Definition of contrasty in English:
contrasty
adjective ˈkɒntrɑːstiˈkɑnˌtræsti
informal (of a photograph, film, or television picture) showing a high degree of contrast.
the picture is sharp and contrasty, not a muted grey
Example sentencesExamples
- The dark tones have all the opposite properties, being coarse, grainy, cold and contrasty.
- His wonderfully contrasty pictures made us all aware of the noble, Roman solidity of some of the structures and the simple, honed elegance of their detailing.
- They can be very contrasty, and the range of highlights and shadows may be beyond the capacity of your film to record.
- Lighting in these environments presents a twofold problem: The canopy of treetops makes it dim, and it is almost always dappled and contrasty.
- This is a very contrasty negative that will not print well even on a grade 0 or 1 paper.
- Beautiful fine-grain film easily gets too contrasty.
- The paper must generally be a contrasty bromide emulsion.
Definition of contrasty in US English:
contrasty
adjectiveˈkɑnˌtræstiˈkänˌtrastē
informal (of a photograph, movie, or television picture) showing a high degree of contrast.
the picture is sharp and contrasty, not a muted gray
Example sentencesExamples
- His wonderfully contrasty pictures made us all aware of the noble, Roman solidity of some of the structures and the simple, honed elegance of their detailing.
- This is a very contrasty negative that will not print well even on a grade 0 or 1 paper.
- Lighting in these environments presents a twofold problem: The canopy of treetops makes it dim, and it is almost always dappled and contrasty.
- The dark tones have all the opposite properties, being coarse, grainy, cold and contrasty.
- The paper must generally be a contrasty bromide emulsion.
- Beautiful fine-grain film easily gets too contrasty.
- They can be very contrasty, and the range of highlights and shadows may be beyond the capacity of your film to record.