RE: fine art reproduction questions
RE: fine art reproduction questions
- Subject: RE: fine art reproduction questions
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 12:13:23 -0400
Neil,
What do you respond to Ben's point about :
> > ...but, for art, the dynamic range
> > is very small to begin with. I've never, ever, ever even come remotely
close
> > to clipping highlights on artwork when starting from a proper exposure.
> And
> > I've yet to actually be able to see shadow noise when doing art
> reproduction,
You responded :
> Dynamic range is the total package, there are in old film terms toe and
heel
> in the response of the captor. To expand the range significantly you must
> use multiple exposes, best done in HDR.
> Building camera profiles with the x-Rite Passport and using multiple
> exposures outside of HDR is a good way to expand on the range.
>
> While with film we flashed (preflashed to be more correct) to move the
> shodows up a notch or two, Dslrs certainly need this.
>
> The range of tones possible is aided by dynamic range expansion, for
> optimising the print condition around the preferences from the original.
The
> key word is optimising, and with most inkjets the shadow information
> certainly can be improved with crafty methods such as HDR.
>
> Neil Snape
You lecture above on "how to" deal with high dynamic range but you avoid
responding directly to Ben's point? I'd like to see what you have to say
about Ben's contention that there is very little dynamic range in art in the
first place?
/ Roger
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