WhenthecameratakesaRAWimagethecoloursand
tonesthatitrendersforthefilewillbegreatlyinfluenced
bythesurroundingfactorsof lightandcolours.Certain
lightingconditionssuchassunsetsorshademayaffect
the colour temperature of the image in an unrealistic way.Curves
The curve menu is where the photographer is able to
manipulate the image contrast.
Parametric
WiththisoptionyoucanaffectHighlights,Lights,Darks
andShadows.Byusingtheslidersthedynamicofthecurve
will be changed at certain points.
Point
Herewehavetheoptiontocontrolthestrengthandoutput
of the contrast within the image.
Curve
Inthecurveoptionthereareafewpresetvariantsforthe
photographer to select.
Linear
Thisoptionwillrendertheimagefairlyflatandwouldnot
beusedinthegenreofportraiture,butitismorecommonly
used for flat copy images, where the least amount of
contrast is required.