Vocab Padlet by 27L Himfar

Camera Obscura

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-08-18 20:51:22 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.

Curator

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-08-23 20:28:41 UTC

Exhibition

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Gallery

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Museum

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Photography Studio

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-08-23 20:30:25 UTC

A photography studio is a workspace specifically designed and built for the purpose of taking photographs.

35 MMFilm

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Genre

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Gelatin silver print

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Radial Symmetry

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-01 20:39:57 UTC

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

Symmetry

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-01 20:40:35 UTC

a balanced and proportionate similarity that is found in two halves of an object.

Asymmetry

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-01 20:41:30 UTC

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

Juxtaposition

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-01 20:42:08 UTC

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

Abstract

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-01 20:43:23 UTC

Things that are not recognizable in real life.

Twin lens reflect camera

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-01 20:45:16 UTC

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

Line

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:23:51 UTC

a long, narrow mark or band.

Shape

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:25:09 UTC

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Color

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:25:46 UTC

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.

Space

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:26:28 UTC

a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.

Texture

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:27:21 UTC

the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.

Value

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:27:55 UTC

the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

Form

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-08 20:28:35 UTC

the visible shape or configuration of something.

Balance

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:39:36 UTC

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

Variety

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:40:07 UTC

the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.

Pattern

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:41:32 UTC

a repeated decorative design.

Proportion

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:42:32 UTC

a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

Movement

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:43:38 UTC

an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.

Unity

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:44:35 UTC

the state of being united or joined as a whole.

Emphasis

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-15 20:45:31 UTC

special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

Cool Colors

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-20 20:22:54 UTC

Cool colors are typified by blue, green, and light purple. They can calm and soothe.

Warm Colors

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-20 20:23:38 UTC

The phrase warm color is used to describe any color that is vivid or bold in nature.

Neutral Colors

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-20 20:24:19 UTC

Neutral colors are muted shades that appear to lack color but often have underlying hues that change with different lighting.

Complimentary colors

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-20 20:25:09 UTC

a color that combined with a given color makes white or black.

Monochromatic Colors

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-20 20:25:54 UTC

Monochromatic color refers to a color scheme that is comprised of variations of one color.

Gradient

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-20 20:27:00 UTC

In assigning colors to a set of values, a gradient is a continuous colormap, a type of color scheme.

Constructive Criticism

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-26 20:37:40 UTC

helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement

Plagarism

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-26 20:38:19 UTC

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

"there were accusations of plagiarism"

Ethical

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

Objective

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a thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Subjective

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

Copyright

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-26 20:40:27 UTC

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

Trademark

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-09-26 20:41:05 UTC

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

Rule of Thirds

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-04 20:22:46 UTC

In photography, the rule of thirds is a type of composition in which an image is divided evenly into thirds, both horizontally and vertically.

Leading lines

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-04 20:23:21 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-04 20:24:04 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.

Negative space

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-04 20:25:00 UTC

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

Positive space

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-04 20:25:43 UTC

Simply put, positive space is the actual subject while negative space (also called white space) is the area surrounding the subject.

Backlight

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-13 20:32:47 UTC

illumination from behind.
"the camera offers useful features such as backlight compensation"

Diffused lighting

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-13 20:34:18 UTC

Diffused light is light with an even concentration across the spread of its beam and can soften shadows and produce a more flattering image.

Ambient light

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-13 20:35:52 UTC

Ambient light is like a warm handshake when you come into the room

Chiaroscuro

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This is an Italian term which literally means 'light-dark'.

Silhouette

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-13 20:38:09 UTC

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.

Diptych

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-18 20:25:55 UTC

a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels which may be closed like a book.

Triptych

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-18 20:26:37 UTC

a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side by side and used as an altarpiece.

Orthographic View

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The meaning of ORTHOGRAPHIC is of, relating to, being, or prepared by orthographic projection.

Barrel lens distortion

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-18 20:28:25 UTC

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

Pincushion distortion

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-18 20:29:25 UTC

In pincushion distortion, image magnification increases with the distance from the optical axis.

ISO

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-25 20:23:00 UTC

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

ASA

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-25 20:23:31 UTC

he numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the American Standards Association, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.

Image sensor

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-25 20:24:03 UTC

An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image

Film grain

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-25 20:24:36 UTC

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

Digital noise

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-10-25 20:25:12 UTC

In digital photographs, the term noise refers to a certain type of visual distortion.

Aperture

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-01 20:21:57 UTC

an opening, hole, or gap.

F/stop

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-01 20:22:27 UTC

a camera setting corresponding to a particular f-number.

Lens focal length

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-01 20:23:23 UTC

The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power.

Depth of field

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-01 20:23:49 UTC

the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.

bokeh

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-01 20:24:16 UTC

Bokeh is the name for the blur that occurs as a result of a narrow depth of field.

Auto mode

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-08 21:22:43 UTC

In automatic modes the camera determines all aspects of exposure, choosing exposure parameters according to the application within the constraints of correct exposure, including exposure, aperture, focusing, light metering, white balance, and equivalent sensitivity.

Program mode

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-08 21:23:22 UTC

Program mode (the "P" on the mode dial of most DSLRs) means that the camera still sets the exposure for you.

Manual mode

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Manual mode means you're in charge of adjusting aperture — one of photography's most important elements.

Shutter priority mode

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-08 21:25:10 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

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Shutter speed

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-15 21:23:46 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

Bulb mode

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-15 21:24:37 UTC

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

Motion blur

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-15 21:25:11 UTC

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

Ttripods/monopods

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-15 21:25:54 UTC

a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.

Camera shake

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-15 21:26:25 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-29 21:22:49 UTC

Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images.

Time lapse

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-29 21:23:22 UTC

time-lapse photography. noun. photographing of a slow and continuous process at regular intervals, for projection at a higher speed.

Light painting

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-29 21:24:17 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.”

Panning

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-29 21:24:39 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

Burst mode

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-11-29 21:25:22 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-12-06 21:24:14 UTC

In photography, the metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines exposure.

Partial Metering

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

Center weighed average metering

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Center-weighted Metering evaluates the light in the middle of the frame and its surroundings and ignores the corners.

Evaluative metering

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-12-06 21:26:09 UTC

Evaluative metering is the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography and can be applied in most shooting scenarios.

18% gray

27lhimfar10242 — 2023-12-06 21:27:01 UTC

By definition 18% gray is the “mid-point between black and white on a logarithmic or exponential curve

Shadows

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-10 21:22:15 UTC

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

Midtones

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-10 21:22:39 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-10 21:23:14 UTC

pick out and emphasize.

Vignette

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-10 21:23:47 UTC

a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

Sepia tone

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-10 21:24:09 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.

AF points

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-17 21:24:48 UTC

An AF point is a specific part of the frame where the camera is able to focus on something

Bracketing

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-17 21:25:27 UTC

In photography, bracketing is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different camera settings, typically with the aim of combining the images in postprocessing.

Exposure level indicator

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-17 21:26:25 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 compension

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-17 21:27:28 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.

White balance card

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-17 21:28:28 UTC

A white balance card is an important tool for photographers to have in their arsenal. It can be used to help achieve accurate colors in photos, regardless of the lighting conditions. In this article, we'll show you how to use a grey white balance card for perfect color in your photography.

Workspace Switcher

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-24 21:25:16 UTC

Workspace Switcher displays a visual representation of your workspaces, as shown in Figure 4–3. Figure 4–3 shows the Workspace Switcher when the Java Desktop System session contains four workspaces. Your workspaces appear as buttons on the panel application.

Toolbar

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-24 21:25:57 UTC

(in a program with a graphical user interface) a strip of icons used to perform certain functions.

Palettes

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-24 21:26:27 UTC

(in a program with a graphical user interface) a strip of icons used to perform certain functions.

Menu bar

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-24 21:27:10 UTC

a horizontal bar, typically located at the top of the screen below the title bar, containing drop-down menus.

Tool options bar

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-24 21:28:08 UTC

(in a program with a graphical user interface) a strip of icons used to perform certain functions.

Cropping

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-31 21:23:06 UTC

cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short.

Aspect ratio

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-31 21:24:05 UTC

the ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen.

Resolution

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the quality of being determined or resolute.

DPI vs PPi

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-31 21:25:19 UTC

These two acronyms are often used interchangeably although they do have different meanings. PPI (Pixels Per Inch) refers display resolution, or, how many individual pixels are displayed in one inch of a digital image. DPI (Dots Per Inch) refers to printer resolution, or, the number of dots of ink on a printed image.

SOOC

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-01-31 21:26:11 UTC

SOOC is a photographer's abbreviation that stands for “Straight Out Of Camera.” It refers to images that are shown exactly as they were captured by the camera, with no post-processing applied whatsoever.

File formats

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-07 21:22:17 UTC

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary or free.

raw file format

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-07 21:22:57 UTC

A camera raw image file contains unprocessed or minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, a motion picture film scanner, or other image scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed, and contain large amounts of potentially redundant data.

.png file type

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-07 21:23:49 UTC

Portable Network Graphics is a raster-graphics file format that supports lossless data compression. PNG was developed as an improved, non-patented replacement for Graphics Interchange Format —unofficially, the initials PNG stood for the recursive acronym "PNG's not GIF

.jpeg file type

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-07 21:24:58 UTC

JPEG is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality

.psd file type

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-07 21:26:02 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-14 21:23:11 UTC

High dynamic range (HDR), also known as wide dynamic range, extended dynamic range, or expanded dynamic range, is a dynamic range higher than usual.

Double exposure

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-14 21:23:49 UTC

the repeated exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, often producing ghost images.

Triadic colors

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-14 21:24:43 UTC

A triadic color scheme consists of three colors. Unlike colors that sit next to or directly across each other, triadic colors are equidistant on the color wheel. When you join these colors, they form a triangle. Visual representation of a triadic color scheme on a color wheel.

Blue hour

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-14 21:25:29 UTC

The blue hour is the period of twilight when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon.

Golden hour

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-14 21:25:58 UTC

the period of time just after sunrise or just before sunset when the light is infused with red and gold tones.

Macro lens

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-21 21:22:25 UTC

a lens suitable for taking photographs unusually close to the subject.

prime lens

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-21 21:22:55 UTC

a lens of fixed focal length.

telephoto lens

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-21 21:23:20 UTC

a lens with a longer focal length than standard, giving a narrow field of view and a magnified image.

fisheye lens

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-21 21:23:48 UTC

a very wide-angle lens with a field of vision covering up to 180°, the scale being reduced toward the edges.

vibration reduction

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-21 21:24:41 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-28 21:22:22 UTC

denoting or relating to a camera that combines the optics and mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor, rather than photographic film.

metadata

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-28 21:22:49 UTC

a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

thumbnails

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-28 21:23:18 UTC

a very small or concise description, representation, or summary.

post processing

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-28 21:24:00 UTC

Post-processing may refer to: Image editing in photography; Audio editing software in audio; Differential GPS post-processing, an enhancement to GPS systems

layer masking

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-02-28 21:24:45 UTC

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

lens crop factor

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-06 21:22:18 UTC

In digital photography, the crop factor, format factor, or focal length multiplier of an image sensor format is the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format; most often, this term is applied to digital cameras, relative to 35 mm film format as a reference.

full frame camera

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-06 21:22:54 UTC

full frame digital camera is one that has an image sensor that is the same size as a standard 35mm film frame.

aps-c camera

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-06 21:23:20 UTC

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

reflector

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-06 21:23:50 UTC

a piece of glass, metal, or other material for reflecting light in a required direction, e.g., a red one on the back of a motor vehicle or bicycle.

scrim

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-06 21:24:30 UTC

A scrim is a device used in the film and television industries, as well as by photographers, to modify properties of light. There are variations on types of scrim, depending upon its use, whether with natural light, or with man-made light

Saturation

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-13 20:22:55 UTC

the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.

color balance

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-13 20:23:43 UTC

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

hue

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-13 20:24:16 UTC

In color theory, hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically in the CIECAM02 model as "the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet," within certain theories of color vision

vibrance

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-13 20:24:42 UTC

the state of being full of energy and life.

contrast [editing term]

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-13 20:25:40 UTC

the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Move tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-20 20:23:28 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-20 20:24:15 UTC

The Patch Tool is like a giant healing brush, use it to remove large blemishes from photos. In this tutorial, learn how to remove and duplicate elements of a photo using the Patch Tool.

clone stamp tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-20 20:25:01 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-20 20:25:53 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-03-20 20:26:34 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-03 20:22:55 UTC

In Adobe Photoshop, use the Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso tool, and the Magnetic lasso tool to easily make selections.

magic wand tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-03 20:23:37 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.

polygonal lasso tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-03 20:24:46 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-03 20:25:39 UTC

Use the Object Selection tool, Select Subject, Quick Selection, or Magic Wand tools to make quick selections in Photoshop.

rectangular/ elliptical marquee tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-03 20:26:27 UTC

The Rectangular Marquee tool is used for making rectangular selections within an image. It is among the most basic of tools, and appears in most every image editing program available. It can be used to prepare an image for cropping, while the similar Crop tool automatically completes the crop when used.

brush tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-10 20:22:34 UTC

A brush tool is one of the basic tools found in graphic design and editing applications. It is a part of the painting tool set which may also include pencil tools, pen tools, fill color and many others. It allows the user to paint on a picture or photograph with the selected color.

zoom tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-10 20:23:30 UTC

The zoom tool is used for magnifying a selected part of the image. The first option is called Auto-resize window. By default it's disabled. By enabling it, it will resize the window according to the size of the magnified area. Underneath are two other options, for zooming in or out.

hand tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-10 20:24:11 UTC

oun

a tool held in the hand and operated without electricity or other power.

horizontal type tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-10 20:24:51 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-10 20:25:17 UTC

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

paint bucket

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-17 20:22:02 UTC

The Paint Bucket tool Mode setting allows you to create more advanced color fills for interesting effects and a higher degree of control. Choose from toolbar options like Darken, Multiple, Color Dodge, and more to create different effects.

straighten tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-17 20:23:10 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-17 20:23:36 UTC

The Crop tool lets you cut your entire canvas down to size, hiding what you don't want to show. The Slice tool helps you break your piece down into multiple images for easier editing or exporting to other applications.

smudge tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-17 20:24:13 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-17 20:24:53 UTC

The Sponge tool is a retouching tool used to alter the saturation of a portion of an image. It is reminiscent of the sponges used by watercolor artists to soften (or even remove) a color that has already been lain on the canvas.

dodge tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-24 20:24:31 UTC

Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of select areas on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure

blur tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-24 20:25:01 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

burn tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-24 20:25:35 UTC

The Burn tool darkens areas of an image. The more you paint over an area with the Burn tool, the darker it becomes.

sharpen tool

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-24 20:26:04 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-04-24 20:26:32 UTC

Select and Mask makes selecting easier by putting all of the Selection Tools in one place. The Quick Selection Tool will guess-select a section of your subject based on where you paint. The Refine Edge Tool works well on fine areas like Hair.

Tracking {Text}

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-05-01 20:24:41 UTC

Letter spacing, character spacing or tracking is an optically consistent typographical adjustment to the space between letters to change the visual density of a line or block of text.

Leading [test]

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-05-01 20:25:16 UTC

The vertical space between lines of type is called leading. Leading is measured from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the line above it.

kerning [text]

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-05-01 20:25:40 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-05-01 20:26:18 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

27lhimfar10242 — 2024-05-01 20:26:53 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.