Tonal Range Flashcards
1
Q
Highlight tones
A
Bright areas within a photo that still maintain detail
2
Q
White tones
A
Areas of extreme brightness where there is absolutely no information remaining
3
Q
Mid-tones
A
There are neither shadows or highlights but rather a middle value of luminance
4
Q
Shadows tones
A
Darker areas of the image that still maintain detail
5
Q
Black tones
A
Completely ‘burnt out’ portions of a photo that contain absolutely no detail
6
Q
Contrast tones
A
Refers to the scale of difference between black and white in your photos
7
Q
How can tonal range be shown
A
Histogram
8
Q
How to read a tonal histogram
A
tonal range goes from under-exposed in the left side to over-exposed on the right side of the histogram with neutral exposure in the middle.
