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. > > > -- > Jim Davis, Nature Photography: > http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ > Motorcycle Relay Kits: > http://www.easternbeaver.com/ > > >
