Lesson 7. Correcting Tone
Lesson Files
APTS Aperture3 Library
Time
This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.
Goals
Adjust images in Full Screen view
Apply contrast and definition
Recover highlights and shadows
Adjust levels with the Quarter-Tone Levels controls
Convert color images to black and white
Examine versions using the compare feature
Every photographer needs to deal with the fact that the eye sees a wider range of brightness values or tones than a camera can capture. You inevitably sacrifice some part of the dynamic range when you take a picture. So, one goal of performing tonal adjustments is to retrieve as much detail from sacrificed areas as possible.
As you’ve learned, Aperture has controls to modify the exposure, ...
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