Photo Editing Terminology

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EXPOSURE

Exposure controls the lightness in a picture.

CONTRAST

Contrast gives the image a brighter and colorful tone to it.

HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights control the brightness of the image.

DECREASING SHADOWS

Decreasing shadows makes the image look darker and have the shadow on the wall showMore in detail from the sun light.

SATURATION

Saturation gives the image more life and make it stand out more.

TEMPERATURE

Temperature makes the picture look yellowish because it is a warm color. Also making the rest of the background also yellowish color.

TEMP. ALL THE WAY 0

Temp. all the way to 0 is making the picture look darker and makes it have a sad feeling.

TEMP. ALL THE WAY TO 100

Temp. all the way to 100 give the image to change to the temperature colors which are warm color make is more a live and love caring.

CROP

Crop makes the image be put to see the main focus on the capture that you do in a picture.

Someone would do this in order to get a great focus on the object or person that they are taking the picture of, so that they don’t have to struggle in not having the right image

that they wanted.

WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THIS?

SHARPEN

Sharpen makes the image have more detail and show more the graphic background and the main focus of the picture.

SEPIA

Sepia makes a picture look more sad and with no color.

TINT

Tint makes an image change the color of the whole background. Including the objects that arein the image. Yes all the colors are affected. Nope not a single color stays the same.

DUOTONE

Duotone makes an image look depressing and takes the life out of it.

HUE ADJUSTMENT

Making hue adjustments in an image makes Mona’s tongue green and the also changes the background colors.

LIGHTNESS INCREASED TO 100

Lightness increased to 100 in an image makes it look more alive and happier.

BULGE

Bulge makes an image get in a shape of circle and the letter on the bottle makes it lookbigger like if you zoom in.

PINCH

Pinch in a image makes this leaf get smaller and more crunched up.

Both of these techniques can work on retouching, because when you take and image your purpose it to take it with a meaning to it. And sometimes when you take an image it

doesn’t come out that great like you want it so then you can probably use this to help you get your image to where you

want it to be.

HOW COULD EITHER OF THESE BE USED FOR PRACTICES REASONS IN

PHOTO RETOUCHING?

LAYER OPACITY IS DECREASED

Opacity decreased makes the image be seen in the background from being almost not seen. Making the American flag blend in with the football dummy.

Opacity means the state or quality of being opaque. Obscurity of meaning. Mental dullness.

OPACITY

SATURATION #1

I saturated this image and it makes it look my brighter and more life to it.

SHARPEN #2

This image is changed by Sharpen and makes the lines, words and background to standout more than what it use to.

SHADOW #3

Putting shadow on an image makes it look darker and more focus on the apple.

COMIC #4

Comic makes this picture have the characteristics of a comic book.

CONTRAST #5

Contrast makes this image look more in detail and more brighter.