|
| |
|
|
Visualingo
Posts: 61
Joined: 4/22/2003
Status: offline
 |
Photo processing tips - Photoshop - 4/25/2003 22:03:55
Just sitting here wasting my life away and figured I' d drop a tiny photo processing tip for Photoshop. I process photos for a living (besides my side design work) and figured I could share a little.
ADJUSTMENT LAYERS!! Say it with me!!
Adjustment layers are a great way to mess with curves, levels and contrast without even hurting the original photo!
1. With your photo open, go to Layer --> New Adjustment Layers -->. From here you can add levels, contrast, color balance, hue/saturation, curves, etc. These are all very helpful when processing photos.
2. Add whatever you want and start adjusting!
What' s great about the layers is that they affect any layer beneath them. Which basically means you can turn these layers off if you don' t like the results! Plus you can keep readjusting them! If anyone here processes photos at all, they will know how much of a blessing this is! The original photo is never even touched, so there will be no problem remembering what the original looked like.
I first use the curves and levels to make whites white and blacks black. Most photos need to look human again, so that is where color balancing and hue/saturation come into play.
From there I usually sharpen the photo using Filter --> Sharpen --> Sharpen. I then go to Edit --> Fade Sharpen. Sharpening too much causes very odd results (creates artifacts, especially around detailed areas), but not enough looks blurry. Use your best judgment.
I then clean up the photo with the blur tool (26%) and clone tool (% varies)then export it!
Anyone else have secrets or questions?
|
|
|
|
_gail
Posts: 2876
From: So FL
Status: offline
|
RE: Photo processing tips - Photoshop - 4/26/2003 7:50:37
quote:
Anyone else have secrets or questions?
Yes, yes, but do you have a lifetime?![:p]
I' m thrilled that you started a thread specifically dealing with Photoshop tips and questions!
If I could only have one software program on my computer it would be Photoshop. Unfortunately, with regard to web work, I' m constantly studying and asking questions about html, css, seo, browsers, the list goes on. Parts of Photoshop just sit there wooing me to learn them and I never have enough time. And some of Photoshop' s HELP info can be a bit difficult to follow. [:j]
I have plenty of questions, but let me start with a few things I' ve never played with: Channels and Paths; the two History brushes. Can you explain them briefly and if they are worthwhile learning more about. I' ve been doing okay without them. Most of the photo work I do is for the web.
thanks, gail
_____________________________
Digicamhelp - Easiest place on the web to learn about Digit@l Cameras & Photography
| |
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts
|
|
|
Printable Version 
