Photoshop Unit 1

Accessibility

Consideration given to people with visual hearing or other needs for being able to understand a project

Adjustment

The act of lining up text or objects vertically or horizontally to give a sense of order in a design

Alignment

The proportion of width to height for an image or an object within a project

Aspect Ratio

A requirement to credit the original author for a work being used

Attribution

The context of photos the area of a photo that contains elements of focus furthest from a person

Background

The concept of objects the act of organizing visual weight in a design

Balance

The number of bits used to represent a pixel determining the number of colors available for that pixel

Bit Depth

The number of bits used to represent a pixel determining the number of colors available

Bitmap

A pixel based graphic that is well suited for images with sharp edges

Change Order

A request for a format change to a project scope

Cloning

The act of people working on a file stored in the cloud either simultaneously or asynchronously

Commercial Use

The use of someone else’s work for possible profit

Contrast

The difference among colors and objects within a design

Creative

A licensing mechanism for giving people permission to share use or add to a created work

Crop

The process of removing parts of an image to resize or edit

Demographics

The socio economic statistics of a potential audience for a project

Depth of Field

The distance between the nearest and furthest objects that are in focus for a camera

Derivative Work

A work that is an altered version of someone else’s work

Design Process

The order of steps taken to get from a sketch to a finished product

DPI

Dots Per Inch is an image measure that indicates the number of pixels per inch within that image

Draft

An iteration of a project that is meant to look like the finished product

Emphasis

The act of making one item in a design stand out over other items

Fair Dealing

The international term for fair use

Fair Use

A license that provides for limited use of copyrighted information so long as that use does not cost the original owner revenue

Feedback Loop

The order in which feedback is presented on a project

Field of View

The area captured on a camera usually defined in width

File Management

The description of how a file will be stored accessed edited and archived for a project

Focal Point

The object in a design that stands out over the other items

Font

A design used for text and symbols that provides consistency among all the letters numbers and symbols used within that design

Foreground

The part of a design that is nearer at the front or closest to the viewer

Form

Three dimensional objects with depth

Framing

The act of placing individual elements on an image in such a way as to emphasize an object

Gamut

The range of colors available in a color mode

Gestalt

The principle of cognitive behaviors in a design specifically that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

GIF

Graphics Interchange Format is an image format used mostly for animations and transparency

Grayscale

A color mode that supports 256 shades of white gray and black

Histogram

The act of making a photo uniform and neutral also known as unity

Horizontal Scale

A percentage in which text is widened or narrowed from its original font size

Image Resolution

The dimensions of an image in pixels

Image Size

The size of an image in pixels inches or another type of measurement

Image Size Measured

A method of getting an image size in inches by dividing the number of pixels for width and height by a photo’s DPI

Intellectual Property

Work born of the mind such as an artistic work invention literary work or trade secret

Iteration

A cycle of a design plan

JPEG

Joint Photographic Experts Group is an image format that supports millions of colors in photos but not transparency

Kerning

The spacing between a pair of characters within text

Leading

The distance from the baseline to the next baseline of a line of text

Line

A path that moves through space and often serves as a content separator

Line Length

The length of a text box containing text within an image

Location Release

A signed document allowing for use of a photo of a landmark or private building

Model Release

A signed document allowing use of someone’s likeness in a project

Movement

The illusion that items in a photo are moving when they are not

Negative Space

The area of a photo that is not the main focus

Object

In Photoshop a part of an image or an entire image

Path

A straight or curved line that is part of a vector graphic

Pixel

A dot with color that makes up part of an image

PNG

Portable Network Graphics is an image format that supports millions of colors and transparency

Project Scope

The definition of the how why and when for a project

Prototype

A design of a project that looks close to the finished product

Proximity

The idea of using equal spacing in a photo design

Public Domain

Work that is free for use usually 50 to 100 years after the author has passed away

Raster

A graphic that consists of pixels

Rasterizing

Converting a vector graphic into a raster graphic

Rendering

Separating an image from its background to add effects

Repetition

A design principle that promotes unity but reduces viewability

Resampling

Making an image larger or smaller while changing the number of pixels

Resizing

Making an image larger or smaller without changing the number of pixels

RGB

Red Green Blue is the primary color mode for digital display

Rhythm

The idea of consistency within a photo design

Rule of Thirds

Placing emphasis on thirds instead of the center

Scale

Proportional sizing of elements in a design

Scope Creep

Unauthorized change to a project scope

Shape

A two dimensional contour of a flat object

Size

Measurement of text characters in pixels or points

Sketch

A starting drawing for a project

Space

Internal and external areas of a design

Specifications

Details for what a project needs including size and distribution

Stock Image

A licensed image usually provided for a fee

Style

Choice of regular bold italic or combinations in text

Target Audience

The audience a project is designed for

Texture

A tactile pattern used to convey mood

Tone

The overall hue or basic color used to convey mood

Tracking

Spacing among all characters in a block of text

Unity

Making a photo uniform and tranquil harmony

Variety

Using high contrast within a photo

Vector

A graphic drawn with math that stays clear when resized

Vertical Scale

Percentage in which text is made taller or shorter

White Balance

Adjusting camera color so white appears white

Wireframe

A visual guide of a project layout

Work for Hire

Paid work where ownership is defined by contrac