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12/08/2009 05:37:22 PM |
Originally posted by aliqui:
This is very grey. Have you tried playing with the levels adjustment to achieve richer tones? I took it into Photoshop and did some sampling, and there's no true black. Is the dark grey your intent, or do you need to adjust your monitor?
Also to the floating head syndrome mentioned below, was she wearing an actual black shirt? I wonder if a different color would allow you to isolate it in the B/W conversion and let you keep more of the detail and depth. I have no experience with that, I'm just thinking out loud... |
Monitor might need an adjustment but grey was what i ended up with after I edited it. Was black beforehand, and I mean very black! I desaturated it after lightening it & shifting the contrast as is looked better than the skin tone. Probably a case in point to the thread about people cheating by desaturating!! Was a 1st attempt and it went a tad wrong so I thought I would share so people can help out a bit. Thanks for your comment, 'tis appreciated.
And yes, she was wearing a black poloneck |
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12/08/2009 04:02:02 PM |
This is very grey. Have you tried playing with the levels adjustment to achieve richer tones? I took it into Photoshop and did some sampling, and there's no true black. Is the dark grey your intent, or do you need to adjust your monitor?
Also to the floating head syndrome mentioned below, was she wearing an actual black shirt? I wonder if a different color would allow you to isolate it in the B/W conversion and let you keep more of the detail and depth. I have no experience with that, I'm just thinking out loud... |
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12/08/2009 01:04:26 PM |
| Yeah, more practice ;) I like the head tilt and the light on her hair is good .... floating head syndrome though ... need some light on her top I think just to lift it from the background ... but then I could be talking utter rubbish!! |
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