Review Digital Camera World 09-15-2014

Digital Camera World

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Lightroom tips: how to reveal more midtone detail using the Clarity slider Sep 14th 2014, 23:01, by jmeyer In this Adobe Lightroom tutorial we show you how to reveal more texture and detail by selectively increasing midtone contrast using the Clarity slider. 01 Examine the histogram Import midtones.dng into Lightroom and take the photo into the Develop module. In the Histogram graph, we can see that the strongest tones are the shadows, followed by weaker midtones. SEE MORE: 6 essential Lightroom edits you can apply to any image We'll need to move (or remap) some of that shadow information into the midtone section to reveal missing detail. 02 Correct the colours Drag Temperature to a value of 3418, then drag Tint from +30 to +22. This restores the printing press's greenish metallic hue. The cooler colours of the press now contrast with the warmer colours of the wooden bench, which helps to differentiate the objects in the scene. 03 Increase the exposure It's always good to fix colour problems first, because this can change the tones. To reveal more detail, drag Exposure to +1.15. The Histogram graph will slide to the right as some of the shadows become midtones. We now have a healthier-looking histogram and more detail in the printing press. 04 Remove the clipped areas Click the Highlight Clipping Warning icon in the top-right of the Histogram. Blown-out highlights appear in red. Place the cursor over the right of the Histogram. The White sliders become highlighted. Drag down on the graph to reduces Whites to -20. Drag Highlights to -60. See the video for more tips. SEE MORE: Killer Lightroom tips – 10 things you never knew you could do in Adobe’s software Final Tip Working on this photo's midtones brings out the interesting textures and details that are lost in a muddy wash of brown in the original shot. Using flash at the time of shooting could have helped, but there were already two light sources, so a third source would have complicated the shot. READ MORE 8 mistakes every photographer makes using Lightroom (and how to avoid them) Lightroom Lens Correction – how to fix common lens and perspective problems How to use Lightroom to reclaim highlight and shadow detail Lightroom tips: how to import, organise and add metadata to your photos How to fine-tune colour in Lightroom – 6 tricks for stronger, bolder images

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