Digital Post-Processing Workflow Flashcards
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What does the 'Radius' slider in Unsharp Mask control?
Answer: The width of the halo created around sharpened edges
The Radius slider in Unsharp Mask determines how many pixels surrounding an edge are affected by the sharpening halo; lower values sharpen fine detail while higher values sharpen broad edges.
Which technique involves blending multiple exposures to preserve detail in both bright windows and dark interiors in architectural photography?
Answer: Luminosity masking exposure blend
Luminosity masking allows precise blending of exposures based on brightness values, giving more natural results than automated HDR tonemapping for interior architectural shots.
In black and white conversion, why does raising the Red channel slider typically lighten skin tones?
Answer: Human skin contains significant red pigment that maps to the red channel in RGB
Human skin contains red and orange pigments; in black and white conversion, boosting the red channel maps those warm tones to brighter grays, lightening skin.
What is the 'Healing Brush' tool's key difference from the 'Clone Stamp' tool in Photoshop?
Answer: The Healing Brush blends texture, shading, and lighting from the source with the destination area
The Healing Brush matches the texture from the sampled source area but blends the luminosity and color of the destination, creating seamless repairs unlike the direct pixel copy of the Clone Stamp.
When exporting a JPEG for social media, what does reducing the 'Quality' setting below 80 primarily risk?
Answer: Visible compression artifacts, especially in smooth gradients and edges
JPEG compression below quality 80 can introduce visible blocky artifacts, ringing around edges, and banding in smooth tonal gradients due to the lossy DCT compression algorithm.
What is the primary function of a 'calibration' layer or panel in Lightroom's Develop module?
Answer: To fine-tune how the RAW converter interprets the camera sensor's color response
The Calibration panel adjusts the hue and saturation of the primary RGB channels to compensate for differences in how Lightroom's default color rendering matches your specific camera's sensor.
In a HDR merge workflow, what causes 'ghosting' artifacts and how is it typically addressed?
Answer: Moving subjects that appear in different positions across the exposure bracket; corrected with deghosting algorithms
Ghosting occurs when moving subjects like people, leaves, or water appear in different positions across bracketed exposures; HDR software's deghosting options use masking to remove these duplicate outlines.