Howdy friends!
Was fiddeling with some pictures of my colleague Carolina, tryin' to achieve a nice split tone effect. Does it work, you'd say? Comments and critics are welcome!
Hi Trust!
A split tone is a black and white image that has only been partially toned. When done correctly the effects can - and should be as far as I consider - rather subtle. On these images I have only applied some toning to the shadows areas of the image, leaving the midtones and the highlights untouched.
In photoshop, convert your image to mono (if it isn't already). Open "Color Balance" (Ctrl+B) and check the "Shadow" box. In the "Color Level" boxes, changes the values to approx +15, 0, -15. (Or a little less) All after taste of course.
Without a mono image side by side for comparison, a split tone can fool ya, almost looking like a mono. But with a comparison image, the differences are rather obvious. : Have a look:
Regards / Matty
And just for fun, here is another comparison image involving a sepia version also:
Excellent displays...I think the split tones work wonderfully. Lovely model. Excellent sharpness and wonderful compositions. The only drawbacks that I see, however, is that in photos one and two--the model's skin looks a bit too porous .
Thank you, Andy!
I took the first two "make up" shots candidly while she was stylin' herself before a shoot (that we had a long time ago). I haven't been looking at them for a long time, and when I did yesterday, my interest got stuck on these. Infact, I think they are the best pictures from that shoot. :
Excellent displays...I think the split tones work wonderfully. Lovely model. Excellent sharpness and wonderful compositions. The only drawbacks that I see, however, is that in photos one and two--the model's skin looks a bit too porous .
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im novice.. how do u do split tone
A split tone is a black and white image that has only been partially toned. When done correctly the effects can - and should be as far as I consider - rather subtle. On these images I have only applied some toning to the shadows areas of the image, leaving the midtones and the highlights untouched.
In photoshop, convert your image to mono (if it isn't already). Open "Color Balance" (Ctrl+B) and check the "Shadow" box. In the "Color Level" boxes, changes the values to approx +15, 0, -15. (Or a little less) All after taste of course.
Without a mono image side by side for comparison, a split tone can fool ya, almost looking like a mono. But with a comparison image, the differences are rather obvious.
Regards / Matty
And just for fun, here is another comparison image involving a sepia version also:
the tonal ranges here are intoxicating. awesome job, matty!
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I took the first two "make up" shots candidly while she was stylin' herself before a shoot (that we had a long time ago). I haven't been looking at them for a long time, and when I did yesterday, my interest got stuck on these. Infact, I think they are the best pictures from that shoot.
Matty
Yes, you're right! I could "treat her skin" a little more, to make it a little more flattering.
Matty