Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now that we are open for business again, I'll send this one more time. >> >> article (page 112 - Another Option Dodging and Burning-In with >> Photoshop by >> Darryl C. Nicholas) is a great one for those of us who are trying to >> master >> the digital world of photography. It involves modifying and merging >> layers. >> Cool Beans. >> > Is it possible to post the essence of the procedure? > > George George. I'll try. You start out with am image in which the highlights and midtones look just fine and all it needs is some burning in of the shadows. 1. Make an exact copy of your file under a different name and save it. 2. Load both the copy and the original. 3. Make the copy your active image. Use the Image, Adjust, Brightness/Contrast control to lighten the shadow areas to what you would want them to appear like in the final print. 4. Make the unaltered image your active image. Select All and then copy the image to the clipboard. 6. Make the lightened image the active image. Paste the unaltered image on top of the lightened one. 7. Now the trick. Use the Erasure tool and select the size brush you want and use the fuzzy edged brushes. Set Opacity to a low setting, like 25%. 8. Using this Erasure brush, just erase the dark sections in the unaltered image. that will allow the lower layer with the lightened shadows shine through. 9. When you have erased all the shadows and the photo looks the way you want it to, just merge the layers using the Layers, Flatten Image option and save your results. I think that about covers it, George. Give it a try. I suppose you could burn in areas this way, too??? I am not an expert, but I might see what I can do using this technique. Just so I cover my sources again: Shutterbug Magazine. September 2001, Page 112. Aram