And I completely agree with both Paul and Darren. As I was applying these filters and looking for change , mostly what I saw was what Paul stated, changes in contrast and hot spots, which I found curious. It seems to me, when using these filters--that is, using them well--you'd still need a strong knowledge of a film's characteristics, which I don't have. And while working through this exercise, I thought, like Paul stated, well, there are a lot variables involved in the film development and printing process--paper et al-`which effect the end result--again making film knowledge crucial.
Darren is absolutely right about the selection tools as the source of real power of this plug-in, though I realize that's not what I featured in my little exercise here. The plug-in works seamlessly with Lightroom--really nice interfacing there. I hope to give this plug-in some serious attention. Cheers, Christine On Jan 16, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Of course Paul is right. The film labels given are generalities and > not necessarily representational of how *you* made a particular film > work. But that's hardly the point of them either. Most people who are > using these filter never shot a roll of any of them. Even old school > film shooters (like me) probably only shot a handful of them. They are > simply handy labels to remember certain presets of working with Silver > Efex Pro. They are an especially easy and fun way of getting familiar > with the mind-boggling variety of control you have with Silver Efex > Pro. > > Of course, you can go far beyond the presets (or create your own). The > real power of Silver Efex Pro comes when you learn to use their > special brand of selection tools and learn to apply corrections > selectively, rather than to the image as a whole. > > The results are going to depend upon the source material that they are > applied to. > > Silver Efex Pro is a powerful tool and, like any tool, can be used for > Good or for Evil. Like any tool it can take anyone who wields it some > time and experience to become a real craftsman. I think what Christine > is sharing here (more than anything) is her excitement at the > possibilities that she sees within reach and perhaps a new way to look > at images she created long ago and has never seen this way before. > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
