Describes a scene, negative, or print with very great differences in brightness light and dark areas. Opposite: flat. Higher-than-normal contrast including very bright and dark areas. The range of density in a negative or print is higher than it was in the original scene.
[adj] - (photography) having sharp differences between black and white
Higher-than-normal contrast including very bright and very dark areas. The range of density in a trannie or print is higher than it was in the original scene.
adjective having sharp differences between black and white
(of a subject, photograph, or film stock) having or producing a preponderance of dark and light tones with few intermediate shades.