Definition of "underexpose" [underexpose]

• To expose (film) to light for too short a time or to light or radiation insufficient to produce normal image contrast. (verb-transitive)
• To provide with too little publicity. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Lets underexpose the image a lot, which will turn the sky from the bright (and bland) colour that you see in the above photo to something more moody."
• "He would underexpose, which made the colours very light – a dangerous thing to do, because it's difficult to get right."
• "Either you expose for the moon correctly and underexpose for the stars, or you expose the stars correctly and overexpose the moon."