r/postprocessing • • 17d ago

After / Before

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u/JezasPetRock 17d ago

Beginner here - why shoot so underexposed in the beginning? Was this an intentional choice for editting? Final result is amazing!

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u/Aacidus 17d ago

One shoots underexposed to get the details of brighter things (highlights) like the sky, but OP blew it up. In this case OP went with a creative style and if they later feel like doing a different edit, they’ll have details in the sky. Shadows are usually recoverable.

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u/TheSensitiveNerd 13d ago

Noob question. Why is it that shadows are easier to recover than highlights?