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*Free* *Gray* *Scale*
I use this grayscale as a quick visual check to see exactly where my contrast and color separation are landing across blacks, shadows, midtones, highlights, and whites. It makes it obvious when you’ve expanded midtones properly and whether your curve is pushing whites too warm or shadows too green.
Pros
- +Makes tonal transitions and midtone expansion easy to see
- +Helps diagnose color separation across the entire range
- +Great for checking whether highlights/shadows are drifting
Cons
- -It’s a reference tool, not a one-click fix
- -You still need to judge the final look on real photos
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*Free* *Gray* *Scale*
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Highlights
- +Makes tonal transitions and midtone expansion easy to see
- +Helps diagnose color separation across the entire range
- +Great for checking whether highlights/shadows are drifting
Recommended by
Gerard Needham