Digital BW, The Print

> From: lea [mailto:lea@...]
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> I've read where it's a good idea to check the histogram after a shot to
> make sure you don't blow the highlights. My question is, what adjustment
> do I make if I did blow them? Close down the f/stop seems the logical
> choice but that then darkens everything. Am I missing something?

That's how you avoid clipping highlights--you make the exposure darker.
Then, if you want the picture brighter, you can apply a curve when you edit,
to bring up the midtones while compressing rather than clipping the
highlights.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...