Flat

An image is said to be ‘flat’ if its contrast is too low. Flatness is a defect that does not necessarily affect the entire density scale of a reproduction. to the same degree. Thus, a picture may be ‘flat’ in the highlight areas, or ‘flat’ in the shadow regions, or both.

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