Bob wrote:
>I get into this sometimes with theatre photos where a combination of
tungsten stage lighting and very high contrast from brightest area to dark
background almost guarantee underexposure in some dark areas like background
and in shadows on faces, arms and legs.
>When these are background I select the background areas, sometimes clip off
black end using levels then apply median filter. When in skin shadows I use
a soft edge blur brush (which I found to be more successful than trying to
select these areas and filter).
>Resamplng down helps when I have more pixels to work with than I'll need
for output.
Good thought, Bob, and very valid. Unfortunately, the high-Kelvin theater
lights weren't what I had to work with (I've actually been there). In this
case, there wasn't much "clip" for black, and the sampling-down wasn't
enough. But I *do* know what you're talking about, and thanks for bringing
it to my attention. It's another tool in the box. :-)
Best regards--LRA
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