A method comprising: displaying, on a display device (201, 301), a graphic interface for image capture, the graphic interface comprising: (a) a live-view preview based on an image data stream from an image sensor of an image-capture device, and (b) a first control feature (204, 304) and a second control feature (206, 306); receiving, via the graphic interface, first input data corresponding to a first interaction with the first control feature, and responsively adjusting a first image setting based on the first interaction; applying the first image setting in real-time to at least one highlight area in the live-view preview; receiving, via the graphic interface, second input data corresponding to a second interaction with the second control feature, and responsively adjusting a second image setting based on the second interaction; applying the second image setting in real-time to at least one shadow area in the live-view preview image; and subsequently receiving third input data (208, 308) corresponding to an image-capture command, and responsively operating the image-capture device to capture an image in accordance with both the first image setting and the second image setting, wherein the first control feature provides for adjustment of brightness for the live-view preview, and wherein the second control feature provides for shadow adjustment in the live-view preview, characterized in that: applying the first image setting comprises adjusting a short total exposure time and a long total exposure time for the live-view preview, wherein the adjustments to the long and short total exposure times are made in the same direction; and applying the second image setting comprises adjusting the long total exposure time for the live-view preview, wherein said long and short total exposure times are each determined by the product of an exposure time and a gain multiplier. displaying, on a display device (201, 301), a graphic interface for image capture, the graphic interface comprising: (a) a live-view preview based on an image data stream from an image sensor of an image-capture device, and (b) a first control feature (204, 304) and a second control feature (206, 306); receiving, via the graphic interface, first input data corresponding to a first interaction with the first control feature, and responsively adjusting a first image setting based on the first interaction; applying the first image setting in real-time to at least one highlight area in the live-view preview; receiving, via the graphic interface, second input data corresponding to a second interaction with the second control feature, and responsively adjusting a second image setting based on the second interaction; applying the second image setting in real-time to at least one shadow area in the live-view preview image; and subsequently receiving third input data (208, 308) corresponding to an image-capture command, and responsively operating the image-capture device to capture an image in accordance with both the first image setting and the second image setting, wherein the first control feature provides for adjustment of brightness for the live-view preview, and wherein the second control feature provides for shadow adjustment in the live-view preview, characterized in that: applying the first image setting comprises adjusting a short total exposure time and a long total exposure time for the live-view preview, wherein the adjustments to the long and short total exposure times are made in the same direction; and applying the second image setting comprises adjusting the long total exposure time for the live-view preview, wherein said long and short total exposure times are each determined by the product of an exposure time and a gain multiplier. applying the first image setting comprises adjusting a short total exposure time and a long total exposure time for the live-view preview, wherein the adjustments to the long and short total exposure times are made in the same direction; and applying the second image setting comprises adjusting the long total exposure time for the live-view preview, wherein said long and short total exposure times are each determined by the product of an exposure time and a gain multiplier.