The brightest parts of an image.
Highlights are the lightest tones — skies, light sources, reflections. Protecting highlights from clipping (going pure white with no detail) is a key part of exposure and grading. Recovering blown highlights is often impossible, so they're guarded in the shoot.
Color correction fixes what's broken; color grading makes it beautiful — and understanding which is which changes how you approach every project.
Scopes are the only objective measurement you have in a color suite — learn to read them and you will never be fooled by your monitor again.
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