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Concept / Lens flare

Lens flare

An optical-looking effect that simulates strong light scattering inside a lens

An optical-looking effect that simulates strong light scattering inside a lens.

Photography & Cinematic Looks
Lens flare · Teenage boy

Teenage boy

Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.

A phrase to start with

Adds glow or reflections from a strong light source.

Appearance and effects

Adds glow or reflections from a strong light source.

Visual traits

  • glow and reflections from a light source

Expected changes

  • glow and reflections from a light source is more likely to appear

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Lens flare adds glow or reflections associated with a strong light source. It does not determine an actual lens, capture-time light, time of day, or subject.

In more detail

It defines a postprocessing scope; other capture, retouching, and compositing conditions remain separate choices.

Includes

  • glow and reflections from a light source

Excludes

  • Capture medium
  • local retouching
  • image compositing

What this does not imply

  • A particular capture device
  • subject
  • era
  • or narrative

Variability

The general source does not directly substantiate results from a particular device or process.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Specify only the postprocessing effect

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Distinguish it from capture conditions and other postprocessing

Typical uses

  • Adjust the appearance of a finished image

Possible failure modes

  • The effect is too weak to read
  • The effect is so strong that the image is unreadable

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