Super action Ann Nice DOF and definitely good light It doesn't all come together like that often. Good work Sorry, the results weren't as good
One comment on this shot. Maybe you could use some post processing to take down the brightness of his socks and the ball. They seem too hot (bright) to me and distract from his body and, more importantly, his face (which is also a bit bright, but I wouldn't touch it in post).
Do you know the Ctrl-Alt-~ method of adding a multiply layer to the bright spots? Basically, just hit all 3 of those keys at once and it will select the bright areas of the image. Then click on the quick mask icon, go to Img Adj > Levels. Move the lefthand slider towards the right, to at least the middle of the histogram (in this case I'd move it to the right about 3/4 of the way to the left limit) and hit OK. Then select regular mask and use Ctl-J to create a new layer. Use Multiply blending mode and adjust opacity to taste This works well when you have small areas that are really bright
A very good shot and I hope you guys get the win next time,
Steve
Neat trick, Steve. Does the Shadows/Highlights tool do the same/similar thing?
Tristan,
The S/H tool is more of a global tool. You can get it to be more selective by changing the threshold (the bottom slider). But, from my experience, if you lower the threshold enough to get those really bright areas, it will also effect some of the less bright areas.
I find this little trick above (which I picked up from Fievel in the DPR Retouching Forum) is quick and fairly easy to use. Plus by moving the Levels slider, you control what brightness level(s) you're going to apply the Multiply layer to. If it doesn't look good, you can delete the layer and try again with different slider settings
Do you know the Ctrl-Alt-~ method of adding a multiply layer to the bright spots? Basically, just hit all 3 of those keys at once and it will select the bright areas of the image. Then click on the quick mask icon, go to Img Adj > Levels. Move the lefthand slider towards the right, to at least the middle of the histogram (in this case I'd move it to the right about 3/4 of the way to the left limit) and hit OK. Then select regular mask and use Ctl-J to create a new layer. Use Multiply blending mode and adjust opacity to taste This works well when you have small areas that are really bright
A very good shot and I hope you guys get the win next time,
Steve
Super action Ann Nice DOF and definitely good light It doesn't all come together like that often. Good work Sorry, the results weren't as good
One comment on this shot. Maybe you could use some post processing to take down the brightness of his socks and the ball. They seem too hot (bright) to me and distract from his body and, more importantly, his face (which is also a bit bright, but I wouldn't touch it in post).
Do you know the Ctrl-Alt-~ method of adding a multiply layer to the bright spots?
A very good shot and I hope you guys get the win next time,
Steve
Great feedback, Steve.
Of course, I am one of those weirdo's that use PSP instead of Photoshop. I will see if I can find a comparable method.
On this shot, I played with the curves function and saturation a bit. I think the ball and socks are blown too, but checked with the eye dropper and they are reading about 238 across.
I have to tell you that I've been struggling with the lcd vs. histogram. (Remember the 707 where the lcd was true!!!!). Basically the lcd will look very good on an underexposed shot. I try to 'expose to the right' but it is difficult to ignore that lcd.....Anyway, last night I trusted the histogram even though my shots were looking completely blown on the lcd. And guess what - they are mostly quite nicely exposed, white socks not withstanding.
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One comment on this shot. Maybe you could use some post processing to take down the brightness of his socks and the ball. They seem too hot (bright) to me and distract from his body and, more importantly, his face (which is also a bit bright, but I wouldn't touch it in post).
Do you know the Ctrl-Alt-~ method of adding a multiply layer to the bright spots? Basically, just hit all 3 of those keys at once and it will select the bright areas of the image. Then click on the quick mask icon, go to Img Adj > Levels. Move the lefthand slider towards the right, to at least the middle of the histogram (in this case I'd move it to the right about 3/4 of the way to the left limit) and hit OK. Then select regular mask and use Ctl-J to create a new layer. Use Multiply blending mode and adjust opacity to taste
A very good shot and I hope you guys get the win next time,
Steve
Neat trick, Steve. Does the Shadows/Highlights tool do the same/similar thing?
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The S/H tool is more of a global tool. You can get it to be more selective by changing the threshold (the bottom slider). But, from my experience, if you lower the threshold enough to get those really bright areas, it will also effect some of the less bright areas.
I find this little trick above (which I picked up from Fievel in the DPR Retouching Forum) is quick and fairly easy to use. Plus by moving the Levels slider, you control what brightness level(s) you're going to apply the Multiply layer to. If it doesn't look good, you can delete the layer and try again with different slider settings
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Oooh, good tip!
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Of course, I am one of those weirdo's that use PSP instead of Photoshop. I will see if I can find a comparable method.
On this shot, I played with the curves function and saturation a bit. I think the ball and socks are blown too, but checked with the eye dropper and they are reading about 238 across.
I have to tell you that I've been struggling with the lcd vs. histogram. (Remember the 707 where the lcd was true!!!!). Basically the lcd will look very good on an underexposed shot. I try to 'expose to the right' but it is difficult to ignore that lcd.....Anyway, last night I trusted the histogram even though my shots were looking completely blown on the lcd. And guess what - they are mostly quite nicely exposed, white socks not withstanding.
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