Try using the Photoshop dodge and burn tools. I'm rediscovering "traditional" B&W methods.
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thanks Cotty. Yes, I agree. However, I think your rendering deepens the > shadows excessively. David sent me a rendering as well. His pulls down > the highlights without deepening the shadows. I'm going to rework the > original file. Thanks for the feedback and the PhotoShop work. > Paul > On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:10 AM, Cotty wrote: > > >> On 10/3/07, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >>> Compare these if you will. One pic lets the highlights live in their >>> near blown-out natural rendering. The other pulls them down. Version >>> one or version two? >>> >>> Version One: >>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5704742 >>> >> Sorry, earlier I said version one - but needs pulling down even more - >> ignore that. >> >> What I meant to say is - version one, but still a bit bright. May I >> take >> a liberty? Try this: >> >> <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare2.html> >> >> Best, >> >> -- >> >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >> ___/\__ >> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >> ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >> _____________________________ >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
