Mike, in regards to Shadow, Highlight and Neutral "point" selection. I am under the impression that the hand on the Hue clock should preferably be a dot indicating the least amount of color for these points. Is that correct?
Thanks Joe S
Shadow Highlight Neutral & Hue Clock
Hi Joe,
It's the other way around. Normally, the object in the image that you decide should be neutral will have a small color cast. An example would be a white shirt in shade that causes it to appear slightly blue in the photograph, with the hue clock pointing toward B.
Adding a neutral at that point will cause the hue clock to turn into a dot, and the blue color of the shirt to go away. In addition, other colors, such as skin tones, will become more saturated, when the blue is removed from them.
The kite image is an example of this - the shirts are actually white, and appear blue because they are in shade, lit by the blue sky.
We'll be discussing neutrals in the second session - for now the main thing is to get the concepts of shadow and highlight.
It's the other way around. Normally, the object in the image that you decide should be neutral will have a small color cast. An example would be a white shirt in shade that causes it to appear slightly blue in the photograph, with the hue clock pointing toward B.
Adding a neutral at that point will cause the hue clock to turn into a dot, and the blue color of the shirt to go away. In addition, other colors, such as skin tones, will become more saturated, when the blue is removed from them.
The kite image is an example of this - the shirts are actually white, and appear blue because they are in shade, lit by the blue sky.
We'll be discussing neutrals in the second session - for now the main thing is to get the concepts of shadow and highlight.
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