Colour/color cast.

A pronounced tint or colour tinge to a photo, which may or may not be desirable.

Colour casts can be caused by many things. Problems with development - timing and chemical mixing issues - can be one. Using light of the wrong colour temperature for the film can be another.

cf. colour temperature.

Entry last updated 2002-04-03. Term 241 of 1487.

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