Glossary of terms - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/24/2004 07:09:51 PM · #1

I would find it useful if a Glossary was included giving a brief description of Photographic Terms that you could refer to, ie a description of Desaturating an image. What DOF means etc.

justine

Canon EOS-50D

03/24/2004 07:11:28 PM · #2

//www.dpreview.com/learn/?/glossary/

-here's on you can use in the mean time-

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03/24/2004 07:11:33 PM · #3

In my signature is a site that I like using.

03/24/2004 07:18:55 PM · #4

Thanks Justine & Faidoi for the links supplied. I will make use of these in the future.

AmiYuy

Nikon Coolpix 8700

03/24/2004 07:20:20 PM · #5

Hi cris!

There are the tutorials, where I checked to see if there were a desaturating one for you when I PMed you back, but alas, there is not.

PhotoNotes - Dictionary of Photography - Lol, faidoi got there first ^_^
dg28.com has some awesome tips

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03/24/2004 07:22:06 PM · #6

Originally posted by Ami Yuy:

Hi cris!

There are the tutorials, where I checked to see if there were a desaturating one for you when I PMed you back, but alas, there is not.

What desaturation technique are you looking for?

03/24/2004 07:28:52 PM · #7

Hi Ami
Had a look at DG28. Looks a really interesting site.
cris

03/24/2004 07:33:18 PM · #8

What desaturation technique are you looking for? [/quote]
Faidoi
Ami made a suggestion that my Parallel Lines entry "Blue Stairway" would look good if I were to Make the background black & white & leave the blue stairs in colour. I was just interested in how you go about doing this. cris

03/24/2004 07:35:07 PM · #9

Originally posted by cris:

What desaturation technique are you looking for?

Faidoi
Ami made a suggestion that my Parallel Lines entry "Blue Stairway" would look good if I were to Make the background black & white & leave the blue stairs in colour. I was just interested in how you go about doing this. cris [/quote]

Like this? What software are you using?

Other examples:

Message edited by author 2004-03-24 19:36:53.

03/24/2004 07:41:44 PM · #10

There are several different ones that were either on computer or came with camera's
ie
Adobe Photo Delux 2.0
Photo impressions
I havn't really got to grips with any of them yet.
What would you recommend?

03/24/2004 08:04:20 PM · #11

Originally posted by cris:

I have a copy of PhotoDeluxe that came with my scanner, but can't find it. Its the predecessor to Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Elements and Photoshop you would:Image>Adjustment>Hue/Saturation>Edit click on which color you want removed by pushing the bar on the saturation bar to the left.

I'll P.M. you if I find my copy, but if not try doing the above.

AmiYuy

Nikon Coolpix 8700

03/24/2004 08:09:57 PM · #12

I have PhotoDeluxe (4.1 but I had 2.0 and it is the same with tiny add-ons).

Adust Quality -> Hue & Saturation

The problem with just doing this is that it desaturates the whole photo, there isn't the ablity to select just one color to keep.

I haven't played with it too much, but would selecting the blue stair rail, then inverting the selection so that it had all the rest selected, and then desaturating work? The problem with this is that it isn't DPC Basic rules legal.

Edit: Just tested this technique, only did part to try it out.

See here.

Details:
- Open Selection tool
- In drop-down menu choose Color Wand
- Press the Add + button
- Select the things you want to remain in color (you can choose Remove - if you mess-up and then reselect Add +)
- Press the Invert button when you are done
- Desaturate that area

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