17
Apr
09

Photography 101, part 3

editing your photos

The greatest thing about digital photography is the chance to correct what may have gone wrong with the setting and shooting of the scene. Below are some terms that will help you best edit your photographs.  Remember that having the “edit” option doesn’t mean you can’t take photographs that don’t need to be edited. In simpler words, don’t use the edit function as a cop-out.  Shoot great photographs to begin with. J

Color saturation: The relative brilliance with which a photo (or print) reproduces the subject’s colors.

Contrast: The degree of difference between a subject’s tones, a function of its inherent shades and colors and also of the quality of light.

Cropping: Masking or otherwise shaping a photographic image to change its proportions.

Resolution: Technical term for the measurement of photographic sharpness, resolution is lower for digital point-and-shoots than film models.

Sharpness: The degree to which clear, distinguishable details of the subject are rendered in a photographic negative or print.


1 Response to “Photography 101, part 3”


  1. April 17, 2009 at 3:50 am

    That’s a great header. It looks like some happy place where Gap and Sesame Street meet.

    Since you’re now doing definitions are you going to show us some examples as well?


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