| Author | Thread |
|
|
09/07/2009 05:35:41 PM · #1 |
Is there a difference between using duotone in photoshop and taking a B&W photo and adding a color balance adjustment layer? I'd think they were two ways to get similar results, but I might be wrong.
I'm curious what other people think? |
|
|
|
09/07/2009 09:20:26 PM · #2 |
|
|
|
09/07/2009 11:30:44 PM · #3 |
I don't know about using color balance, but I've made something similar to a sepia-tone by taking a grayscale image, putting it back into RGB mode, and then using a Curve applied to the Blue/Yellow channel only.
Duotone mode is particularly applicable if you are intending to reproduce the image using an offset process where you have to use two specific colors of ink, and you have to produce two separate B&W images (plates), whereas on the computer or with an inket/laser printer or a photo printer you are always creating the colors by blending 3-4 inks or dyes into a composite image. |
|
|
|
09/08/2009 12:53:19 AM · #4 |
The General is correct, Duotone is an offset printing process.
There can be multiple ways of achieving the same look on the screen.
|
|
|
|
09/08/2009 12:46:05 PM · #5 |
| Thanks guys. I figured it was the same in the computer, but I wanted to make sure. |
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 12/25/2025 04:20:27 PM EST.
