GabesterTL Workshop Photos Given

(394) [2005-09-06 12:16:09] [4]

I wanted to concentrate on a small section of the roof to focus on the pattern. I composed it so that the branch would seperate the image in two triangles. I did tilt it a bit to the left before cropping.

I also converted to B&W with a slight toning so that the colors would not distract from the pattern.

The last touch up was to reduce the white specs that came from the sharpening. So in PS I duplicated the layer and applied USM to it. I then changed that layer's blending mode to Darken (so that only the dark lines of the USM would show through). It created a stronger contrast on the edges and diffused the white specs.

Finally double-matted, mate.

Just another vision, hope you like it.

Title: 18th Century sailorSony DSC F828 Cybershot

18th Century sailor (4)
GabesterTL

(394)

Original picture

(394) [2005-08-31 16:37:37]

The original picture before the post-processing.

Belgium

Title: Sunset in BrugesSony DSC F828 Cybershot

Sunset in Bruges (32)
maleentjeh

(14643)

Shadow correction

(394) [2005-08-29 10:39:21] [3]

Hi Marleen I tried to correct the dark areas in the bottom of the picture, hope you like it.

Processed in Photoshop:
- Made a layer with a vertical b&W gradient on soft light blending mode (opacity 75%).
- Made a levels adjustment layer and brought back the shadows.
- Made a curves adjustment layer to keep the night mood of the photo.
- Flattened layers and ran through neat image (some noise had appeared in the process).

China

Title: Yuen Yuen InstituteSony Cybershot DSC P50

Yuen Yuen Institute (2)
GabesterTL

(394)

Original

(394) [2005-08-17 03:39:10]

The original photo before the transformation.

freestyle (18)
GabesterTL

(394)

Landing Ramp

(394) [2005-08-06 03:57:45]

A view of the landing ramp for the Freestyle Motocross exhibition jumps.

United States

Ya Ya the Panda (8) *
jrobins1

(657)

Levels Correction

(394) [2005-07-07 01:29:21] [2]

Using Photoshop CS I've applied a levels adjustment layer. In the options I've brought back the shadows from 0 to 12 (in the RGB range) and the Highlights from 255 to 245. Using the droppers I've set the darkest point and brightest point on the image and this was the result.

Hope you like it.

Turkey

Title: love at midnightKodak Easyshare CX6330

love at midnight (16) *
vheus

(249)

Midnight Colored

(394) [2005-03-18 06:44:25] [5]

I just wanted to add some color to this composition. I really like your B&W version though.

Modified in Photoshop:
- I first painted different layers using a soft-edge brush
:White for the face.
:Two tones of red for the mouth.
:Two tones of yellow for the eyes.
:Black for the background.
- I've changed all these layers' blending mode to soft-light and reduced the opacity of some of them.
- I then created some layer styles for the yellow eyes
:Outer glow for the darker yellow (spilling out of the eyes)
:Inner glow, Drop Shadow, Satin for the brighter yellow (inside the eyes)
- I then duplicated the original layer and put it on top.
- I filled it with a red-trasparent gradient with a soft-light blending mode (opacity: 40%)
- I copied the original layer again and put it bellow the previous layer.
- Created a duotone of red and black with this one and changed the blending mode to color (opacity: 25%). This was to get the slight overall reddish color.
- Framed.

Hope you like it.

Title: Not just in Valentine DayFuji FinePix 3800

Not just in Valentine Day (16)
Werewolf

(26132)

Levels & Automatic corrections

(394) [2005-02-15 08:04:41] [7]

Salut Were voici ce que j'ai fais dans photoshop:

- Copie du layer et changé le blending mode à Multiply.
- AutoLevels, AutoContrast, AutoColors.
- Copie du layer pour ensuite utiliser le filtre Other/High Pass...
- J'ai ensuite changé le blending mode de ce nouveau layer a Overlay avec une opacité à 50% (ces étapes agisse comme un sharpening plus selectif).
- Ajouté un cadre.

et voila, en esperant que cela sera utile.

Singapore

Glide the Air (6)
dannytoh

(1177)

Newspaper Look

(394) [2004-10-19 05:15:58] [2]

Just a quick workshop to enhance the contrast and create a newspaper look to this action shot. Hope you like it.

[PS - Tech Talk]
- Created a Brightness/Contrast layer effect with Contrast at +30.
- Used Filter>Texture>Grain, chose intensity: 10, contrast: 30 & type: horizontal.
- Used the Blur tool on the sign to blend the warning.
- Created a Text layer to remake the warning (I wanted it a bit more visible).
- Used Edit>Transform>Skew to position it on the sign.
- Used Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur at 1.0 after rasterizing the text.

Title: Autumn vegetablesMinolta Dimage Z1

Autumn vegetables (26)
svan (4452)

Photoshop CS Grayscale - B&W workshop

(394) [2004-09-29 11:07:41]

The Grayscale technique is the easiest to convert a picture to B&W. However the shadows may sometimes be too harsh and hide some of the details.

La technique "Grayscale" nous permet de convertir rapidement une photo en N&B. Cependant quelques détails peuvent être perdus sous des ombres trop fortes.

[PS CS - Tech Talk] *
- Change color mode. Menu: Image/Mode/Grayscale

* Les instructions sont en anglais car je n'ai pas accès à une version française de Photoshop CS et je ne connais pas les termes utilisés en français.