sepia

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Recent Examples of sepia Three shades — beige pumice, green lichen, and pink sepia — are currently on sale for an impressive 40 percent off. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for sepia 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepia
Noun
  • Departing from the monochrome look Macron chose, Camilla opted for black boots with a coordinated bag and gloves.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Hadid got the monochrome memo, with a maroon maxi dress and burgundy leather jacket and boots, plus a Miu Miu bag and sunglasses.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.
    Deepti Hajela, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • The top middle photo showed Harry and Meghan with their arms open as their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, run toward them.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The photos demonstrate how the durable utility fabric became a standard uniform and how brands like Levi’s, Lee, OshKosh and Carhartt commercialized the timeless style.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But in the moment, these various perspectives—Elwood being beaten, the haunting faces from the photograph, the man turning all of this over in his mind—are made distinct, only to be stitched back together as the film proceeds.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Each piece originated from a photograph, was digitized, transferred onto fabric and stretched over large-scale iron frames.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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