unshuttering

Exposing to light

Unshuttering is opening or removing shutters, whether from windows or cameras.

A photographer unshutters a lens to begin shooting.

Figuratively, to unshutter is to reveal or open up something previously closed off: The company is unshuttering its factories after the lockdown.

She felt herself unshuttering emotionally for the first time in years.

revealing

unveiling

Act of first revealing

unmasking · exposure · discovery · divulgence · unwrapping · unfolding · manifestation · demonstration · presentation · showing

opening

aperture

Adjustable optical inlet

  • windowGlass-fitted wall opening
  • blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
  • curtainsHanging fabric window covers

louvers · slats · casement · sash · jalousie · threshold · gateway · portal · doorway · hatch

awakening

dawn

Day's first glow

launch · reawakening · emergence · revival · renewal · reactivation · stirring · rousing · beginning · onset

illumination

light

Visible electromagnetic radiation

gleam · luminosity · daylight · sunlight · brilliance · flash · beacon · sparkle · incandescence · luminescence

clarity

insight

Deep perceptive understanding

realization · comprehension · lucidity · epiphany · discernment · understanding · cognizance · perspective · vision · openness

photography

exposure

State of being unprotected

  • apertureAdjustable optical inlet
  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • shotQuick liquor serving

capture · lens · f-stop · bracketing · sensor · overexposure · underexposure

Opposites
openness/closure of barriers

unshutteringshuttering

Covering with hinged panels

closing · shutting · boarding up · battening down · sealing

exposure vs. protection

unshutteringshuttering

Covering with hinged panels

concealing · hiding · shielding · protecting · obscuring

business/operational state

unshutteringshuttering

Covering with hinged panels

closing down · shutting down · locking up · boarding up · going dark

Family

shut, shutter, shutting, shutters, shuttered, unshuttered, unshutter

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