Re: digital imaging question

[Dag T]

I always try to stretch the scale so that the image contains both areas  
being close to the lightest and darkest values.  Anything else will  
often seem grey.  It´s the same thing I do in the darkroom, it is done  
by controlling both contrast and the overall exposure.  In Photoshop I  
use the curve tool.

DagT

På 9. jan. 2004 kl. 18.13 skrev J. C. O'Connell:

I have a question concerning digital capture (scanning or digital
photography)
that need answering. If I have a scene or negative that has a contrast  
range
that it less than the sensor/scanner ( i.e. the histogram width is  
narrower
that the histogram width range), is it better to:

1. center the recorded histogram
2. bias the histogram towards the lighter tones taking care not
   no clip any highlights
3. bias the histogram towards the darker tones taking care not
   to clip any of the darker/black tones
I have a feeling the correct way is #2 or possibly #1 but I am not  
sure.
Anyone know?

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