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Forced Perspective

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Perspective Detail

Definition: Forced perspective is a technique used in images or videos to make the distance between objects appear larger than it actually is.

#Forced Perspective

Barrel Distortion

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Perspective Detail

Definition: Barrel distortion is a side effect of using wide-angle or fish-eye lenses. Barrel distortion causes straight lines near the edges of the image or video to bow outwards.

Related Terms:

mustache distortion

pincushion distortion

#Barrel Distortion

Perspective Detail

Category: Keyword Category

Definition: Perspective detail is not usually used as a keyword phrase, but is a category of keywords that are used to describe any unusual or noticeable perspective that is used in the image or video.

Some Examples of Focus Details:

barrel distortion

forced perspective

perspective shot

vanishing point

#Perspective Detail

Follow Focus

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Follow focus is a technique used in film and video when the depth of focus changes to keep the same subject in focus as it changes place in the depth of field.

Related Terms:

focus in

focus out

rack focus

#follow focus

Rack Focus

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Rack focus is a technique used in film and video when the point of focus changes from one depth to another. This is often used to direct the viewer's attention from one subject to another.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

racking focus

focus-through

focus through

Related Terms:

follow focus

focus in

focus out

#rack focus #racking focus #focus-through #focus through

Focus Out

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Focus out is a technique used in film and video when the subject of the shot is in focus and gradually goes out of focus.

Related Terms:

follow focus

focus in

rack focus

#focus out

Focus In

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Focus in is a technique used in film and video when the subject of the shot starts out of focus and gradually comes into focus.

Related Terms:

follow focus

focus out

rack focus

#focus in

Soft Focus

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Soft focus is a technique that cause blurring to a image or video but is clearly of a different quality that simply being out of focus. Soft focus creates an ethereal quality to the subject by diffusing the brightness, but keeping a certain clarity that would not be seen by defocusing the camera.

#soft focus

Selective Focus

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Selective focus should be used as a keyword phrase for images or videos when there is a very shallow depth of field that is in focus. It can be in the foreground, background, or middle that is in focus.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

shallow focus

differential focus

#shallow focus #differential focus #Selective Focus

Out of Focus

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Out of focus should be used as a keyword phrase for images or videos when everything of relevance is blurred because it is not in focus.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

unfocused

defocused

not in focus

#out of focus #unfocused #defocused #not in focus

Foreground Blurred

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Foreground blurred should be used as a keyword for images or videos when what's in front of the subject is out of focus to the point that it is barely recognizable, if recognizable at all.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

foreground blurry

foreground out of focus

foreground unfocused

blurred foreground

blurry foreground

out of focus foreground

unfocused foreground

#Foreground Blurred #foreground blurry #foreground out of focus #blurred foreground #blurry foreground #out of focus foreground #unfocused foreground

Focus on Foreground

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Focus on foreground is a keyword phrase for images or videos when only the foreground is in focus, and the elements in the background and the middle are out of focus.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

foreground focus

foreground in focus

Related Terms:

foreground blurred

focus on background

Notes: Focus on foreground should not be used simply because the foreground is in focus, but ONLY when the background and middlle are noticeably out of focus, this a technique used to intentionally to draw attention to the back of the image or video.

#Focus on Foreground #foreground focus #foreground in focus

Focus on Background

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Focus on background is a keyword phrase for images or videos when only the background is in focus, and the elements in the foreground and the middle are out of focus.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

background focus

background in focus

Related Terms:

background blurred

focus on foreground

Notes: Focus on background should not be used simply because the background is in focus, but ONLY when the foreground and middlle are noticeably out of focus, intentionally to draw attention to the back of the image or video.

#Focus on Background #background focus #background in focus

Deep Focus

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Deep focus may not be a commonly used keyword but it should be used whenever there is a lot of depth of field and it is all in focus.

#Deep Focus

Blurred

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Blurred should be used as a keyword for images or videos when the subject is blurry due to something interfering with the view, such as a fogged mirror or warbled antique glass.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

blurry

blurriness

blur

blurs

Related Terms:

background blurred

motion blur

foreground blurred

Notes: Blurred should not be confused with either:

MOTION BLUR which is blurriness caused by the motion of the subject, or

OUT OF FOCUS, which is simply blurry because the object is not in focus.

#blurred #blurry #blurriness #blur #blurs

Background Blurred

Type: Preferred Keyword

Category: Focus Detail

Definition: Background blurred should be used as a keyword for images or videos when what's behind the subject is out of focus to the point that it is barely recognizable, if recognizable at all.

Non-Preferred Synonyms:

background blurry

background out of focus

background unfocused

blurred background

blurry background

out of focus background

unfocused background

#background blurry #background out of focus #background unfocused #blurred background #blurry background #out of focus background #unfocused background #background blurred

Focus Detail

Category: Keyword Category

Definition: Focus detail is not a useful keyword, but is a category of keywords that are used to describe any unusual focus that is occurring in the image or video, either to the subject, the foreground, the background, or the overall image or video.

Some Examples of Focus Details:

background blurred

focus in

focus on foreground

selective focus

soft focus

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