Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Len. I prefer it with more saturation, too. The original slide is quite a bit brighter and more saturated. Tina On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-1 at comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Tina, > > This is a wonderful portrait of woman and child. I copied the file and > found I could increase the saturation by 20% in photoshop and still end up > with a very well balanced color. What it did was increase the red in the > child's head covering to what I believe the actual color might have been. > It also increased the red in the woman's cheeks. Any more of an increase > just increases the overall pink cast of the photo. You probably decreased > the saturation based on feedback of another photo or two but in this case > it may not have been necessary. Only you know what the original colors > were. If the photo was from slide film like Velvia it normally scans as too > contrasty and too saturated. That's not any easy job you've given yourself. > But I really enjoy these wonderful photos you're sharing with us. > > Len > > > > On Dec 5, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > PESO: >> >> I toned this one way down in saturation which I hate to do because I know >> how incredibly bright all of the colors in Guatemala are. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/image/**147703984<http://www.pbase.com/image/147703984> >> >> Thank goodness I'm scanning B&W now. >> >> C&C greatly appreciated. >> >> Tina >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com