Week 2 Ex. 5

[mikemeister_admin]

Fruit Vendor using lab

[ggroess]

Joyce,

Can you tell me where you set the neutral??  Remember the frame of the display is brushed stainless steel...

Greg

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What Greg is trying to say is that certain metals, like the aluminum band on the duck, and the metal frame around the window in this image, are almost guaranteed to be neutral.  Placing a neutral on the frame will remove the green cast from the image, and allow the different colors of the fruits to shine through.

Your Lightness curve (see image) shape is a good general purpose curve for brightening up an image, particularly the darks parts of the image (since that is where it is steepest).  the upper part of the curve, and the midtone, are a little compressed by this curve shape, so it's actually a little harder to see detail in the fruit.  In the solutions video you'll see a different shape of curve that is steeper in the middle.