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Whats easier to correct in PP

 
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May 22, 2011 02:39 |  #1

Which photos are easier to correct in PP?

Underexposed or Overexposed?




  
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May 22, 2011 02:44 |  #2

As long as there's no clipping, overexposed is better. Underexposure leads to more noise.


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May 22, 2011 04:50 |  #3

There's a heck of a lot more latitude to fix underexposure than overexposure, but the noise is a killer, as René said.


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May 22, 2011 05:14 |  #4

And the corollary from the two posts above is that if the subject's tonal range is greater than the camera can handle, i.e. the histogram is spiking at both ends, preserve the highlights by lowering exposure until just before the right side spikes. You will sacrifice the shadows, but in PP you will find that you can pull them up a bit (more so in RAW than jpg).


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