soft-focus lens
1Soft focus — This article is about the term used in photography and optics, for the album by the Norwegian band Euroboys, see Soft Focus. In photography, soft focus is a lens flaw, in which the lens forms images that are blurred due to spherical aberration. A …
2soft focus — noun : unsharpness of a photograph due to intentional diffusion of the lens image * * * noun [noncount] : a way of producing a photograph so that the edges of the image are not completely clear or sharp soft focus adj used a soft focus lens soft… …
3soft focus — soft focus, adj. Photog. an image, often created by a special lens, that is recognizable but somewhat blurred or diffused. [1915 20] * * * …
4soft-focus — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: soft focus 1. of a photographic image : having unsharp outlines 2. of a lens : producing an image having unsharp outlines …
5soft focus — soft′ fo′cus n. pht intentional lack of sharpness in a photographic image, often created by a special lens • Etymology: 1915–20 soft′ fo cus, adj …
6soft focus — Especially in photography, an image made when the lens is thrown slightly out of sharp focus so that the contours of any object appear moderately soft and blurred. Also see sfumato …
7soft-focus — a cinematographic effect in which a filter, vaseline or gauze like substance placed over the camera lens reduces the clarity or sharpness of focus, blurs the image, and produces a diffused, hazy light; often used to enhance romantic or dreamy… …
8soft-focus — adjective Date: 1916 1. of a photographic image having unsharp outlines 2. of a lens producing an image having unsharp outlines …
9soft focus — noun (U) the arrangement of a photographic lens (2) in a camera so that the edge of the object that is being photographed is not clear …
10soft-fo|cus — soft focus, intentional diffusion of the light in a photograph or motion picture film to lessen the sharpness of detail, obtained either by a special lens or attachment on the camera, or by certain methods in processing. soft fo|cus «SFT FOH kuhs …