On Fri, 07 May 2010 09:43:14 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>>> 1. My camera doesn't offer RAW format anyway.
>> 
>> The same technique can be applied to JPEG as well, but you will run
>> into posterization much sooner.
> 
> Indeed, I quickly discovered that it's usually hopeless to try.

Just depends on the tools and one's willingness to experiment.

>>> 2. Isn't under-exposure equally as bad as over-exposure?
>> 
>> A slight under-exposure can usually be compensated for in
>> post-processing without too much quality loss. With over-exposure, some
>> detail is generally lost.
> 
> A slight anything is better than a drastic something. ;-)
> 
> If the image is too under-exposed, bits of it will be pure black. Same
> problem as if it's over-exposed.

Sure, that's why I only tend to slightly underexpose the image - I find I 
get good results that way (and who argues with good results?).

Jim

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