Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina: It sounds like it is the same as highlight masking when printing Ilfochromes. In high light masking, a B&W film is contact printed with the positive and then developed. This negative is then sandwiched with the transparency in printing. Regards, Robert At 05:03 PM 3/5/2002 -0500, Tina Manley wrote: >At 10:44 PM 3/5/02 +0100, you wrote: >>Thanks Tina, I went and downloaded it. For some strange reason it insists on >>turning my picture into grayscale. But maybe I am doing something wrong, >>I have >>never used actions before. >> >>Nathan > > >Try it this way: > >Step 1. Make a grayscale copy by opening the image, chose Image > >Duplicate, and click OK. Now select Image > Mode > Grayscale. > >Step 2. Using this grayscale copy, select Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, >and blur the image enough that you lose detail by entering a Radius value >between 3 and 6 pixels. > >Step 3. Bring the original color image window to the top by clicking in >it, the choose Select > Load Selection and, and use the grayscale copy as >your selection. Set the background channel to Black, check the Invert >box, and click OK. After loading the selection, you should see a dotted >line around the shadow areas. > >Step 4. Now choose Edit > Fill. Under Contents, select 50% gray. Under >Opacity, enter 100%. Under Mode, select Color Dodge, then click OK. The >resulting image should have the shadows lifted. > >It is a lot easier to do than it sounds like. When the various windows >come up, it is pretty obvious what to do. It sounds like the action is >not bringing the color copy back up in step 3. > >This is a great action that does wonders for backlit photos. > >Tina > > >Tina Manley, ASMP >http://www.tinamanley.com >images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html