>I'm learning to edit photos--usually the shadow areas are too dark and >the light areas O.K. or blown out.. I've been using >Desaturate>Invert>Overlay, which lightens up the shadows and brings >out detail, but it makes the overall colors look artificial and sort >of plastic, sort of like old Kodachromes. > >is there anything I do to fix this? > >Thanks in advance!
You could try using luminosity masks, for examples see: https://patdavid.net/2013/11/getting-around-in-gimp-luminosity-masks.html There is a script to assist making the masks: http://registry.gimp.org/node/28644 It puts an entry in Filters -> Generic -> Luminosity Masks (saulgoode) Run that and it makes a lot of entries in the channels dialogue. One way of using is, channel to selection, then adjust the selection - brightness, contrast, .... Another way is use a layer mask. So using your image. (luminosity01) 1. Duplicate it 2. Apply the luminosity mask script 3. Add a mask to that layer, selecting a suitable channel. Black is transparent, White is opaque. To keep the sky and lighter foliage, and adjust the dark vegetation, 'D' might be a suitable choice. Working on the duplicated image (not the layer mask), adjust using whatever tool you like, color curves is a good choice. (luminosity02) rich: www.gimp-forum.net Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/655/original/luminosity01.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/656/original/luminosity02.jpg -- rich2005 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
