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penguinpete50 Profile
Camera Level:6
Member Since: 1 / 20 / 2011
Location:70118
About Me: Electronics technician. Draftsman. Technical Writer. Former professional photographer (35mm and 4x5). DSLR newbie.
Personal Interests: Candids and posed (narrative vs portrait) photography
Digital Cameras
The only advantage Photoshop has over the GIMP is the ability to do pre-press color separations. The big advantage of the GIMP over Photoshop is that it is free.
Digital Cameras
Back in the days of the Zone System (does anyone still remember or use it?) we would take a light reading of of the darkest part of the picture in which we wanted to see any detail and stop down 3-4 stops from the indicated exposure, then bracket the shot (either with f-stop or shutter speed) by 1/2 or 1/3 stop either side of that exposure. The reason we stopped down is that light meters are calibrated to deliver what they measure as an 18% grey - stopping down moved that dark area into the dark. The same technique should work with a DSLR in manual mode.
Digital Cameras
There is always the GIMP, legally available for free download for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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