Clarity adds contrast in the midtones. Nothing magic about that. So you don't need to worry about in camera settings and exposure. It simply makes the picture pop a bit more. Some times I use it as a semi sharpening tool.
MaritimTim 2008/4/12, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Everyone: > > I have lack-of-clarity about Lightroom's Clarity function. This is from > Help: Clarity: "Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast." I > don't have an understanding of "local" contrast. What does "local contrast" > mean? What is added depth? > > Also, I seem to like the photo better when greatly increasing the clarity > slider. Fine. But what's NOT happening in-camera (for example, do I need > to be making smarter exposure decisions etc) that requires me to add depth > by way of increased local contrast during processing? > > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
