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Definition of Contrasty
1. Adjective. Having sharp differences between black and white.
Definition of Contrasty
1. Adjective. (photography) Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contrasty
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrasty
Literary usage of Contrasty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Annual of Photography (1912)
"Recently I had some extremely contrasty negatives to print from and I tried
several makes* of soft grades of paper, but was unable to get soft enough print ..."
2. Library of Amateur Photography (1911)
"Bear in mind that a harsh, contrasty lighting will require more exposure than a
diffused light, for, in the former case, the light being very contrasty, ..."
3. The Science and Practice of Photography: An Elementary Textbook on the by John Ransom Roebuck (1918)
"Conversely if with clear whites the dark parts become a dense black in which all
the detail has disappeared, then the negative is too contrasty and will ..."
4. Camera by Columbia Photographic Society, Philadelphia (1916)
"In printing also, the contrasty black and white pictures. Here are a few little
incidents that happened, which may be of interest: It has always been my ..."
5. The American Amateur Photographer (1902)
"Both may be right, as so much depends on what is meant by " Rich " and " Contrasty,"
and on their methods of developing, but a tolerably long experience ..."
6. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1902)
"It may be dense or thin, contrasty or soft, or slightly over- or ... If you have
a dense and contrasty negative use "carbon matte," or "special" rough Velox ..."
7. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1916)
"Harsh contrasts are often due to the negative being too contrasty, ie, over-developed.
If this has been preceded by under-exposure the lack of shadow detail ..."
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