Hi Frank, Since your post fits in, I take the opportunity to revive the WOW (Workshop of theWeek) idea. Hope you don't mind.
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 5:05 PM Subject: OT: Photoshop Thoughts and a Question for you Experts > Well, as I told you all a few weeks ago, I finally got around to > installing Photoshop (version 6.0) a couple of weeks ago. [snip] > Here's an example of a fairly notorious shot of mine (at least > notorious to me - one of my faves). Old scan: Great shot, Frank! > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2188556&size=lg > > New scan: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2727452&size=lg [snip} > So, here's a question: When I first posted this one, someone (maybe > Bruce Dayton? I can't remember) said that he suspected that there > were some highlights in the dark hair of Lucie on the left. There > were indeed some highlights on the print, and I think they've come out > a bit better on the ps version. If I wanted to bring those up a bit > more, how would I do it? Any suggestions? Everything I've tried has > looked pretty bad. Or, should I just leave it? I uploaded a version where I simply pulled out some light of Lucie's hair for you. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2727729&size=lg I don't know if you already got similar results and discarded it as "pretty bad", however I just wanted to show what can be found in the dark if you use some PS tools, in case you haven't found out yet. Note: I do not regard my version as any improvement of the original, I just want to show Frank what quickly and easily can be pulled out of the shadows. This was simply using the "curves" tool, pulling the string at a few selected points. (I happened to use the old scan.) > I'm having so much fun with this!! If you are just starting using PS you are in for a real treat. You may end up sitting for days in fascination about what can be done to just one single picture. > Thanks for your help. Thanks, Lasse
