I usually adjust Shadow (black point clipping) last and very
minimally in the RAW conversion phase of image editing. The reason is
that setting the clipping point eliminates data in the RAW
conversion, and I feel I have finer control of black point in RGB
post processing.
Godfrey
On Sep 15, 2005, at 3:37 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I don't see brightness or shadow in your workflow. You should set
shadow to eliminate low end clipping or to extend shadows as
required right after setting exposure. You should set brightness
next to correct any problems in the midtones that may have
developed if you had to change exposure to pull back or push up the
highlights. After these have been set, adjust contrast to gain an
appropriate amount of tonal separation throughout the image. Fix
dust bunnies and sharpen can come after conversion, although when
I'm in a hurry, I sometimes apply sharpening in the conversion
stage. You just have to be careful. If you shoot tiff, you won't
have anywhere near the control of the tonal values that I've
touched on here.
