I'll give that a try. Thanks for taking the time to pass on the knowledge.
Tom C.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO - My Lonely Ass (On the Way to Work)
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:32:14 -0800
Here's a technique to try (in photoshop) in lieu of precise selection:
- Roughly lasso the mule.
- Use "Selection->Feather..." and put in something like 20-50 pixels if
you're working from the high rez scan/original digital file (less if
you're working with the JPEG web-rez image).
- Make a layer copy ... you'll have just the area lassooed in the layer
- Sharpen it to taste.
- Add a layer mask with "Show All"
- With decreasing radius, soft-edged brushes, paint in black on the mask
to hide all sharpened areas you don't want to show
The resulting layer can also be adjusted in transparency to modify the
effectiveness of the sharpening. The feathering helps blend it seamlessly
in to the background image.
- When done, either keep the layer seperate or merge it with the
background layer.
I only rarely do precise selections. The above procedure is much quicker
and easier to achieve, even with a graphics tablet.
Godfrey
On Feb 24, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Tom C wrote:
Thanks Godfrey... this is one where if I had the tablet I would have
selectively sharpened the mule. I couldn't get the magic wand to lock
onto just the mule, no matter what settings I tried.
Tom C.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO - My Lonely Ass (On the Way to Work)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:05:38 -0800
On Feb 22, 2006, at 8:16 AM, Tom C wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4147790
Hadn't had time to look at this before ... nice! I particularly like
the very simple composition.
Godfrey
