Fine contrast (which includes highlights, midtones, and shadows)
Since DxO has included them, someone must have considered each of them to be potentially useful.
However, when I use either Clear-View or Micro-Contrast, I am usually told there are better ways to achieve what I want.
So, is there really a purpose for all of those?
What are the best ways to use them, and WHY, and since there are choices, which are likely to be the better choices.
I’m posting this now mostly because of discussions with @Joanna, who thinks I should avoid ClearView like the plague, and be very careful with Micro contrast. I used to over-use ClearView, but have learned to minimize that.
Never mind what I use, or don’t use, or why, can someone here suggest the better ways of dealing with this, and why?
(There are five topics about this already, but nothing about why to use certain ones, or to avoid certain ones.)
Hmm, this reads like yet another, “Mike is looking for a protocol to follow to ensure he produces a good image” question.
To which my response is, there is no such set or rules / protocol and thus, yes, there is a purpose for all of these tools. Every image will have it’s own requirements, and sometimes that means even the dreaded ClearView Plus will have a use.
Have you not read enough posts by the wide variety of PL users in this community to know this by now??
Absolutely! There is no rule book. Through experience and experimentation we learn when to use the right tool for the right situation. Every tool in PhotoLab has its uses. The key is knowing when and how to use them appropriately, and with moderation.
