| photography | | |
| n. (act) | 1. photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ posing, sitting | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait).; "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" |
| ~ intensification | the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film). |
| ~ photography | the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies. |
| ~ pictorial representation, picturing | visual representation as by photography or painting. |
| ~ radiography | photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light. |
| ~ xerography | forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas.; "edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography" |
| ~ telephotography | photography using a telephoto lens. |
| ~ exposure | the act of exposing film to light. |
| ~ cinematography, filming, motion-picture photography | the act of making a film. |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ inscription, dedication | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something. |
| ~ record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" |
| ~ processor | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.). |
| ~ reticulation | (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion. |
| ~ underdevelopment | (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast. |
| ~ touch up, retouch | alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance.; "This photograph has been retouched!" |
| ~ blow up, enlarge, magnify | make large.; "blow up an image" |
| ~ handcolor, handcolour | color by hand.; "Some old photographs are handcolored" |
| ~ sensitise, sensitize | make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion.; "sensitize the photographic film" |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ retake | photograph again.; "Please retake that scene" |
| ~ x-ray | take an x-ray of something or somebody.; "The doctor x-rayed my chest" |
| ~ block out, mask | shield from light. |
| ~ overexpose | expose excessively.; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies" |
| ~ underexpose | expose insufficiently.; "The child was underexposed to language" |
| ~ expose | expose to light, of photographic film. |
| ~ overexpose | expose to too much light.; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image" |
| ~ solarise, solarize | overexpose to sunlight.; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film" |
| ~ solarise, solarize | become overexposed.; "The film solarized" |
| ~ underexpose | expose to too little light.; "The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark" |
| ~ solarise, solarize | reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it. |
| ~ develop | make visible by means of chemical solutions.; "Please develop this roll of film for me" |
| ~ underdevelop | process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature.; "These photos are underdeveloped" |
| ~ color, colour | having or capable of producing colors.; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations" |
| ~ black and white, black-and-white | not having or not capable of producing colors.; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white" |
| ~ flat | lacking contrast or shading between tones. |
| ~ contrasty | having sharp differences between black and white. |
| ~ backed | used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light. |
| n. (process) | 2. photography | the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces. |
| ~ physical process, process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states.; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" |
| ~ anaglyphy | the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens. |
| ~ autotype, autotypy | process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment. |
| ~ digital photography | a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction. |
| ~ dry plate, dry plate process | a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion. |
| ~ photomechanics, photoplate making | the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods.; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing" |
| ~ powder method, powder photography, powder technique | a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification. |
| ~ radiography, skiagraphy | the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light. |
| ~ scanning | the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer. |
| ~ video digitizing | the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer. |
| ~ develop | make visible by means of chemical solutions.; "Please develop this roll of film for me" |
| ~ underdevelop | process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature.; "These photos are underdeveloped" |
| ~ redevelop | develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print. |
| n. (act) | 3. photography | the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies. |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ intensify | make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark. |
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