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Diffuse: Widely spread out or scattered; not concentrated.

Diffuser: A commercial device like a lens or grillwork that diffuses, or scatters sound

Diffuse Lighting: Lighting that is low or moderate in contrast, such as on an overcast day.

Portrait Lens: Lenses produced specifically for portraiture. They usually have a long focal length and produce a slightly diffused image.

Photolamp: Tungsten filament photographic lamp with a large diffused bulb, giving light of 3200 k (kelvin).

Soft Focus: An entire image that is slightly out-of-focus.

Light Tent: Tent like structure made of translucent material hung around a frame. The fabric diffuses the light coming from outside the tent so that highly reflective subjects placed inside the tent can . . . View Full Definition

Reflections: Rays of light which strike a surface and bounce back again. Specular reflection occurs on even, polished surfaces: diffuse reflection occurs on uneven surfaces, when light scatters.

Diffusion Condenser Enlarger: Enlarger that combines diffuse light with a condenser system, producing more contrast and sharper detail than a diffusion enlarger but less contrast than a condenser enlarger.

Cold Cathode Illumination: Low temperature fluorescent light source common in many diffuser enlargers, which is inclined to reduce contrast and edge definition.