Enlarger
noun
A machine that makes pictures, especially photographs, bigger.
The photographer used an enlarger to increase the size of the photograph.
Often appears as...
- photo enlarger
- image enlarger
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A machine that makes pictures, especially photographs, bigger.
The photographer used an enlarger to increase the size of the photograph.
Often appears as...
- photo enlarger
- image enlarger
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Photography Term
Used primarily in the context of photography or image processing.
In photography class, we learned how to use an enlarger.
Pro Tip 2/3Darkroom Equipment
Refers to equipment found in a darkroom where photographs are traditionally developed.
He turned off the lights and prepared the enlarger for printing photos.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Zooming
An enlarger does not zoom in on details; it increases the overall size of an image.
The picture's details were lost when I just zoomed in, so I had to use an enlarger.
Pro Tip 1/3Photography Term
Used primarily in the context of photography or image processing.
In photography class, we learned how to use an enlarger.
Pro Tip 2/3Darkroom Equipment
Refers to equipment found in a darkroom where photographs are traditionally developed.
He turned off the lights and prepared the enlarger for printing photos.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Zooming
An enlarger does not zoom in on details; it increases the overall size of an image.
The picture's details were lost when I just zoomed in, so I had to use an enlarger.
Pro Tip 1/3Photography Term
Used primarily in the context of photography or image processing.
In photography class, we learned how to use an enlarger.
Pro Tip 2/3Darkroom Equipment
Refers to equipment found in a darkroom where photographs are traditionally developed.
He turned off the lights and prepared the enlarger for printing photos.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Zooming
An enlarger does not zoom in on details; it increases the overall size of an image.
The picture's details were lost when I just zoomed in, so I had to use an enlarger.
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Video examples
Interview: Sam Abell PIPE...
couldn't talk any other time he was beside me but we weren't face to face we were shoulder to shoulder and he was working at the enlarger I was working at the trays and I could ask him questions about his life and about his feelings
Video examples
Interview: Sam Abell PIPE...
couldn't talk any other time he was beside me but we weren't face to face we were shoulder to shoulder and he was working at the enlarger I was working at the trays and I could ask him questions about his life and about his feelings
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Quote examples
William Klein
French Photographer
I was 24 years old at the time. I had no real notion of what photography was about. I had no training. By accident, I put a negative in an enlarger, and you can do many things with that negative.
Quote examples
William Klein
French Photographer
I discovered that I could do whatever I wanted with a negative in a darkroom and an enlarger.
Quote examples
William Klein
French Photographer
I was 24 years old at the time. I had no real notion of what photography was about. I had no training. By accident, I put a negative in an enlarger, and you can do many things with that negative.
Quote examples
William Klein
French Photographer
I discovered that I could do whatever I wanted with a negative in a darkroom and an enlarger.
Example 1 of 2
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