Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good idea - I rarely use PS and am not proficient. My husband is, though, so I can have him walk me through. Thanks, Sue > On Oct 2, 2013, at 10:36 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > Take it to PSD and use layer mask so you can work on different part of the > image separately? > > >> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote: >> >> I have worked with this image for some hours now, and I can't get it >> right. My usual workflow is to desaturate and optimize as best I can in >> LR, >> then take it into Nik Silver EFEX Pro to see if I can improve it. Usually >> this works decently well for me. In this photo I wanted to darken the sky >> to separate it from the rock, which I did in LR mostly by working with the >> blue luminence and adjusting mid tones. When I take it into Silver Efex >> there is a halo around the mountain that I can't make better. I'm not >> adding much clarity/structure in either program. I've tried taking it >> straight into Silver Efex but I haven't hit mark doing that, either. Maybe >> it's a workflow problem, or maybe I'm just too heavy handed. I like the >> dark lower foreground and would like to keep those tones if possible. >> >> Here's the version I like except for the sky: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1_001.**jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1_001.jpg.html> >> >> Here's the other that I ended up with, but the sky and foreground are too >> bright for my taste: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1.jpg.**html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1.jpg.html> >> >> Advice? >> >> Sue >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information