Highlights & Shadows are used to recover details in areas that may be too light or too dark.^[Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book® (2023 release)#^612d62]
As a general rule, you want both your shadows and highlights to have as much detail as possible without affecting the rest of the image.
Status:: #wiki/notes/mature
Plantations:: Photography
References:: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book (2023 release) - 0137983395