Vocab Padlet by Ella Schoch

Camera Obsurca

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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

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35 millimeter (35mm) film is a small-format photographic film used in single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs), film cameras, rangefinders, and disposable cameras.

Twin Lens Camera

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

Gelatin Silver Process

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The gelatin silver print or gelatin developing out paper (DOP) is a monochrome imaging process based on the light sensitivity of silver halides.

Genre

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A genre is a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique or style

Curator

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A curator who is responsible for collecting, preserving, restoring, and educating visitors about the collections specifically related to photography.

Exhibition

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

Gallery

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A large room for the exhibition of pictures; also : a collection of pictures.

Museum

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Museum photography involves producing photographic reproductions of objects on display in museums: utilitarian objects, 2D or 3D works of art.

Photography Studio

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A photography studio is a workspace specifically designed and built for the purpose of taking photographs, with specific lighting usually

Radial Symmetry

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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

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In photography symmetry appears when parts of your composition mirror other parts. It is created when two halves of your scene look the same and balance each other out.

Asymmetry

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

Juxtaposition

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

Abstract

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A means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials

Form

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Form refers to when shape takes on three dimensions. Form is created by shadows and highlights on an object in the photograph.

Line

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

Shape

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

Color

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Color in photography composition is one of the main tools a photographer can use to create mood in their images
Hue: name of color → Value: hue’s lightness and darkness → Intensity: quality of brightness and purity

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

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.

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.

Balance

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

Emphasis

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the part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention. Usually the artist will make one area stand out by contrasting it with other areas.

Movement

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the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas & is created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement

Pattern

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the repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art & the repetition of elements of design creates unity within the work of art

Proportion

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the feeling of unity created when all parts (sizes, amounts, or number) relate well with each other

Variety

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the use of several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eye through and around the work of art.

Unity

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the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.

Cool Colors

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

Warm Colors

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

Netural Colors

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The four most common neutrals are black, white, brown and grey, and are created by mixing two complementary colors.

Complementary Colors

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The colors that are compatible together: Red and green; yellow and purple; orange and blue; green and magenta.

Monochromatic Colors

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

Gradient

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a design element made up of colors that gradually fade into one another. Also known as “color progressions” or “color ramps,

Constructive Criticism

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a critique which is constructive– it informs the photographer how to improve

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

Subjective

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when the photographer, the subject behind the camera, has produced the photograph

Copyright

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Copyright in photography means that you own an image you created. This means that photographer copyright laws state that whoever pushed the button owns the copyright.

Trademark

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if you are using a picture to tell customers that a product or service comes exclusively from you, you can trademark the picture. Trademarking a picture is the best way to protect it for your brand.

Rule of Thirds

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a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open.

Leading Lines

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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

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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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The empty space around the subject of the photo. So the viewer's eyes focus on a central figure & notice the large section of emptiness that surrounds

Positive Space

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positive space is the actual subject of the photo

Backlight

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

Diffused Lighting

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light that has an even concentration across the spread of its beam. Otherwise known as "soft light," It disperses light evenly across a surface or subject

Ambient Light

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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

Chiaroscuro

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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

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

Diptych

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where two separate images are placed side by side

Triptych

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a group of 3 separate images displayed together.

Orthographic view

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a projection of one side of the figure onto its perpendicular plane. An orthographic projection consists of three views: the front view, the top view, and a side view.

Barrel Lens Distortion

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

Pincushion distortion

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causes straight lines to curve outwards from the center of the image.

ISO

ellariley91011 — 2023-10-25 17:45:34 UTC

represents sensitivity to light as a numerical value. A higher number indicates a higher sensitivity and a greater ability to capture light.

ASA

ellariley91011 — 2023-10-25 17:49:22 UTC

The ASA (American Standards Association) scale is an arbitrary rating of film speed; more likely what you will find printed on your film camera

Image Sensor

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the device that collects incoming light when the shutter opens and converts that light into an electrical signal

Film Grain

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the visible silver crystals in a film negative's emulsion

Digital Noise

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a certain type of visual distortion. It looks similar to grain found in film photography, but can also look like splotches of discoloration

Aperture

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

F/Stop

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the term used to denote aperture measurements on your camera.

Lens Focal Length

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Lens focal length tells us the angle of view—how much of the scene will be captured—and the magnification—how large individual elements will be. The longer the focal length, the narrower the angle of view and the higher the magnification

Depth of Field

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

Bokeh

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the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens, at the widest aperture

Auto Mode

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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

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

Manual Mode

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Manual mode means you're in charge of adjusting everything

Shutter Priority Mode

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

Shutter Speed

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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

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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

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

Tripods/Monopods

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a portable stand,used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object. A tripod has three legs. A monopod is a camera support with one leg

Camera Shake

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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

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

Time Lapse

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Time lapse is a technique where frames are shot much slower than a normal rate (e.g., 24 frames per minute instead of per second). This allows the action to progress much faster than in reality

Light Painting

ellariley91011 — 2023-11-29 18:45:57 UTC

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

Panning

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

Burst Mode

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a shooting mode in still cameras where several photos are captured in quick succession by either pressing the shutter button or holding it down. This is used mainly when the subject is in successive motion, such as sports photography.

Spot Metering

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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

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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 Metering

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measures the average brightness of the entire screen. If you shoot directly into the sunlight or the subject is not in the center of the image, you may need to use exposure compensation.

Evaluative Metering

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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

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middle gray or middle grey is a tone that is perceptually about halfway between black and white on a lightness scale; in photography and printing, it is typically defined as 18% reflectance in visible light.

shadows

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Shadows change shape, intensity, and even color along with the angle, direction, and temperature of light; are the dark areas of an image

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 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.

AF Points

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Autofocus points are what the camera uses to focus on a subject.

Bracketing

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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.

Exposure Level Indicator

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

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

ellariley91011 — 2024-01-17 18:50:01 UTC

A white card is usually used for judging exposure when shooting.

Workspace Switcher

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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.

Toolbar

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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

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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. 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

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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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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.

Aspect Ratio

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The aspect ratio is the proportional relationship between an image's width and height.

Resolution

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resolution is the level of detail contained in an image. More specifically, it refers to the number of pixels that exist within that image

DPI vs PPI

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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

SOOC - Straight Out Of Camera

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simply meaning that an image can be good enough to print straight from the camera without further processing.

File Formats

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A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file

the 4 primary file types: document, image, video, and audio

three most common image file formats in photography are JPEG, TIFF, and different RAW files

Raw File Format

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contain uncompressed and unprocessed image data, allowing photographers to capture practically every detail they see in their viewfinder. The RAW file format stores the largest amount of detail out of any raster file type, which photographers can then edit, compress, and convert into other formats

.PNG

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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

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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

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PSD stands for Photoshop Document, which is an image format that supports layers of graphics in a single file. It is mostly used for working with layers of graphics and saving the projects that can extend up to 2 gigabytes in file size

HDR

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high dynamic range. Put simply, it's the range of light and dark tones in your photo

Double Exposure

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

Triadic Colors

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A triadic color scheme uses three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. For example, the three primary colors form a triadic color scheme: red, yellow, and blue

Blue Hour

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

Golden Hour

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The last hour before sunset and the first hour after sunrise

Macro lens

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

Prime lens

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a fixed focal length photographic lens (as opposed to a zoom lens), typically with a maximum aperture from f2. 8 to f1. 2

Telephoto lens

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

Fisheye lens

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

Vibration Reduction

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an image stabilization technology that minimizes blur caused by camera shake

DSLR

ellariley91011 — 2024-02-29 05:05:38 UTC

A 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

Metadata

ellariley91011 — 2024-02-29 05:06:32 UTC

Photo metadata is a set of data describing and providing information about rights and administration of an image. It allows information to be transported with an image file, in a way that can be understood by other software and human users

Thumbnails

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A thumbnail is a small image representation of a larger image, usually intended to make it easier and faster to look at or manage a group of larger images

Post Processing

ellariley91011 — 2024-02-29 05:09:26 UTC

Post-processing software consists of the tools applied after the editing process to improve the quality and enhance certain parts of your photos -- all processing that will take place after shooting

Layer Masking

ellariley91011 — 2024-02-29 05:10:50 UTC

Layer masking is a nondestructive way to hide parts of an image or layer without erasing them. They're great for making image composites, modifying background colors, removing or cutting out objects, and targeting your edits so they affect only certain areas, rather than the entire layer

Lens Crop Factor

ellariley91011 — 2024-03-06 18:44:20 UTC

Crop factor is the ratio of a camera sensor's size to a 35mm film frame. Use it to calculate effective focal lengths and compare lenses between DSLRs. Crop factor is a term that describes the difference between your camera's sensor size and a traditional 35mm film frame

Full Frame Camera

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A full-frame camera is an SLR or mirrorless camera with a full-frame sensor. This allows you to take sharp photos in low-light situations. Another advantage of a full-frame sensor is that the image doesn't get cropped

APS-C Camera

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APS-C cameras use a smaller area to form the image than traditional 35 mm cameras, and so lenses used on APS-C format cameras have a correspondingly narrower field of view

Reflector

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A reflector is a photography tool used to redirect light to a subject or scene. It doesn't create light; rather, it redirects light that is already there.

Scrim (Diffuser)

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

Saturation

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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

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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

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Hue refers to the dominant wavelength of light that the human eye interprets as color, but you can think of it as the basic color on the color wheel. Saturation describes the intensity of the color. And lightness refers to how light or dark the color is

Vibrance

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Vibrance is primarily used when working with images that have people. Portrait editing usually requires vibrance. While vibrance is used with certain nature images like flowers or landscapes, it's just to add a subtle brightness without a lot of intensit

Contrast [editing term]

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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.

Move tool

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The move tool allows you to move a selection or entire layer by dragging it with your mouse or using your keyboard arrows keys

Patch tool

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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

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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.

Spot healing brush tool

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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

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allows 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

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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

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

Quick Selection Tool

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

Rectangular/Ellipical Marquee Tool

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used for making rectangular selections in an image. Just like the Elliptical Marquee tool which makes circular selections, click and drag to create a rectangular area. By holding down the Shift key, you can create a perfect squar

Brush tool

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This tool allows you to paint freehand, add color, refine layer masks and make dozens of other changes to your images

Zoom Tool

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Click the magnifying glass in the toolbar to access the Zoom tool, and then click on the specific area you want to zoom in on

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. Select the Hand tool (H) from the tool bar or press and hold the spacebar key to temporarily switch to the Hand tool.

Horizontal type tool

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creates a selection of the text rather than live text (T)

Graident 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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Paint Bucket tool (G) from the toolbar. If you can't find the Paint Bucket tool, click and hold the Gradient tool to show the other related tools, and then select the Paint Bucket tool. In the tool options bar, choose to fill the selection with the foreground color.

Straighten tool

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check the tool menu at the top of the interface. You should see a set of crop-specific options, such as Ratio, Delete Cropped Pixels, and a handy little Straighten icon

Crop tool

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allows you to select an area of a photo and remove or crop everything outside the selected area. Select the Crop tool (C) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like setting the aspect ratio or width and height values, to get the effect you want.

Smudge tool

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allows you to mix or blend the content in an area of your image. It is included among the program's Focus tools and works a lot like painting in real life.

Sponge tool

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Open your image and select the Sponge Tool (O), paints a layer with highly textured areas of contrasting color. You can set the brush size, definition, and smoothness.

Dodge tool

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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

Burn tool

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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

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softening the edges and details of an image, creating a smoother appearance. It 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. Oversharpening a photo gives it a grainy look.

Shift+U

Select and Mask tool

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multiple controls for refining all the edges of a selection. The Radius slider can often be useful to improve soft edges, such as foliage or hair. The Shift Edge slider expands or contracts the selection edges and can be useful to remove edge fringes

Command + Option + R

Tracking

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Tracking is the process of loosening or tightening a block of text

Kerning

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

Leading

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leading is a technique with a function to adjust letters or words vertically

Transform tool

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The transform tool is used to edit both layer transforms and transform layer contents directly on the canvas. It also allows layers to be selected by simply tapping them on the canvas.

"Ctrl+T"

Clipping mask

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any transparent areas of the clipping mask layer will mask out those same areas of any layers 'clipped' to it. In simpler terms, if you create a clipping mask from a circle and clip a photo to it, any parts of the photo outside the circle will be hidden.