Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

CHAPTER 14 THE IMPORTANCE OF BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST 211

FIGURE 14.7
An overexposed
digital camera
image and its
histogram.

There is now enough shadow detail in the image in Figure 14.8. The pixels at the

left of the histogram represent shadow detail that was overexposed in the original

exposure.

FIGURE 14.8
The same scene
photographed
with less expo-
sure.