It’s time once again to expand our knowledge of photography terms. If you haven’t familiarized yourself with my previous blog entries on this subject, I’ve provided the links for you.
Today we will steer our attention to words and phrases commonly used in photo labs.
Glossy – A photographic paper finish that is reflective and shiny. Glossy paper shows fingerprints.
Matte – A photographic paper finish that is dull and flat. Matte paper rarely shows fingerprints and is commonly used for enlargements being framed.
Enlargement – A photographic print that measures 5×7 or larger.
Full-bleed – An image printed edge to edge, also referred to as borderless.
Develop – The act of film going through a series of chemicals in order to make the latent images visible.
Negative – Film that has been developed
Cropping – Adjusting the proportions of an image (in a darkroom or with software) so as to eilimante part of it for printing purposes.
Index Print – Thumbnail size images from a roll of film, memory card or CD shown as a set.
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