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05/26/2009 09:14:30 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by awpollard:
The other freebie (windoze only) plug-in I like for a b/w starting point is Virtual Photographer. |
I'd heard that one mentioned before, but had not realized it was a free plugin. Going to get it now, as well as adding it to the list of freebie image editing software |
OMG... they have really improved an already great plug-in; lots more b/w and color effects. |
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05/26/2009 10:04:59 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by bvy:
... 3. Clarify does good things for black and white. While processing the image below, I was getting frustrated that clarify was darkening my shadows. The highlights and midtones looked really good though, so I ended up using a blend mode like so to deal with it.
 
That is, I copied the image and applied clarify (never more than 5!) to the top layer, then used the blend mode to perserve the shadows from the underlying (background) layer. ... |
Have you ever tried blending a B/W photo with color, anywhere from 10-20% opacity? Sometimes it's kind of interesting! Works well with color tones also (B/W blended over say a sepia or blue toned photo). |
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05/26/2009 10:08:07 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by bvy:
... I actually use the Photo Downloader and love it. Pops right up when I plug the camera in (I use USB, not a card reader) and downloads everything into a new folder. ... |
Careful that you're not modifying your exif data using transfer software! At least for challenge entry items anyway. |
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05/26/2009 10:21:17 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Have you ever tried blending a B/W photo with color, anywhere from 10-20% opacity? Sometimes it's kind of interesting! Works well with color tones also (B/W blended over say a sepia or blue toned photo). |
I've blended a sepia layer over a pseudo-cross-processed photograph and got this which was farily well received:
Another approach I started (but never really finished) experimenting with was taking a color photo, posterizing then extreme Gaussian blurring it, and blending it (in color mode) over a black-and-white copy of the image. Gives it a hand tinted look...
Message edited by author 2009-05-26 22:21:31. |
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05/26/2009 10:22:16 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Careful that you're not modifying your exif data using transfer software! At least for challenge entry items anyway. |
Seems okay with RAW images anyway. I've passed several validations... |
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05/27/2009 09:14:40 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by bvy:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Careful that you're not modifying your exif data using transfer software! At least for challenge entry items anyway. |
Seems okay with RAW images anyway. I've passed several validations... |
That's good to know. I was nervous about using that method after all the dire warnings here on DPC about various software import methods mucking around with exif data. There was a thread or two on it...too lazy to look it up at the moment. |
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05/29/2009 07:45:21 PM · #32 |
| Friday evening bump for recruitment purposes. |
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05/31/2009 09:52:19 AM · #33 |
(Bump.)
I think this side challenge will work best as both a side challenge (in the traditional post-and-comment sense) and an ongoing forum discussion. Post your thumb, but acutally discuss the processing or whatever we want to share related to the image right here in the forum (maybe title the post "PSP - Images/Discussion" or some such). The self-contained notes and comments under an image aren't really conducive to that, and I think we can all share and learn a lot by having a more open discussion. Of course, we should still comment on each other's images...
Thoughts? |
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05/31/2009 12:10:54 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by bvy:
maybe title the post "PSP - Images/Discussion" or some such |
I was already planning on doing that. Great minds think alike?
I've been thinking about what to start it off with. Perhaps for the folks that are new to image editing we could talk about basic workflow and essential adjustments? I think I'llb adding a lot to my screenshots folder this month. |
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06/04/2009 12:27:11 PM · #35 |
Here's my first submission. I realize the subject is kind of lame, but I wanted to use it, mostly because I've read the comments about the clarify tool. That tool is one of the main reasons why I hang on to PSP! I love it! So here's my before and after.
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06/04/2009 02:28:59 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by icu1965:
Here's my first submission. I realize the subject is kind of lame, but I wanted to use it, mostly because I've read the comments about the clarify tool. That tool is one of the main reasons why I hang on to PSP! I love it! So here's my before and after.
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For my tastes, the clarify tool brings out too much of the wood grain, which makes the wood / weed interaction very busy. Here is a variation on your image (I had to upsize from your orginal to match your edit version size).
PSP X steps:
- Histogram Adjust: High 239, Gamma 1.05
- USM [radius 50 - strength 15 - clip 3]
- USM [radius 0.3 - strength 300 - clip 3]
- Duplicate Layer: Set Blend Mode to Soft Light and Opacity to taste (75% for this image - you can also destaturate this layer if the saturation is too strong)
- Hue/Sat/Lightness layer with Edit Master Channel: Hue Adjust from 0 to 5 and Lightness +10, Edit Red Channel: Saturation - 28
- USM radius .75 - strength 75 - clip 3 (To regain sharpness after resize)
Tim
Edit 1: The double USM action with the Duplicate layer is adapted from a PP method shared by  benjikan and more detail is given here.
Edit 2: When I looked at your edit on one of our flat screens at home, the grain is not as prominate and your version looks much better than mine. I'm guessing that I didn't need to bump the lightness setting in my Hue/Saturation/Lightness layer after all. Just shows how important it can be to look at challenge entries on more than one computer after hitting the submit button.
Message edited by author 2009-06-04 19:25:42. |
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06/04/2009 03:30:24 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by icu1965:
Here's my first submission. |
The posting thread forthis SC is actually over here.
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