Highlights VS Whites Explained: How They REALLY Work Together
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2024
- A quick look at how the whites and highlights sliders REALLY work in Adobe Lightroom, CameraRAW or pretty much any other photo editing software. The difference between the two can often be confusing, and I wanted to make this video to explain how highlights and whites differ, and how they work together to help you in your editing. The effects of each slider can often be confused, and even those who have been editing their images for years sometimes still don't fully understand the relationships and differences between the two sliders.
BIG THUMBS UP on this video! You're taking us back to basics with highlights vs. whites, and it is appreciated...
Thank you so much for making this video! I have been looking for a more technical explanation like this for these sliders, and I appreciate how you explained it.
You did a good job making sense of these things I didn't really know anything about. Looking forward to more videos.
You are so helpful and this video was so easy to explain and it was so detailed OMG YOU SAVED MY BURNING CURIOSITY
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very enlightening video (pun very much intended)
Great video, Johnny! I experimented with the white and highlight sliders and found the same results as you mentioned in your video. White covers a wider tonal range and is more aggressive than highlights. If I had found your video earlier, I could have saved some time. 😊 Nonetheless, it is always beneficial to experiment on your own. You could consider delving deeper into this topic by comparing retouching techniques using sliders and curves. It is quite challenging to find a comprehensive video tutorial on this particular process. Alternatively, you could provide an in-depth exploration of the calibration panel or offer a detailed explanation similar to this one, comparing contrast sliders, clarity, and dehaze. Whatever you decide, it is essential to provide a thorough explanation, not only addressing how it can be done but also explaining why it is done that way, as you did in this video. I'm not sure if I have been helpful, but these are just a few possible ideas. Cheers! I appreciate your teaching style and pace. Keep up the good work! 👌
that was so helpful, thank you!
Very Helpful Johnny. Some LRc photographers who show their editing techniques ramble through the highlights and shadows and whites and blacks and just say do this. You really told us why and what to look for in what we are editing. But to confirm, you set the white point first to contain the range and then adjust highlights....? Same with the Blacks and Shadows. Set Black point first, and then shadow adjustments.
Question, if you intend to print, but have clipping in the whites and highlights area, is that bad? Will it print inkless in those spots and just show the paper or gloss (if using glossy paper?) So its best to stay just below the white clipping edge before printing?
Thanks again.
Generally yes, you would want to set white and black points like that. With printing, it's not generally "bad" to print with pure white, but depending on print coatings, you may see a variance in shine on the print, though often it will be mostly unnoticeable. In Lightroom, there are tools for printing, and ways to actually create virtual copies with specific edits done just for the print file. You could also go as far as to add an additional monitor calibrated specifically just to proof prints (a monitor calibrated to proof prints is indeed different than a monitor for editing and sharing on screens). With a print file, you may want to tone down the white point for an even print, as paper cannot actually put out brightness like screens can, so you're limited to brightness dependent on paper types. Printing is a whole different world, but really fun once you get into printing your own work, and I would say totally worth it to mess around with. It opens up a lot of insight into your own work.
Great walkthrough.
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing video, But What's the difference between whites and exposure because both brightens the light/white area? And why the Whites are more mild compare to Exposure? Sorry just curious
Exposure will brighten the overall from the very darkest to the very brightest areas evenly. Whites will focus more on the brighter and will not really touch the darkest shadows. It falls off more at the mid area.
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Interestingly I often use Lightroom to enhance my graphic design works. Besides photos, I find it useful for adjusting the brightness and contrast of my designs. Sometimes, my designs appear too bright, so I reduce the whites to tone them down without affecting the overall look. This is different from reducing brightness or exposure, which can change the entire appearance of the design
Thank You !