Teenage boy
Concept
Film emulation
Postprocessing that recreates film-photo color response and grain.
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Retouching
Local image correction that refines part of a finished image
Local image correction that refines part of a finished image.
Teenage boy
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Refines a selected part of an image.
Appearance and effects
Refines a selected part of an image.
Visual traits
- local-area correction
Expected changes
- local-area correction is more likely to appear
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — Unoccupied interior
Open image ↗5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
Open image ↗Meaning and scope
Definition
Retouching refines a limited area of a finished image. Whole-image color treatment, compositing, capture medium, and subject change are separate.
In more detail
It defines a postprocessing scope; other capture, retouching, and compositing conditions remain separate choices.
Includes
- local-area correction
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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From the same theme
Items linked through explicit membership in the same theme.
Teenage boy
Concept
HDR tone mapping
Postprocessing that maps HDR brightness into a displayable range.
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