Background: The area of a painting farthest from the viewer. In a landscape this would include the sky and horizon. In a still life or portrait it could be a wall or room interior.

 

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Background: The area of a painting farthest from the viewer. In a landscape this would include the sky and horizon. In a still life or portrait it could be a wall or room interior.

Background Check-Investigation: Background Investigations and Reference Checks are the principal means by which employers actively check into the backgrounds of potential hires. Background investigations and reference chec . . . View Full Definition

Background Level: An average or expected amount of a substance or radioactive material in a specific environment, or typical amounts of substances that occur naturally in an environment.

Background Density: Density of any selection of a negative or print on which there is no image. Also referred to as fog level.

Amphitype: Mid-19th century process based on an underexposed albumen-on-glass negative. This was viewed by reflected light against a black background to give a positive image similar to a ambrotype.

Back Projection: Projection system often used to create location backgrounds in the studio.

Brightfield: Method of illumination used in photomicrography which will show a specimen against a white or light background.

Ambrotype: Mid-19th century photographic process introduced in 1851-52 by frederick scott archer and peter fry. It used weak collodion negatives which were bleached and backed by a black background whi . . . View Full Definition

Characterization: An author or poet's use of description, dialogue, dialect, and action to create in the reader an emotional or intellectual reaction to a character or to make the character more vivid and rea . . . View Full Definition

Diaper Work: In spite of how unpleasant the word sounds, diaper work is actually a common, beautiful design in medieval manuscripts. Here is Kathleen Scott's succinct summary of diaper work: A type of de . . . View Full Definition