[Tig] Instinctive contrast

[Joe Owens]

The other reason (for wanting to readjust contrast) might be (gamma  
response aside), that the dynamic contrast between hues of similar  
luminance is lost.  Anecdotally, some publications in the print  
industry suffer tremendously coping with this.  An excellent example  
can be found in the "Air Combat" types of magazines.  Obviously they  
don't attract a lot of commercial interest and are forced to print  
most of their product in black-and-white.  However, most of the  
beauty shots of the aircraft are submitted in colour.  And most of  
the aircraft are in "low-visibility" camouflage, usually framed  
against a lovely blue sky -- beautiful if you admire these things.  
When printed in black and white of course, the camo does its job and  
the aircraft winks out of sight, no need to come diving out of the  
sun-- its gone.

It is disturbing how casually most black-and-white from colour is  
achieved by simply turning down the saturation dial.  That is just  
wrong, wrong, wrong on almost every level.


Joe Owens
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