frozenjazz Workshop Photos Given

(303) [2006-12-25 16:34:35] [1]

As I wanted to get whiter clouds, I simply used the "levels" to narrow the histograms.
But to avoid burning some white which were already really white, I used a mask to exclude them.

Title: Strasbourg IISony Cybershot DSC-H2

Strasbourg II (25)
tabora

(12864)

correction CA et désaturation rouges

(303) [2006-11-10 07:20:00]

Voila j'ai juste essayé vite fait de corriger cette énorme aberration chromatique avec CAFree, et puis aussi un peu en dupliquant le calque, passage en mode "couleur" et floutage.

J'ai aussi désaturé les rouges.

A noter que je n'ai fait que ca, et que je n'ai pas appliqué la moindre "accentuation" ou filtre de netteté.

C'est juste le décalage des couleurs qui aide ici à diminuer un peu le "flou".

Title: Automne sur la plaine d'AlsaceSony DSLR-A100

Automne sur la plaine d'Alsace (4)
Darigaaz

(32)

selective product mode + curve

(303) [2006-11-10 06:56:44]

1) product mode applied with a blurred mask (mask generated by selecting only the highlights - Ctrl - Alt 2 within toshop)

2) S curve to increase contrast a bit
3) gentle saturation boost on the reds.

Not the best workshop I did :(

Macedonia FYR

..village... (12)
jone

(3193)

color balance

(303) [2006-08-30 05:57:51] [3]

I simply tried to remove the slight color cast. I think it is better, but you tell me.

I simply used the "color balance" editor, and moved slightly the "magenta/green" slider, for medium tones, to the right.

Germany

Rothemburg (4)
brigondino

(98)

screen mode/perspective

(303) [2006-08-25 05:55:50] [3]

I simply selected the dark areas, and addded several copies in "screen" mode.
I also tried to correct the perspective of the houses (bottom left).
This is really a dirty workshop, to show you what I meant.

Canada

Rocher Percé (8)
Ladycroquette1

(112)

contrast masking

(303) [2006-08-25 04:51:12]

I only played with "contrast masking" methods, and added some sharpen. I did not touch the colors at all.
Basic contrast masking technique:
- duplicate layer
- desaturate, invert
- change blend mode to "overlay" (incrustation)
- blur to taste (30 pixels for a 8Mpix photo)
- change opacity to taste (30% for a mild result)

Escalators (24) *
emjleclercq

(12277)

Free transform + color balance

(303) [2006-08-24 10:14:01] [2]

I am not very happy with my work here, the white balance is not right. I tried to remove the yellow color which was too strong to my taste.

A quick free transform simply to see what it could give with a different perspective.

Title: Eiffel tower and cloudscanon EOS350D

Eiffel tower and clouds (4)
worx (46)

contrast masking

(303) [2006-08-24 09:05:39] [1]

I only played with contrast masking.
The effect is intentionnaly overdone, so that you get the idea...

Title: old celtic church in bretagneCanon 20D

old celtic church in bretagne (4)
peroxidetim (52)

contrast masking

(303) [2006-08-23 08:35:35] [1]

I used classic contrast masking (duplicate, desaturate, invert, change blend mode to overlay, blur, reduce opacity).

I also added some large radius USM (20% amount, 30pixels radius).

NB: this is a quick workshop, not perfect at all, this is just to give you the idea.

Brazil

tetra (4)
zeus

(1462)

colors, sharpness...

(303) [2006-07-10 11:32:31] [3]

The colors and sharpness are a bit pale in my opinion, so I tried to do a quick fix, with some selective color correction and sharpness. Hope you like it (see the Worskhop).