Reading Time: 8 minutesCrushed shadows (crushed blacks, blocked blacks, etc.) and blown highlights are two terms that describe exposure issues. Crushing the shadows/blacks describes underexposing the shot, resulting in large areas of pure black in the picture. Blowing the highlights is overexposed to the point of having a shot with large, pure white regions. Have a look at… Continue reading What are Crushed Shadows & Blown Highlights?