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Phantom in B/W
Phantom in B/W
yanko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Austin, TX
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 11, 2006

Viewed: 449
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Post Processing:

- Selective color to bring out some detail in the shadows (brighten whites)

- Shadow/Highlights to bring out the detail in the bright highlights.

- Hue Saturation used to desaturate greens (background was 98% foliage).

- Burn tool was used to blacken the background.

- Hue Saturation used to desaturate the rest of the image.

- Dodge tool was used to brighten the mask as well as highlights in the coat.

- Smart Sharpen

- Blur tool used to soften the rest of the coat mainly his left shoulder pad and arm.

- Gradient Map (black & white) applied mainly to his face to make darker as well as some areas on the coat where the blacks weren't black enough.

- Curves used to brighten the highlights just a bit. A 50% opacity brush was used to selectively apply the effects to the darker parts of the coat.

- Save to web

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AuthorThread
 04/23/2008 02:46:50 PM
Takes balls to don that get up....uh huh.
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 12/22/2006 09:38:19 PM
I'm likin' this. Can't find the tiniest thing in your post work to nitpick, it's simply perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2006 03:44:26 AM
Very nice!
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 07/04/2006 03:41:38 AM
Not what I would call an attractive man, but this shot makes everything very appealing to me. I agree completely with the previous comments.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/18/2006 08:51:10 PM
Great tones & clarity!
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 06/11/2006 09:04:36 AM
EXCELLENT!!! The overall tone is velvety smooth. I like all of the midtone ranges in this shot, with that punch of vivid white on the eye mask. Your use of negative space is just enough to really work without being overdone. You're good.
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