The skin tones here are all medium gray. If you selectively adjust contrast with curves or add black to black with selective color, you won't affect the skin tones. Paul
> I'm a little out of my element here, but... > With a scene of black folk, do you think it's good to add black to > black, just to get some deeper shadows, more contrast? > It seems to be a touchy situation, and much manipulation of the > black/white mix of shades might lose the gentle contrast of the picture > very quickly. > But, I don't really know that. Just a guess... > > keith whaley > > P.S. & BTW, I like the shot. Don't know if *I* would have taken that > shot back in '69... <g> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Shel, > > It's looking quite good, but it lacks any strong blacks (at least on my > monitor). However, I don't think it would benefit from more contrast as > the highlights are about right. I'd go into curves and pull the bottom end > until the blacks are stronger. I might also try converting to rgb and going > to selective color to add black to the blacks. > > Paul > > >>This is a very early photo. I don't think I had my camera more than six or > >>eight months. My girlfriend (a Nikon shooter for those who care) and I > >>would wander around The City looking for interesting situations. One day > >>we came across a group of about seven or eight guys hanging out on a street > >>corner in what is known as the "South of Market" area. > >> > >>This pic was a mess. The negative is badly scratched and gauged, lots of > >>dust is imbedded in the emulsion, the exposure in contrasty and difficult > >>light was atrocious (I didn't know proper exposure techniques then and the > >>Spotmatic's meter was off), and I wasn't even holding the camera straight > >>or paying attention to the framing. I began work on this project more to > >>learn and become proficient with Photoshop techniques than anything else, > >>and the work is still in progress. There's lots more restoration work to > >>be done, but it doesn't look too bad when reduced in size for a web > >>presentation. > >> > >>Here are a few of the guys who were hangin' out that afternoon. > >> > >>http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/hanging.html > >> > >>Shel >
