Non-Linear Image Processing
These are the rules: There are no rules, but if it looks right, it probably is.
We have reached a critical point; our images are ready for initiation into the non-linear world. Their backgrounds are flat and neutral, deconvolved, color balanced and separated into separate color and luminance channels. The next step is to apply permanent tonal manipulations to reveal the details that lie within. Up until now many of the adjustments have been determined more by process than judgement, but from this point onwards, individual interpretation takes over to determine the look and feel of the final image.
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