sepia

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Recent Examples of sepia Eschewing the sepia or cold blue tones many directors adopt for period films, the film boasts a visually rich palette of greens and reds that seem wholly appropriate to the locations. Alissa Simon, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024 The printing interface includes basic cropping and editing tools, filters to convert images to black-and-white or sepia, and the option to auto-tone color shots for the best results. PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024 Celebrities have already followed suit, with Bella Hadid making a viral statement in a sheer sepia minidress on the red carpet at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 July 2024 Standard color, black-and-white, and sepia tones are available as well. Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sepia 
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Noun
  • The cover—a monochrome portrait of Jobs, closed hand to chin, with a multicolor Fortune logo layered over it—has become an instantly recognizable icon of tech.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Pamela Anderson made the case for monochrome dressing this fall at the 2024 Miami Film Festival.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Besides our own sun, Vega was the first star to be photographed, with a 20-minute daguerreotype exposure taken at Harvard College Observatory in 1850.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The daguerreotype was the first widely available photographic process, invented by its namesake, Louis Daguerre, in 1839.
    Torey Akers, CNN, 9 July 2024
Noun
  • Document the scene: Take photos of the injuries, skid marks, vehicles involved, and the surrounding area for context.
    Nia Bowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the absence of photographs and archival footage of his life, which have long defined the Burns family’s documentary style, the notebooks served as the filmmakers’ pole star, as McMahon calls it, to understanding an enigmatic man.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In between tales of dinner parties in Copenhagen and wearing Christian Lacroix straw hats in Paris, Blair encourages us to wait for the moonlight to better illuminate our photographs.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Comparing an 1860s tintype with an 1890s gelatin silver studio print shows the evolution of photographic processes.
    Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
  • The tintype is its opposite in every aspect: Its flattened quality and narrower tonal range are hallmarks of this less technically advanced photographic process.
    Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024

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“Sepia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepia. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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