No I meant clipping in the original image.
Terry L. Mair
Mair's Photography
158 South 580 East
Midway, Utah 84049
435-654-3607
www.mairsphotography.com
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From: "Lawrence Smith" <lsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: Dark Images
On 10/17/05 9:19 AM, "Terry" <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
am assuming these images are either jpg. or tiff. files, the first thing
I
would do is use the Levels control and move the sliders in to where the
histogram starts, assuming there is clipping
Don't you mean assuming there is NO clipping? As general rule I'd steer
away from the brightness/contrast adjustment. Particularly the contrast
slider. It's clearly among the most crude adjustment tools in PS, right
up
there with dodge/burn tool. As you suggest, adjusting the the endpoints
and
gamma using levels or curves(my choice) is a much better way to go. You
can
do this using an adjustment layer and paint in changes using a mask that
will allow tremendous control.
Lawrence
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