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Originally Posted by soulfuldog
I wonder if those of us who don't visualise action when reading are all rubbish at decorating?  I love how people can think of a colour, or browse furniture in a shop and visualise how it would make their living room look, but I just can't do it! |
You can learn this.
I have learned to see scenes in 18% grey, because I took pictures quite extensively between 2004 and 2010. Now, when looking at a scene, I can predict how a picture will look at "normal exposure" (= exposure meter in the middle).
I can then estimate how much the exposure needs (and can) be adjusted to obtain the picture I want without blowing out highlights, and blocking up shadows; I also already know what fixes will need to be made in post processing.
Working with a calibrated and profiled computer monitor taught me to see basically any color cast on any TV, monitor, or wherever. No specialty about that; it's just a matter of practice.
In the same way, you can practice visualization of objects described to you. At some point, you can visualize as fast as you're reading. Some people don't need to practice this; it's their normal modus operandi.