Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, that's a great way to do it. Thanks. B. On 23-feb-2006, at 4:01, Don Dory wrote: > Greg, > As to dodging and burning, PS has a relatively awful tool. I find > it a lot > easier to go to a new layer and paint whatever I want to be darker > black, > you then adjust the opacity of the layer to get the effect you > want. For a > general darkening of the edges you can fill a new layer with black > then > erase the center to whatever looks good. Again, adjust the opacity > to make > it look the way you want it to look. > > Another way is to create a new adjustment layer, use a levels layer > and > adjust the sliders to darken(lighten) the whole image. You can > then use > white (black)paint(air brush tool, soft light, 10% flow, large diffuse > brush) to lighten up those areas that are too dark. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 2/22/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> Don Dory writes: >> >>> Suggestions? First you chose an odd number which is good. The >>> scan is pretty good as you whites are just starting to blow out >>> which is pretty good for a white flower. Composition wise, the >>> focus is on the nearer flower which is also good, but the location >>> of the closest flower seems a little off to me, probably due to >> weighting, >>> it would be better on the bottom than on the side. I might have >>> cropped >>> a little tighter to exclude what is going on around the edges, or >> possibly >>> burn it down so less is more. >>> >> >> Thanks Don. >> >> You have a great eye. I brought the jpeg back into Photoshop and >> rotated >> the image so that the larger daisy is on the bottom right. I then >> cropped >> the image, which helps to minimise the background and emphasize the >> foreground. >> >> I haven't read the chapter on Dodging and Burning in my PSCS book >> but I >> hope to get there sometime tomorrow. >> >> Regards, >> >> Greg >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information