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Edit

Meaning in photography, with examples

/ˈedɪt/verbCore term

In photography, edit means: To improve photos after the shoot by adjusting things like exposure, color and cropping, and to choose which images to keep.

In Turkish: düzenlemek, işlemek, edit etmek

How it is used

Used in two senses: processing images in software, and selecting the best frames from a shoot (also called culling). Clients ask how long editing takes and how many edited images they will get. Editing is lighter than retouching, which changes details like skin or objects.

Example sentences

  1. I usually edit a wedding within three weeks.

  2. You'll receive around 60 edited photos from the session.

Common collocations

  • edit photos
  • edit in Lightroom
  • edited images
  • editing style
  • batch edit
  • retouchTo make detailed changes to an image after the basic edit, such as removing blemishes, stray hairs, dust or unwanted objects.
  • cropTo cut away the outer parts of a photo to improve the composition, remove distractions or fit a particular shape.
  • presetA saved group of editing settings that you can apply to many photos with one click to give them the same look.
  • color gradingAdjusting the colors and tones of photos to create a particular mood or style, for example warm highlights with cool shadows.
  • RAWAn image file that keeps almost all the data recorded by the sensor, without the camera's processing. It must be edited and converted before sharing.

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