Blown Highlights

[Delta Skies]

In the last few days I saw somebody explain how to detect blown highlights. Guess what I can't now find. :bonk: Can anybody point me in the right direction please.

 

[wontolla]

Well on a Canon you can enable 'blinkies' The highlights (blown) flash in the preview. Don't know if Nikon do the same, but have a look in menu 'Playback' or similar.

 

[posiview]

Ditto fir Nikon...

 

[AndyB1976]

The Canon DPP software has an option to show Highlight or Shadow alert (I assume you are asking at the pp side rather than in-cam in this subforum). I think Lightroom has the same function, possibly PS?

What PP software you using for the Nikon?

 

[Delta Skies]

Thanks for the replies guys. Yes I was asking about PP (Photoshop) and remembered seeing on TP someone responding to a photo with a version that was black with the blown highlights showing in white.

 

[OlyPaul]

Thanks for the replies guys. Yes I was asking about PP (Photoshop) and remembered seeing on TP someone responding to a photo with a version that was black with the blown highlights showing in white.

You hold down the ALT key while moving the exposure slider or recovery slider to see them.

 

[Delta Skies]

Cheers Paul. That's just what I was looking for.

 

[doublemint76]

Wasnt it image adjustments/threshold and enter 253? Can't remember the exact number now

 

[Mahoneyd187]

You hold down the ALT key while moving the exposure slider or recovery slider to see them.

In ACR yes

In PS you can do the same thing with a levels adjustment layer, grab the highlight slider whilst holding ALT and give it a little jiggle

 

[jon ryan]

I find the shadow/highlight clipping warnings extremely useful in PS RAW.