Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >