and purple. The only primary color is blue, so any hue with a blue undertone (the dominating tone when colors are mixed) is considered a cool color. They're called cool colors, as opposed to warm colors, because they are evocative of cool water.

warm colors

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-20 15:33:58 UTC

"In general, warm colors are those in the red, orange, and yellow families, while cool colors are those in the green, blue, and purple families," Dale says. Think scarlet, peach, pink, amber, sienna, and gold versus cooler teal, eggplant, emerald, aqua, and cobalt.

neutral colors

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-20 15:34:31 UTC

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. Examples of neutral colors include: Tan. Beige. Ivory.

complimentary colors

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-20 15:35:25 UTC

Complementary colours are pairs of colours that contrast with each other more than any other colour, and when placed side-by-side make each other look brighter.

Monochromatic colors

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-20 15:36:16 UTC

onochromatic (or mono) is a color scheme based on only one, single color tint. It uses only variations (shades) of a single hue, made by altering the saturation and brightness of the base color. Black and white colors are always added, as they in fact are the brightest, resp. the darkest shade of the color.

Gradient

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-20 15:36:47 UTC

: a part sloping upward or downward. 2. : change in the value of a quantity (such as temperature, pressure, or concentration) with change in a given variable and especially per unit distance in a specified direction.

Constructive Criticism

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:16:52 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:17:26 UTC

“Presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.

Ethical

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:18:08 UTC

pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct. being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession: It was not considered ethical for physicians to advertise.

Objective

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:18:45 UTC

noun. something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack;the objective of a fund-raising drive. Grammar.

Subjective

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:19:35 UTC

influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts: I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.

Copyright

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:20:18 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-09-26 16:20:49 UTC

A trademark is an easily recognizable symbol, phrase, or word that denotes a specific product. It legally differentiates a product or service from all others of its kind and recognizes the source company's ownership of the brand.

Role of Thrids

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-04 15:36:01 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-04 15:36:47 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-04 15:37:41 UTC

he 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 spcae

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-04 15:38:18 UTC

egative space is the area surrounding the main subject in a photograph which is left unoccupied. Put simply, it is the space around the object itself that helps define the positive space (or main focus). When used creatively together, negative and positive space can communicate the composition of your photograph.

Postive Space

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-04 15:38:47 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. This is a key component of most photographs and helps to convey emotion to the audience. This kind of technique can illustrate the depth of a picture.

Backlight

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-13 15:33:44 UTC

Backlight is light that hits an actor or subject from behind, typically higher than the subject it is exposing. Backlighting an object or actor from the background creates more depth and shape to a subject.

Diffused lighting

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-13 15:35:23 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-13 15:36:48 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-13 15:37:46 UTC

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

Silhouette

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-13 15:38:37 UTC

Diptych

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-18 15:33:20 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-18 15:33:56 UTC

A triptych (pronounced Trip'tik), when applied to photography, is a group of three pictures. It could be three photographs mounted in a frame, closely associated pictures displayed near each other or three pictures in one image. The subject of a triptych is an important defining characteristic.

Orthographic view

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-18 15:34:44 UTC

The term orthographic sometimes means a technique in multiview projection in which principal axes or the planes of the subject are also parallel with the projection plane to create the primary views.

Barrel lens distribution

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-18 15:35:27 UTC

Lens barrel distortion is a type of geometric distortion that occurs when straight lines near the edges of an image appear to be curved or bent outwards. This effect can make images appear distorted, particularly when photographing subjects with straight lines, such as architecture or landscape scenes.

Pincushion distortion

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-18 15:36:09 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-10-25 15:38:34 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.

aperture

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-01 15:36:07 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-01 15:36:40 UTC

F-stop is the term used to denote aperture measurements on your camera. The aperture controls the amount of light that enters the camera lens, and it's measured in f-stops.

Lens Focal Length

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-01 15:37:15 UTC

The focus is the point, or plane, at which light rays from infinity converge after passing through a lens and traveling a distance of one focal length. In a refractor the first lens through which light from a celestial object passes is called the objective lens

Auto mode

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-08 16:33:00 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-08 16:33:39 UTC

In program mode the camera selects and sets both the shutter speed and the aperture. For any given brightness of light, the camera has been programmed to set a specific combination of shutter speed and aperture. In low light, for example, the camera might set 1/30 second and f4.

Manual Mode

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-08 16:34:06 UTC

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

Shutter Priorty Mode

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-08 16:34:47 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-08 16:35:26 UTC

In this camera mode, the photographer selects an aperture, and the camera chooses an appropriate shutter speed based on the available light.

shutter speed

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-15 16:33:08 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-15 16:33:45 UTC

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

motion blur

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-15 16:34:12 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-15 16:34:44 UTC

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

camera shake

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-15 16:36:16 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-29 16:34:39 UTC

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

Time lapse

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-29 16:35:45 UTC

denoting the photographic technique of taking a sequence of frames at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time. When the frames are shown at normal speed, or in quick succession, the action seems much faster.

Light painting

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-29 16:36:15 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-29 16:36:34 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-11-29 16:36:58 UTC

Burst mode is a camera function that allows you to capture a series of photographs in quick succession. With burst mode activated, you can hold down the shutter button, and your camera will rattle off a set of photos. Burst mode is great for capturing fast-moving subjects!

Spot metering

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-12-06 16:34:15 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-12-06 16:35:12 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-12-06 16:35:22 UTC

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

evaluative metering

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-12-06 16:35:33 UTC

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

18% gray

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-12-06 16:35:43 UTC

If you dive down the rabbit hole of exposure or metering, you won't get too far before you come across the term “middle gray.” It may also be referred to as “neutral gray,” “18% gray”, or “Zone V.” Most simply defined, middle gray is the very center tone between absolute back and absolute white.

Bokeh

giulianaluciamartinez — 2023-12-08 16:36:33 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.

shadows

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-10 16:32:58 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-10 16:33:56 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-10 16:34:43 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-10 16:35:19 UTC

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

Sepia Tone

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-10 16:36:11 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-17 16:31:59 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-17 16:32:40 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-17 16:33:27 UTC

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

Exposure compensation

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-17 16:34:17 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-17 16:35:05 UTC

A grey card is designed to help photographers to adjust their exposure and white balance settings consistently by providing a reference point. This reference point will set a white balance, or color balance, point for a particular image set and all images captured thereafter.

workspace switcher

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-24 16:32:59 UTC

You can 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. The names of saved workspaces appear in the Window > Workspace menu.

toolbar

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-24 16:33:40 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-24 16:34:21 UTC

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

menu bar

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-24 16:35:18 UTC

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

tool options bar

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-24 16:36:17 UTC

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

cropping

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-31 16:32:44 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-31 16:33:23 UTC

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

Resoultion

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-31 16:34:09 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 vsPPI

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-31 16:35:00 UTC

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

SOOC (acronym)

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-01-31 16:35:57 UTC

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

File formats

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-07 16:33:23 UTC

PSD: This is the default file type for Photoshop documents, although you won't necessarily use it for every image. It will save your layers and all of the other information in your image so you can easily re-edit it later.

Raw file format

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-07 16:34:43 UTC

A RAW file is the uncompressed and unprocessed image data captured by a digital camera or scanner's sensors. Shooting in RAW captures a high level of image detail, with large file sizes and lossless quality.

.PNG

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-07 16:35:46 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-07 16:36:44 UTC

A Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file is a lossy raster file format that compresses an image to make the file smaller. JPEG files are some of the most popular and widely used image formats in the world.

.PSD

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-07 16:37:45 UTC

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

HDR

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-14 16:32:45 UTC

high dynamic range

HDR stands for high dynamic range. Put simply, it's the range of light and dark tones in your photos. The human eye has a very high dynamic range — which is why we can see details in both shadows and highlights.

Double Exposure

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-14 16:33:21 UTC

Double exposure photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, combining two photographs into one. Double exposure creates a surreal feeling for your photos and the two photographs can work together to convey deep meaning or symbolism.

Triadic colors

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-14 16:34:07 UTC

The Definition of Triadic Color Scheme. 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. When you join these colors, they form a triangle. Visual representation of a triadic color scheme on a color wheel.

Blue hour

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-14 16:34:55 UTC

It is that moment just before sunrise or after sunset when the sun dips below the horizon. This whimsical window of time is when a soft blue light fills the sky; creating a cool, peaceful setting that is every bit as beautiful as golden hour.

Golden Hour

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-14 16:35:35 UTC

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

macro lens

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-21 16:34:58 UTC

What is a macro lens? A macro lens is a special type of camera lens that has the ability to work with very short focusing distances, taking sharp images of very small subjects. A true macro lens has a magnification ratio of 1:1 (or greater), and a minimum focus distance around 30cm.

Prime lens

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-21 16:35:46 UTC

A prime lens is a lens with (fixed) focal length that cannot be changed, offering fine-tuned optical performance, beautiful background blur and razor-sharp image quality.

Telephoto lens

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-21 16:36:26 UTC

Telephoto photography is a type of photography that brings distant subjects closer with the use of long focal lengths. While shorter focal lengths exaggerate subjects closest to you, telephoto lenses allow you to emphasize and bring faraway subjects closer, from people to wildlife to mountains.

Fisheye lens

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-21 16:37:16 UTC

Fisheye lenses are a very specific form of wide-angle lens. Unlike rectilinears, fisheyes don't try to keep straight lines straight. Instead, they demonstrate extreme uncorrected barrel distortion. Lines that happen to pass through the very center of the image will record as straight.

vibration reduction

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-21 16:37:48 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-28 16:37:51 UTC

A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the sensor.

metadata

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-28 16:38:25 UTC

Definition. 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.

Thumbnails

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-28 16:38:54 UTC

A thumbnail is a small image representation of a larger image, usually intended to make it easier and faster to look at or manage a group of larger images. Graphic designers and photographers typically use this term.

Post processing

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-28 16:39:22 UTC

Post-processing encompasses every change you make to a video or photo after you download the RAW file to your computer. It's the process that takes unrefined images and polishes them into perfect captures.

Layer masking

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-02-28 16:39:51 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.

saturation

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-13 15:32:10 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-13 15:32:36 UTC

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

hue

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-13 15:33:04 UTC

Artists and photographers use hue, saturation, and lightness (HSL) to describe color. 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.

vibrance

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-13 15:33:41 UTC

Vibrance allows photographers to increase the intensity of muted colors while leaving saturated colors untouched. As a result, images appear much more natural and even.

contrast (editing term)

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-13 15:34:23 UTC

What is contrast? 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-20 15:32:29 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-20 15:32:56 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-20 15:33:43 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-20 15:34:26 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-03-20 15:34:56 UTC

The Healing Brush and Patch tools allow you fix imperfections, like scratches, wrinkles, dust spots, etc., causing them to disappear into the surrounding image. They work very much like the cloning tools. You sample pixels in one are of an image, then paint over another area replacing it with the sampled pixels.

lasso tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-03 15:32:43 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-03 15:33:50 UTC

What does the Magic Wand tool do? The Magic Wand tool automatically selects an object or area of your image, using machine learning to discern what you might be trying to select. If you click on the sky, it selects the sky; click on a person's face, and you have the entire face selected in just seconds.

polygonal lasso tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-03 15:34:36 UTC

Description. 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-03 15:35:17 UTC

Use the Quick Selection tool to select part of an image that is different from the rest of the scene in terms of color or brightness. Start dragging over an area you want to select.

rectangular/elleptical marquee tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-03 15:36:08 UTC

“ - The rectangular marquee tool in Photoshop, of course, enables you to create selections of rectangular shapes, but there is a related tool called the elliptical marquee tool, that enables you to create selections that, of course, have elliptical or even circular shapes.

brush tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-10 15:33:19 UTC

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

zoom tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-10 15:33:51 UTC

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

hand tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-10 15:34:27 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.

gradient tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-10 15:34:54 UTC

What is the Gradient tool in Photoshop? The Gradient tool allows you to create gradual changes of color and light across an image with power and precision. You can use different types of gradients to blend with or overlay other images to create stunning backdrops for logo designs, poster art, stylized photos, and more.

horizontal type tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-10 15:35:39 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.

paint buckt

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-17 15:36:30 UTC

The Paint Bucket tool fills an area, that is similar in color value to the pixels you click. You can fill an area with the foreground color or a pattern. Choose a foreground color.

straighten tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-17 15:36:35 UTC

The Straighten tool is designed for ease of use: You draw it across a line that's supposed to be straight, and then Photoshop will do the actual straightening for you. So find the reference line that I encouraged you to determine in Step 1, then drag the Straighten tool across!

crop tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-17 15:36:41 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-17 15:36:46 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-17 15:37:28 UTC

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

dodge tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-24 15:33:03 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-24 15:33:34 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-24 15:34:02 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

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-24 15:34:27 UTC

The Sharpen tool focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus. Oversharpening a photo gives it a grainy look. You can avoid oversharpening by setting a lower Strength value in the options bar.

select and mask tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-04-24 15:34:56 UTC

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

tracking (text)

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-05-01 15:33:11 UTC

You've seen tracking text. It is onscreen text that seems to move with the image, almost as if it were part of the shot. Done well, it can be mesmerizing. The reason it's so captivating is because it is both unexpected and organic. It is certainly something that attracts the eye.

Leading (text)

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-05-01 15:34:02 UTC

About leadingThe vertical space between lines of type is called leading. Leading is measured from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the line above it. Baseline is the invisible line on which most letters—that is, those without descenders—sit.

Kerning (text)

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-05-01 15:34:43 UTC

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

Transform tool

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-05-01 15:35:17 UTC

Transform in Photoshop is a powerful feature that allows users to modify images or objects within the program to fit their creative needs. This essential tool enables resizing, reshaping, rotating, and moving elements within a document, making it a valuable skill for any Photoshop user.

clipping mask

giulianaluciamartinez — 2024-05-01 15:36:00 UTC

A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer.