Photo Editing Terms

Process of removing fog or haze from a photograph to improve clarity of image.

• Defog

• Dehaze

• Clarification

• Color code

The amount of light reaching a photographic film or electronic image sensor.

• Sunshine

• Contrast

• Exposure

• Light Source

An attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to be radiating or reflecting light.

• Brightness

• Exposure

• Highlights

• Glory

The difference in the color and brightness of the object and other objects within the same field of view.

• Color

• Depth

• Brilliance

• Contrast

A bright spot in a photograph. Normally it is assumed to be one of the brightest points in the image. Normally created by a bright or intense illumination or by various forms of diffusion or reflection.

• Aspect

• Exposure

• Temperature

• Highlights

Describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height.

• Aspect

• Measurement

• Size

• Ratio

Wide Screen computer displays are typically

• 4:3 aspect

• 16:9 aspect

• 200:400 aspect

• 1:2 aspect

Computer displays are typically

• 4:3 aspect

• 16:9 aspect

• 200:400 aspect

• 1:2 aspect

Refers to a characterization of the spectral properties of a light source and is commonly used during the production phase in the film and photography industries

• Brightness

• Color

• Temperature

• Dehaze

Colors that are the warmer, more yellow to red light

• Warm color temperature

• Low color temperature

• High color temperature

• Solid color temperature