Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Steve LeHuray wrote: > >> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/paw12.html >> >> and then the improvement: >> >> http://www.streetphoto.net/images/im10.jpg > > Steve, > > I took the liberty of opening that picture in Photoshop. I cropped out > the white border (to get rid of white pixels that could bias results) > and looked at the histogram. It looks like you're not using the lower > range of values, (I don't exactly remember, it was last night at > home), lower than about 40 or so (I don't quite remember, it was last > night at home.) I was able to improve the image a bit more by just > doing an "Auto levels" on the image. > > As other people have said, try to do these adjustments in 16 bits, and > stay away from brighness and contrast. Levels and Curves are usually > enough. There are some good Photoshop tutorials on the net, that > include cuves. I don't have an URL, but if you do a search in Google > for "photoshop curves" or "photoshop tutorials", I'm sure you'll find > them. > > j Juan, Wow! That is a dramatic improvement, close to the original print. Thanks to you and the other people who have offered me Photo Shop tips. Steve Annapolis