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Digital Color Lesson #6 Channel Mixer
Digital Color Lesson #6 Channel Mixer
emorgan49


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Camera: Olympus E-1
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Wilmington Vermont
Date: Aug 21, 2005
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 100
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2005

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 Top is the original, middle is the grayscale conversion in photoshop, bottom is grayscale by channel mixer. I have seen that fruit basket lady tutorial before and I found it just as difficult this time as I have in the past. Trial and error in a complex system is frustrating. Also to add a little of this, you need to subtract a little of that.

This is what I learned:
1. The results are better than just letting photoshop convert to black and white for you.
2. It takes an awful lot of fiddling around. Its not a matter of getting it "right" its deciding when to give up and say it is good enough. Many combinations look good, just different.
3. Red channel does interesting stuff to skys.

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 10/11/2005 12:33:22 PM
Amazing differences here- looks like the red channel really does bring out the sky! I had a hard time with this one too, just feeling around till something I likes came up...
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 08/29/2005 04:05:09 PM
The final is definitely better than the grayscale conversion. And I agree, red filters/channel really does do amazing things to the sky. Red typically adds high contrast to B&W photos, for whatever reason that I'm not aware off.

To be honest, I actually think the color looks best out of them all. The B&W has a lot of potential, except for the lost detail in the trees and the grass seems a bit dark. The dark sky looks good though, and I bet all of these effects could be balanced with some layer masks if you know how, or when you learn how.
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