underexpose
verb (used with object)
to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
underexposing
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present participleof underexpose.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The problem: “Because I’m underexposing the image, the actors’ faces get quite dark, so you need to shine really bright lights on Gary and Amanda’s faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
By underexposing his shots, he made the colors became more saturated.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2017
You can make the case that someone like Alex Webb was underexposing Kodachrome 20 years ago, printing Cibachromes from it and getting vibrant colors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2010
Some photographers have been led to think that by underexposing they retain the distance, but they sacrifice the foreground; besides, it does not produce an orthochromatic effect.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various
