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DETERMINING HIGHLIGHT AND SHADOW VALUES Low-key and high-key images may benefit from slightly
different target values than those shown on page 114. With a low-key image, you might want to set the
highlight to a lower value to avoid too much contrast; with a high-key image, you might want to set the
shadow to a higher value to avoid too much contrast. Experiment with shadow Brightness values
between 4 and 20 and highlight Brightness values between 96 and 80.
See “Setting the highlights and
shadows using target values” on page 114.
Low-key image
Original Highlight set using average-key
target brightness values (B: 96)
Highlight set using lower target
brightness values (B: 80)
High-key image
Original Shadow set using average-key
target brightness values (B: 4)
Shadow set using higher target
brightness values (B: 20)