Evaluating a localized adjustment in a practical example

Ben: All right, Amber. It's the moment of truth. The prints are out of the printer. …Amber: Yes! Ben: Let's see what happened. …Ben: So, starting with this one. What do you see? …Amber: It look so much brighter. It's so much slow clearer. …I can see all the way details in the wood and everything. …Ben: Cool! Yeah, it's interesting. We're getting two things. …We're getting improved detail. …There's also just--do you feel like there's a difference in terms of the focus of your eye? …Amber: Yes. …Ben: There's a--we've got a big brighter area, and that's interesting because you defined …Ben: that area in the original edits with the vignettes that you did. Amber: Yes.…

Ben: But there's not enough contrast in here for it to really pop out the way it is here. …As you look at it, do you see anything else that you might think you want to experiment with? …It's okay if you don't. …Amber: Not immediately, but maybe I'd bring a little more back into the fingernail or... …Ben: More highlight on, or more detail there. …