film grain

A grainy, sand-like texture that appears in traditional film photography. Artists sometimes simulate film grain for artistic effect, especially to achieve a cinematic or retro look.

This tag includes both traditional analog film grain and digital camera sensor noise.

See also

• chromatic aberration
• heavy film grain
• lens flare

External links

• "Wikipedia: Film grain": [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_grain]
• "Wikipedia: Image noise": [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_noise]

The following tags implicate this tag: heavy_film_grain (learn more).