Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:12 PM 10/2/02 +0100, you wrote: >Michael, > >If I were printing it in a wet darkroom, I would use a harder (contrastier) >grade of paper, making sure that the print received the minimum exposure to >give detail to the highlights. Paper grade controls shadow detail. >Like you I am a photoshop novice. My guess is that you would have to >experiment with the levels to change the contrast of the image. I presume >you can set the highlights using this. > >What do the photoshoppers out there think? Any advice would be a great help >to both Michael and I > > >Regards > >Mark Pope >Swindon Wilts, UK Mark and Michael - If you go to Image/Adjustment/Levels you will get a histogram. Choose the black eyedropper and click on the part of the photo that you want to be blackest. Click on the white eyedropper for the lightest highlight. That will give you a starting place and you can adjust the sliders from there. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html