On 7/12/06, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't find the link to the tutorial I found this on so I'll describe > what I've been doing. This is a Photoshop specific process, > unfortunately, thought other packages may have equivalent layering > capabilities. The original tutorial only includes the second and third > steps below. > > Before the first step produce the best color image that you can, (which > may or may not be a really good color image). > > 1.) Create a Curves adjustment layer, (gives very fine tonal control > over the input image). > > 2.) Create a hue/saturation adjustment layer, Select layer properties > and change the blending method to Color. (I rename this layer to Color > Filter, since that's what it's used for). > > 3.) Create a Second hue/saturation adjustment layer, set the saturation > slider to 0. I rename this layer to Saturation since all it does it > remove the color from the final image. > > 4.) Treat a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. (This is used to > tweak the final output. Sometimes the results of the other adjustments > can look a bit dark). > > With these layers you get quite a bit of tonal control over the final > output without using masks etc. > > The layers should be in this order in the Photoshop layers tab when > you're finished. > > Brightness/Contrast > Saturation ((hue/saturation 2) > Color Filter (hue/saturation 1) > Curves > Background. > > It sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is to use. I made a > Photoshop action to create the various layers and from there it's just > clicking on the various layers and moving the sliders around to get the > best rendition. > > I'm not going to post my results but I did download your original color > image and played around with it a bit. There's no real detracting from > the image you posted. It has a great mood and feeling to it, and your > conversion has much smoother gray scale transitions. I was however able > to drag a lot more detail from the blacks while leaving the highlights > and mid tones looking pretty much the same.
Thanks! I'll give your method a shot this weekend. I'd also be interested in seeing your result if you don't mind posting it or emailing me offlist. Amita -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
