Paul writes ... > I've been asked by a picture library to supply digital files for all > submissions. One of their standards is to make sure that the histograms > are not clipped at either end, which for a lot of images is not a > problem. Some images I've been working on today are a little more > tricky, being into the light and as a result are quite contrasty. > > ... In the book "Real world photoshop" by David Blatner > and Bruce Fraser, they say they "prefer working visually > ..rather than strictly by the numbers." Will a colour house > throw their hands up in horror if they saw a clipped histogram? > I realize this is leading towards a much larger subject, but > is the library guidline realistic?
My own opinion is that such a "rule" is not realistic. Afterall, most film has enough range such that you have to be careful, or sacrifice detail at either end, when the end-product is taken into consideration. I believe it is a fair assumption, for many subjects (but certainly not all), you either have to sacrifice (clip) the shadows or the highlights. cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com (in progress) =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
