underexposure
Too little light
Underexposure is insufficient exposure to light, especially in photography.
An underexposed photograph appears too dark because the film or sensor didn't receive enough light: The indoor shots suffered from underexposure.
The term extends to insufficient attention or publicity: The issue received chronic underexposure in mainstream media.
Movie or coating
- ISOGlobal standards body
- shutterHinged window covering
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- cameraImage capturing device
darkroom · negative · grain · noise · contrast · develop · print · analog
Absence of light
flat · blocked · crushed · silhouette · low-key · dense · opaque · unreadable
Energy propagation through space
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- imagingProducing visual representations
treatment · therapy · diagnostic · calibration · safety · monitoring
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
unnoticed · underreported · unrecognized · uncovered · hidden · invisible · overshadowed · bypassed
film
Movie or coating
camera · darkroom · negative · grain · noise · contrast · develop · print · analog · bracketing
dark
Absence of light
muddy · flat · blocked · crushed · silhouette · low-key · dense · opaque · unreadable · toneless
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
imaging · treatment · therapy · diagnostic · calibration · safety · monitoring
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
sidelined · unnoticed · underreported · unrecognized · uncovered · hidden · invisible · overshadowed · bypassed · underserved
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- photo effectsblur, sharpen, brightness, contrast, saturation
- Shot Errorsblur, out of focus, camera shake, bad timing, motion blur
- exposureaperture, ISO, shutter speed, f-stop, f-number
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
underexposureoverexposure
Excessive amount of something
overexposed · overlit · oversaturation · washed out · burning
underexposureoverexposure
Excessive amount of something
media saturation · oversaturation · omnipresence · ubiquity · overpromotion