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Tuition
Colour popping in Photoshop Elements
This tutorial - created by Malcolm Barents - consists of a pdf file for instruction and a test image for experimenting with.
DOWNLOADS: click on the links below to download the files.
WARNING: some of these files - especially the PSD files are very large and may take some time to download if you have a slow connection.
Basic Lightroom by Anthony Scott-Morley
Anthony has produced a Power point presentation for our members.
Called 'Basic Lightroom' - it is all about the basic features and work-flow of Lightroom for beginners.
You can download it - it is a fairly large file (1.8mb) - but you will neeed MS Powerpoint to view the slides.
Download it HERE
ADD COLOURED BORDER to IMAGE
LR Print Module Settings Colour Picker Pallette |
This article shows you how to export .jpeg images that match the PCC Competition spec - with a coloured stroke border. Currently our Competition spec for a PDI (Projected Digital Image) is as follows: METHOD: MAIN POINTS: SETTING THE CORRECT SIZE FOR YOUR IMAGE: BORDERS Finally print your image to a jpeg file. MAX FILESIZE: Once you have created the preset you can save it for later use.
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Bob Watson
Obtaining White Balance in Photoshop
Obtaining White Balance in Photoshop
- Open photograph in PS.
- Make a new empty layer and fill with mid grey (Shift + Backspace).
- Set Blend to Difference.
- Make a new layer and set to Threshold.
- Move the histogram slider to the left. Image now becomes all white. Drag the slider to the right until patches of black show. (approx. 20%).
- Open the eyedropper (“I”) and zoom to a dark area by holding Z
- Shift click on the dark area to place a marker.
- Ctr O to fit screen. Hide all layers and select the bottom layer.
- Add a curves adjustment layer. Choose the grey dropper and click on the marked spot.
- This will set the mid grey for the picture.
- Remove the marker. (V)
NOTES:
- ** You might also wish to adjust the white and black points for a total colour balance.
- Make another Threshold layer.
- Move the slider to the right for white and to the left for black,
- Use the eyedropper tool to place a marker (Shift + eyedropper) for both white and black.
- Re-open the curves layer and with the “black” eyedropper (from curves)
- click on the black point.
- With the “white” eyedropper, click on the white point.
This protocol will set the correct colour balance.
You may not want to use all three (Black/White/grey) points.
Feel free to experiment.
(Ctr+Shift A to return to camera raw or return to Lightroom)
Anthony Scott-Morley
Change the Sky using Photoshop
Changing a Sky
- Open the image with the bland sky.
- Open a suitable sky image.
- Try to ensure that the light direction and colour match the picture.
- For example, a Mediterranean sky would not match the Scottish highlands on a rainy day.
- Resize the sky layer to match the size of the picture. (Image – Size)
- Select all of the sky [Ctrl A].
- Copy [Ctrl C]
- Go to picture and paste in the sky [Ctrl V]
- This will probably obscure the underneath image.
- [Ctrl T] for Transform.
- Use the corners etc. to size the sky to fit the sky area of the image.
- Consider the blending options and the opacity to match as close as possible.
- Keeping on this layer (original picture) choose Blending Options (fX at the bottom of the adjustment layers.)
- A drop down menu appears. Choose Blending Options.
- A new window opens. Go to the sliders at the bottom.
- Choose the bottom slider (Background Layer) and drag the leftmost slider to the right.
- The underlying image now appears through the sky.
- Click OK
- Depending on the underlying image you might need to paint out any sky that interferes with the image.
- (Make a layer mask and using black paint over the areas where you do not want the sky to show).
Anthony Scott-Morley
Infra Red and Mono Conversion using Photoshop
On 4th March 2015 Ian Platt presented an interesting discussion about various methods on how to convert Colour Prints to Mono - including a faux Infra-Red conversion - using Photoshop.
Click HERE to see his presentation content.