Challenge #1 is here. I am going to start this off with a bang. Am giving you three images to work with. All work must be done in either ACR or LR except for cropping, sharpening and using your de-noise filter. I know I perfer to so these in either elements or CS3.
If you use a preset,please, name it and if you want a link to where you got it. Also if you want to tell your workflow.
If you would like to share a preset of your own would you please give it to Kim for the newsletter.
I hope to see alot of forum members trying this. Remember this is for ACR and LR, Elements and Photoshop.



The zip file with all 3 raw files are here:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/aa9soh

I did not post any jpegs but if anyone wants them let me know and I will post
here is another link, I hope!!!
http://www.4shared.com/dir/6385015/9786 ... aring.html

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!

Ok, I will get this started.
This image is a blend of the presets Kabam and bleachbypass. Everything was done in LR except for a little sharpening.



Chuck, I know when you see this you are going to say to yourself. Suzi did the blending in CS3 or elements but I did it in LR. I found a way to do it and the method will be in the next newsletter.

With PSE6 and ACR 4.3:

iris.jpg (134.89 KiB) Viewed 869 times

IrisSettings.jpg (56.3 KiB) Viewed 868 times

Looks great, Michel. I am so glad you posted the screenshot. Thank you so much for that and for playing.

Did the artist this time



workflow



also saved this as a preset so if anyone wants it...it will be as a freebie with the newsletter

A black and white conversion:

IMG_5413web.jpg (175.94 KiB) Viewed 831 times

sailSettings.jpg (93.34 KiB) Viewed 829 times

Full size:
http://www.prestophoto.com/photos/image/811003/21411

I really like that B/W Michel.

Wanted to urbanize this photo:

1st preset: Nichole Van Spotlight Dramatic....created virtual copy
2nd preset: Nichole Van Vintage Antique....created virutal copy
http://actions.nicholev.com/
Added my own stuff:
temp 6286
tint +3
exp 0.14
Recovery 8
Fill light 37
blacks +33
brightness +72
contrast +66
clarity 23
vibrance -88
saturation -5
made a strong s-shaped curve on tonal curve
changes made to luminance:
red -45
yellow -88
blue -100
lens vignetting; amount -100 with midpoint of 29

Wanted to make them more purple....

Auto white balance and increased blacks to 13
created virtual copy
Then added a bunch of stuff:
temp 5691
tint +7
exp +0.86
recovery 5
blacks 5
fill light 0
brightness +6
contrast +28
clarity +51
vibrance +38
saturation -19
lens vignetting amount at -100 with midpoint at 30

Wanted to create a near dusk like scene with overcast.....


1st preset used was Matt's colorize yellow...
created virutal copy
adjust and increased the blacks and vibrance
made subtle lens vignetting...