tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post7832171713684711429..comments2024-01-18T05:34:40.549-07:00Comments on Behind The Lens: Why Edit # 1George Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745541057122821349noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-84247923468102895432008-01-06T18:29:00.000-07:002008-01-06T18:29:00.000-07:00Superb primer for a new book, I think this is exac...Superb primer for a new book, I think this is exactly the type of educational material that is missing from bookstore shelves. One suggestion may be to invite other high ranking photographers to contribute some material. With this type of editing being somewhat subjective, a range of approaches from different people could open up the avenues for creativity - just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-21296304461569672172008-01-01T08:33:00.000-07:002008-01-01T08:33:00.000-07:00I'd buy your book on this theme!I'd buy your book on this theme!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-19623502514119917862007-12-29T11:58:00.000-07:002007-12-29T11:58:00.000-07:00I do some informal PS coaching for a variety of pe...I do some informal PS coaching for a variety of people and I'd concur that having a plan for an image is critical to delivering a well executed photograph, so your approach is spot on. I'd also note that people have to have some sense of what they can do in post-process editing to visualize what a decent plan might entail, so there is some chicken or egg syndrome at work here. <BR/><BR/>After reading your workup, I thought I'd mention using luminosity masks (or intersected luminosity masks) as a way to fine-tune selected tonal qualities with self-feathering masks. Tony Kuyper (http://www.goodlight.us/writing/tutorials.html) has a first rate tutorial on their use, as well as one for using saturation masks to balance saturation across an image. I've found these masks to be indispensable with almost infinite application. For example, you can create a mask for mid-to-medium dark tones and use that as a mask with Enhancer to draw specifically targeted detail from those areas. <BR/><BR/>I also wanted to mention that I'd picked up on your tip re using a threshold layer to track (or amend) highlight values when you mentioned it on Outback Printing. Excellent time saver and a great way to prep for print.Deadra Prestleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218884257296533015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-47792434173949423102007-12-29T05:34:00.000-07:002007-12-29T05:34:00.000-07:00Hi,this is a highly instructive article. i definit...Hi,<BR/><BR/>this is a highly instructive article. i definitely would like to see more like this. However, some of the differences between two steps are quite subtle and I found myself skipping back and forth several times. It may be better to overlay the images in order to be able to switch between "before" and "after" by moving the mouse on the image. This leads to the important question how to present those differences in print. Maybe it would be better to do a DVD instead of a book ...<BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/>WolfgangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-59862621794005174612007-12-29T05:11:00.000-07:002007-12-29T05:11:00.000-07:00Excellent. It's very informative to see the diffe...Excellent. It's very informative to see the difference between a good and a great image. Better still to see the steps outlining the subtle differences. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Mark Bridgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00055869202777147928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-69402893678085340212007-12-29T00:41:00.000-07:002007-12-29T00:41:00.000-07:00That was great. The "why" of image editing is easi...That was great. The "why" of image editing is easily as important as the "how", and you managed to combine the two very well.<BR/>I guess the big question is: Will you also shoot outside your normal areas of interest to expand the book's potential audience? A portrait, a night shot, a little sports, etc?Keith Alan Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240947048783657561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-86289342741085202552007-12-28T18:13:00.000-07:002007-12-28T18:13:00.000-07:00I also hope you will do this book. Like Beau, I le...I also hope you will do this book. Like Beau, I learned quite a lot from the example.Anita Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671820780634003286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-80688555639821263222007-12-28T17:32:00.000-07:002007-12-28T17:32:00.000-07:00George -If you continue along the same lines as th...George -<BR/><BR/>If you continue along the same lines as this first "article", I definitely think there's a good market for your proposed book. It's nice to see exposition on why something was done to the image.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm sure you have enough examples of your own to put into a book, but you might take a look at "Photoshop Artistry, 5e" by Barry Haynes et al. Although their book contains more than explanations of why they modified an image, they have some good examples where they take the reader through the entire process, and their reasons.<BR/><BR/>DaveUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521868089598091952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-83199081046567952292007-12-28T14:23:00.000-07:002007-12-28T14:23:00.000-07:00"Yes please". This is great work and a very helpf..."Yes please". This is great work and a very helpful way to see how you can approach an image. You have given me some very good ideas on how to work with my own images. This is a great book idea. Thank you.Beau A.C. Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206194990096623805noreply@blogger.com