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I suspect I am over thinking this, but I feel the need to gain clarification on what these basic controls do and how they are reflected in the histogram.
In the Quick Start Guide, on "Figure 53 Lightroom’s Basic panel is designed to be used top-down... mostly", it shows "- Highlights, + Shadows to pull back highlight and shadow detail" and "+ Whites, - Blacks to extend tonal range". The FAQ adds some clarity with "The Highlights slider only adjusts the brighter tones in the photo and barely touches the darker tones" and "Shadows does the opposite, mainly affecting the darker tones in the photo"
Part of my confusion is that when i select one of the controls, the histogram shows a range for each of the controls (very faint overlay). Working left to right the ranges are black, shadow, blank (in the middle no range), highlight then white. The visual implication is that all are affecting tonal range. Here's an image which kind of depicting what I see.
My current thought is that white and black affect the horizontal tonal range while hightlight and shadow affect the vertical number of pixels; correct?
Thanks
In the Quick Start Guide, on "Figure 53 Lightroom’s Basic panel is designed to be used top-down... mostly", it shows "- Highlights, + Shadows to pull back highlight and shadow detail" and "+ Whites, - Blacks to extend tonal range". The FAQ adds some clarity with "The Highlights slider only adjusts the brighter tones in the photo and barely touches the darker tones" and "Shadows does the opposite, mainly affecting the darker tones in the photo"
Part of my confusion is that when i select one of the controls, the histogram shows a range for each of the controls (very faint overlay). Working left to right the ranges are black, shadow, blank (in the middle no range), highlight then white. The visual implication is that all are affecting tonal range. Here's an image which kind of depicting what I see.
My current thought is that white and black affect the horizontal tonal range while hightlight and shadow affect the vertical number of pixels; correct?
Thanks