📷 Photography basics
Grain
Visible texture in images from high ISO or film.
What is grain?
Grain (or noise in digital photography) appears as visible texture or speckles, especially in shadow areas. It increases at higher ISO settings. While sometimes used stylistically, grain reduces image quality and is typically avoided in product photography by using low ISO and adequate lighting.
Pro tips
Keep ISO at 100-200 to minimize grain
Add light rather than increasing ISO
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