Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, thanks for the advice. It will be interesting to see how I get on next time I do some scanning. regards Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Catching up... > At 08:12 PM 10/2/02 +0100, you wrote: > >Michael, > > > >If I were printing it in a wet darkroom, I would use a harder (contrastier) > >grade of paper, making sure that the print received the minimum exposure to > >give detail to the highlights. Paper grade controls shadow detail. > >Like you I am a photoshop novice. My guess is that you would have to > >experiment with the levels to change the contrast of the image. I presume > >you can set the highlights using this. > > > >What do the photoshoppers out there think? Any advice would be a great help > >to both Michael and I > > > > > >Regards > > > >Mark Pope > >Swindon Wilts, UK > > Mark and Michael - > > If you go to Image/Adjustment/Levels you will get a histogram. Choose the > black eyedropper and click on the part of the photo that you want to be > blackest. Click on the white eyedropper for the lightest highlight. That > will give you a starting place and you can adjust the sliders from there. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > images available from: > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.mira.com > http://www.agpix.com > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html