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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Image Tonality and the Histogram- Part Six: The Phoenix Scenario
In Greek mythology the Pheonix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn from apparent oblivion. In this sense, any digital image capture that is apparently “dead” by all appearance can have life breathed into it by powerful … Continue reading
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Tagged basic photography, camera modes, camera sensor, color compensation, color correction, color photography, contrast, cookie cutter, Digital Camera, digital image, digital noise, Digital Photography, film grain, graphic equalizer, histogram, human eyesight, image editing, image repair, image shaping, JPG, photo editing, photography, photography basics, photography tips, photoshop, primer for newbies, raw, saturation, spectral, three-quarter tones, tonality, tone distribution, visual cortex, white balance
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Image Tonality and the Histogram- Part Five: Output Levels and Internal Contrast
The Input Gives and the Output Takes Away If you’ve wondered what the Output Levels are all about, here’s some insights. While the Input Black slider makes the Shadow Point darker and the White slider makes the Highlight Point lighter, … Continue reading
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Tagged basic photography, camera modes, camera sensor, color compensation, color correction, color photography, contrast, cookie cutter, Digital Camera, digital image, digital noise, Digital Photography, film grain, graphic equalizer, histogram, human eyesight, image editing, image repair, image shaping, JPG, photo editing, photography, photography basics, photography tips, photoshop, primer for newbies, raw, saturation, spectral, three-quarter tones, tonality, tone distribution, visual cortex, white balance
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Image Tonality and the Histogram- Part Four: The Magic in the Middle
Before we move on to the middle tone adjustments, allow me to restate and review just a little of the hist-related issues we’ve covered so far. I know for some this will be an unnecessary rehash, but for some that … Continue reading
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Tagged basic photography, camera modes, camera sensor, color compensation, color correction, color photography, contrast, cookie cutter, Digital Camera, digital image, digital noise, Digital Photography, film grain, graphic equalizer, histogram, human eyesight, image editing, image repair, image shaping, JPG, photo editing, photography, photography basics, photography tips, photoshop, primer for newbies, raw, saturation, spectral, three-quarter tones, tonality, tone distribution, visual cortex, white balance
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How Auto White Balance in the Camera and Gray Balance in Editing Can Actually Kill Your Color
Sometimes taking a neutral position on things isn’t really the safe thing to do – sometimes it’s actually downright destructive! Your camera’s AWB, or Auto White Balance is a typical fallback lighting selection used by most of us because we … Continue reading
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Tagged basic photography, camera modes, camera sensor, color compensation, color correction, color photography, contrast, cookie cutter, Digital Camera, digital image, digital noise, Digital Photography, film grain, graphic equalizer, histogram, human eyesight, image editing, image repair, image shaping, JPG, photo editing, photography, photography basics, photography tips, photoshop, primer for newbies, raw, saturation, spectral, three-quarter tones, tonality, tone distribution, visual cortex, white balance
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Grayscale (Black and White) Images Look Better on Displays and Desktop Printers Than They Look on Four-Color Presses!
Absolutely true. Every color pressman knows this for a fact. There is a very good reason why this is true. And unfortunately, there’s not much anybody can do to change it! Here is a little known fact outside the printing industry. Full-color printing … Continue reading
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Tagged basic photography, camera modes, camera sensor, color compensation, color correction, color photography, contrast, cookie cutter, Digital Camera, digital image, digital noise, Digital Photography, film grain, graphic equalizer, histogram, human eyesight, image editing, image repair, image shaping, JPG, photo editing, photography, photography basics, photography tips, photoshop, primer for newbies, raw, saturation, spectral, three-quarter tones, tonality, tone distribution, visual cortex, white balance
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