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06/18/2007 05:34:38 PM · #1 |
| I'm VERY excited and can hardly contain myself. I wish I would win the lottery so I could just spend time playing with photoshop. :oD |
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06/18/2007 05:40:21 PM · #2 |
| You will enjoy it...still haven't convinced myself to upgrade to the CS versions...have fun! |
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06/18/2007 05:40:46 PM · #3 |
Have fun!
First tip:
1. Open any contrasty image
2. Hit cntrl-alt-tilde (~), and you will get a feathered highlights selection
3. Hit cntrl-j and you will get a new layer with that selection embedded
4. Click on the original layer, hit cntrl-alt-tilde again, hit cntrl-shift-i to invert the selection, and cntrl-j to make another new layer with an embedded shadow selection
5. Set the layer mode of the first new layer to "multiply" in the layers palette
6. Set the layer mode of the second layer to "screen" in the layers palette
7. Adjust the opacity of the two new layers until the image looks right as a starting point for further editing.
This is called "contrast masking" and it is a technique that can emulate what "shadow/highlight" does in PS CS and newer. It is NOT basic legal, but it's fine in advanced editing.
R.
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06/18/2007 05:42:51 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by ace flyman:
You will enjoy it...still haven't convinced myself to upgrade to the CS versions...have fun! |
I actually believe most folks new to PS are BETTER off starting with PS7 than with CS+. The newer versions automate too much stuff; if you learn to do it "by hand" in PS7 (as in above contrast masking tip) you'll have a better understanding of underlying principles. Only when PS7 seems to be limiting you do you need to upgrade; it's VERY powerful in its own right.
R.
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06/18/2007 06:14:19 PM · #5 |
Robert, my friend, you are sooo "old school!" :-)
Great advice! |
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06/18/2007 06:21:11 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Have fun!
First tip:
1. Open any contrasty image
2. Hit cntrl-alt-tilde (~), and you will get a feathered highlights selection
3. Hit cntrl-j and you will get a new layer with that selection embedded
4. Click on the original layer, hit cntrl-alt-tilde again, hit cntrl-shift-i to invert the selection, and cntrl-j to make another new layer with an embedded shadow selection
5. Set the layer mode of the first new layer to "multiply" in the layers palette
6. Set the layer mode of the second layer to "screen" in the layers palette
7. Adjust the opacity of the two new layers until the image looks right as a starting point for further editing.
This is called "contrast masking" and it is a technique that can emulate what "shadow/highlight" does in PS CS and newer. It is NOT basic legal, but it's fine in advanced editing.
R. |
Question - I have CS and use "shadow/hilight" frequently, but have a friend with PS6. Will the steps above work for 6? |
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06/18/2007 06:30:36 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by thomaspeople:
Question - I have CS and use "shadow/hilight" frequently, but have a friend with PS6. Will the steps above work for 6? |
I am not sure. I suspect they will. But I was already in 7 when I discovered this. Easy to check; just hit cntrl-alt-tilde and see if a selection is made; if it is, it's working. If it isn't, it's not :-)
R.
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06/18/2007 06:36:01 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Robert, my friend, you are sooo "old school!" :-) |
and proud of it...
R.
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06/18/2007 07:15:56 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Robert, my friend, you are sooo "old school!" :-)
Great advice! |
lol Actually I'd like to hear the (probably numerous) steps for when he did this REAL old school with negatives and chemicals. :)
eta: congratulations on your upgrade, always fun getting to try new stuff.
Message edited by author 2007-06-18 19:16:31. |
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06/18/2007 09:05:20 PM · #10 |
Thanks for the tips and hints - especially  Bear_Music.
I talked to a knowledgeable friend first and he advised me to go with PS7 vs. CS3, because of all the automations. Is that a word? Well, you know what I mean.
(still excited!) |
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06/18/2007 09:40:48 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by sabphoto:
lol Actually I'd like to hear the (probably numerous) steps for when he did this REAL old school with negatives and chemicals. :) |
Hrmmm....
Lug 4x5 view camera 2 miles up trail, set on tripod, relax with book and wait for light. As light approaches optimum, meter scene with spot meter. Place shadows on Zone 4, read highlights as zone 9, marl worksheet with plate numbers for minus-2 processing. Expose film, trudge back to truck, drive back to darkroom, process first film at -2. Dry film, use spectrometer to read densities. If necessary, process second film differently to adjust. Dry films, start printing. Make a straight first print, determine base print exposure, map needed dodging and burning, make second print at base exposure plus adjustments, and take it from there.
That sound about right?
R.
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06/18/2007 10:47:17 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Robert, my friend, you are sooo "old school!" :-) |
As a card-carrying LA* member I can verify that this technique of making/saving selections for contrast-masking works with the same short-cut commands in Photoshop 5.0.
*Luddites Anonymous |
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