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Tonal Distribution describes the distribution of various bright or dark tones within an image. During the scanning or image editing stage, tones can be redistributed lightening a dark image or darkening a light one.

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What is Universal White Balance (UniWB)?

How and in what kind of situations should it be used?
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How and why do you use an image histogram?

I realize that an image histogram is a graphical display of an images tonal distribution (i.e. horizontal darks to lights, vertical pixel distribution), but how does one really use it and why? I mean, ...
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