Re: Fw: Suggestions and Recomendations needed

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Very, very true.


----- Original Message -----
From: "James B. Davis" <jbdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Suggestions and Recomendations needed


> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:50:04 -0500, lea <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote/replied to:
>
> >If your highlights are clipping underexpose your image until they are
no
> >longer clipping (dial in -1/3 stop or so, check it as it may require
> >more) and fire away. You will be able to brighten the image back up
in
> >Photoshop and the best part is that you'll have data in your
highlights.
> >
> >I shoot with the Canon 10D and in my histogram window the blown areas
> >flash black on the actual image so they are very easy to see.
>
> I'm going to add that there are times when you want the histogram to
> blow out the right side. And that's when your main subject is dark or
> in less light than most of the scene metered and shown in the
> histogram. If you underexpose your main subject it will be grainy or
> noisy and of poor quality.
>
> If the highlights are important, by all means retain detail in them,
> but always think about where your main subject lies on the histogram.
> You can only capture a limited range, just like slide film, and you
> have to adjust that range to suit the subject, the lighting, and the
> effect you want.
>
>
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>
>


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