grain up
To make a photo look grainy (like an old film photo), or for crops like wheat to grow their seeds.
Meanings
In photography or digital editing, to add a grainy texture to an image for an artistic or film-like effect.
"She grained up the portrait in post-production to give it a vintage feel."
In agriculture, for cereal crops to develop and fill with mature grain.
"The wheat is graining up well after the recent rain."
In photography/editing contexts, 'grain up' is used by photographers who want a film-aesthetic look in digital work. In agricultural contexts it refers to cereals filling with grain at maturity. Both uses are quite specialised and infrequent in general conversation.
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