I do that too, but I am talking about when you capture/scan the original. Not what you do to it afterward.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Dag T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: digital imaging question 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? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >
