You want to use the curves adjustment for the results that you
describe. Open the curves control. You'll see a box with a solid line
running diagonally from one corner of the box to the other. And the box
will be divided into thirds by dotted (I think) lines. The dotted lines
running vertically represent the three main tone levels in the photo;
highlights, mid-tones, shadows. Along the bottom of the graph there
should be a line showing a gradient from white to black, this shows
which side of the graph represents the shadows and which represents the
highlights. You can change which side is which by clicking on the
arrows button in the middle of that line. The beauty of curves is that
you can adjust the different tones separately, unlike levels. Click on
the solid line on the shadow vertical dotted and drag it up or down to
effect the results you desire, then do the same with the highlight
vertical dotted. If you have any other questions feel free to email.
Nick Wright
www.wrightfoto.com
On Thursday, December 26, 2002, at 12:08 PM, Paul Jones wrote:
Hi,
I suppose you americans are still gorging yourself on Turkey :)
I was recently shooting a band and some of the shots were quite heavily
backlit.
Here's a shot: (straight scan with no adjustments)
http://www.nrg666.com/jimmy.jpg
Essentialy what i want to do is adjust the levels for the background
and the
foreground seperately. So i can mantain some detail in both. The
problem is
i'm not sure how to easily isolate the two sections from each other?
Or am i going about this the totally wrong way :) ?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Regards,
Paul Jones
