Using a 113 gray standard in digital photo
Using a 113 gray standard in digital photo
- Subject: Using a 113 gray standard in digital photo
- From: "Andy" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:45:42 -0500
Hello to the group
I have a pre-press production guy asking me to expose all my digital images
using a Macbeth chart and adjusting my exposure so that the 3rd gray patch
reads 113. He tells me that this allows his color guys to correct color
without actually looking at the items in the shot. Am I crazy in thinking
this is nonsense? As with film, a good exposure is one that provides the
most detail in the item being shot. If an item is white, a slightly darker
exposure yeilds an image with detail. With a black item, the opposite is
true.
So how can I use only one exposure (the one that renders the 113 gray) for
all items?
Thanks in advance
Andy