Lightroom: Question about Clarity

[Christine Aguila]

Thanks, Adam.  Cheers, Christine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Maas" <adam at mawz.ca>
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Subject: Re: Lightroom: Question about Clarity


Clarity is more like sharpening for the mid-tones only, it increases
edge contrast rather than overall contrast (And Vibrancy does much the
same for midtone saturation).

-Adam

On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Christine  Aguila
<caguila at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Thanks, Tim.  So increasing the contrast in-camera (record mode) wouldn't
>  help with midtone clarity then?  Cheers, Christine
>
>
>
>
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>  From: "Tim Øsleby" <maritimtim at gmail.com>
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>  Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:20 PM
>  Subject: Re: Lightroom: Question about Clarity
>
>
>  > 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 <caguila at earthlink.net>:
>  >> 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
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
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