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11/25/2004 02:29:55 PM · #1 |
Ok, this is an old image from way-back that I could not salvage. Just recently I learned how to use adjustment layers and mattes. I just whipped it out and tried a few of my new tricks.
I have a question: how do you photograph a scene and manage to catch the full range of brightness so that you can manipulate an image without worrying about grain?
Anyway: here's the example.
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//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=123814
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//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=123815
Message edited by author 2004-11-25 14:30:46.
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11/25/2004 02:36:57 PM · #2 |
Wow, that sky is really cool! I think the ground and tractor are a bit too light though... it seems to have less dimension.
So what are these tricks? |
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11/25/2004 02:41:24 PM · #3 |
The answer to your question - well, to placate those who disagree with me, I should say 'an' answer - is to meter for the brightest point in your scene, and use that exposure, and bring back the details in PS. you can usually fix under-exposure in PS, you can never fix over-exposure when it goes as far as white-out.
After that, it's all about selection tools, your preferred methods of contrast/brightness adjustment, and keeping the overlaps between those selected areas as tidy as you can.
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11/25/2004 02:47:06 PM · #4 |
What do you guys this of this?
//dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=123817
Here's the link to a tutorial that got me excited again:
//www.wacom.com/tips/tip.cfm?ID=62&category=Photoshop
Message edited by author 2004-11-25 14:49:20.
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11/25/2004 03:39:34 PM · #5 |
| You can bracket the exposure and take a shot with the sky metered and another shot with the ground metered. Then combine the images in photoshop. You can also use a graduated neutral density filter that will darken the sky so the contrast between the sky and ground isnt as extreme and you should be able to meter for both. |
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