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johnnyrod · 05-01-19, 08:41 PM

Littleoldman, it doesn't have to be too complex, just something a bit off the wall.

was wondering the same about Keith's pic. I have a personal hatred of HDR, though his looks good - as he says, too often it's just garish, but even done without all that, the lower contrast can look a bit odd. If you are after trying to bring out the lowlights then look into ETTR (exposure to the right) which is the digital equivalent of the film adage, expose for the lowlights, develop for the highlights. In a nutshell you do away with "ideal" exposure and, using the histogram, increase exposure until the brightest parts (peaks) hit 100%, so recording maximum info about the scene. The in post you balance it all out again. I've seen the odd picture taken against full sun like this and the shadows, while deep, still have detail.

05-01-19, 08:41 PM	#1167
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Photo Comp - Chat Thread Littleoldman, it doesn't have to be too complex, just something a bit off the wall. was wondering the same about Keith's pic. I have a personal hatred of HDR, though his looks good - as he says, too often it's just garish, but even done without all that, the lower contrast can look a bit odd. If you are after trying to bring out the lowlights then look into ETTR (exposure to the right) which is the digital equivalent of the film adage, expose for the lowlights, develop for the highlights. In a nutshell you do away with "ideal" exposure and, using the histogram, increase exposure until the brightest parts (peaks) hit 100%, so recording maximum info about the scene. The in post you balance it all out again. I've seen the odd picture taken against full sun like this and the shadows, while deep, still have detail.