Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris' tutorial is exactly how I do this - in fact I wish he'd written in years earlier when I had to figure it out myself and reached the same conclusions independently. Marty On Sunday, 10 February 2013, Chris Crawford wrote: > Here's a tutorial on it that I wrote a couple yrs ago: > > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/technical/dodge-burn.php > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 2/9/13 7:49 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > >Thanks, Chris, I did use the highlight-shadow adjustment but maybe too > >much > >which leads to the un-natural look? I'm not up on masking but will look > >into it. > > > >Tina > > > >On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Chris Crawford > ><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com <javascript:;> > >> wrote: > > > >> Tina, I think it looks un-natural. I'd have left the saturation alone, > >>it > >> wasn't the problem. The problem was contrast. To fix contrast, try the > >> highlight-shadow adjustment in Photoshop, or try masking the bright > >>areas > >> and darkening them with a curves adjustment layer. > >> > >> -- > >> Chris Crawford > >> Fine Art Photography > >> Fort Wayne, Indiana > >> 260-437-8990 > >> > >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >> > >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > >> > >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > >> Become a fan on Facebook > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2/9/13 5:25 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net > >> <javascript:;>> > wrote: > >> > >> >PESO: > >> > > >> >I have to give a talk tomorrow and have been working on the slide > >>show. I > >> >tried another photo of people waiting: > >> > > >> >http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148700472 > >> > > >> >The sun in Honduras is really fierce. I desaturated this one by 30. > >> >Still > >> >too bright? > >> > > >> >C&C greatly appreciated. > >> > > >> >Tina > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Tina Manley, ASMP > >> >www.tinamanley.com > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >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 > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Tina Manley, ASMP > >www.tinamanley.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 >