Photography with a digital SLR is similar to photography with color slide film. Both allow the photographer to capture rich, saturated colors. Both also have a rather narrow dynamic range compared with color negative film.

This tutorial describes a simple technique for using a single RAW image or, better yet, when circumstances allow, a pair of exposures: one for shadow detail and another for highlight detail.

An HTML version of the tutorial is available on Harald Johnson's DP&I.com site. If your unfamiliar with Harald, he's the author of a great book on digital printing, "Mastering Digital Printing: The Photographer's and Artist's Guide to High-Quality Digital Output."

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