Definition of solarize in English:
solarize
(British solarise)
verb ˈsəʊlərʌɪzˈsoʊləˌraɪz
[with object]Photography Change the relative darkness of (a part of an image) by overexposure to light.
〔摄〕使（图像某一部分）过度曝光
you can solarize some bits more than others by burning in areas with your flash enlarger
Example sentencesExamples
- The lower the contrast grade of the paper, the less light is required to solarize it.
- Others look squashed, wavy, and almost solarized with too-white brightness.
- The darks look solarized, and many of the colors have an uneasy ‘glow’ to them.
- The general procedure used was to develop for 60 seconds in the first developer, remove the print to the second developer, solarize at 70 to 90 seconds, and continue development to about 150 seconds total.
- Luminos Classic Warm Tone is a very interesting paper that is available in one grade only - it is unusual in that it is a warm-toned emulsion that solarizes like a bromide paper.
Derivatives
noun səʊlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
Photography We see images where the photographer has been creative in the darkroom and played around with solarisation, with composite prints.
Example sentencesExamples
- The solarization exposure was for 4 seconds with a 55 watt incandescent bulb at 4 feet from the developer tray.
- Cropping, masking, duplicating, special effects, double exposures, solarisation and selenium printing are always best done in the darkroom.
- When all the tones in a print consist of blacks and murky greys (as so many do), it may hardly be considered a successful solarization.
- In my experience with print solarization, the presence of bromide definitely contributes to the formation of the reversed image.