I have been asked by a fellow member if I could help in explaining channels. The question stemmed from an attempt to follow Katrin Eisman's book on restoration to deal with faded old photos from the 70s (with Elements 6.0).
I am fond of channels... and I have been guilty of posting several times on the subject. On the other hand, like most of you, I would be very happy to help friends in this forum.
Now, you can imagine what a challenge that may be:
- I have not read Katrin Eisman's book (I know it is considered a must in restoration)
- A complete explanation of channels could require a thick book
- Channels are not directly available in Elements
- Channels may or may not be the way to restore faded photos (a sample would be necessary)
- Even exploring channels for a better understanding is not an obvious task for a forum, it would need too much space, even for the newsletter.
However...
- I am convinced that a better understanding of channels may be helpful to all, including for creative purposes, not only for black and white conversion...
- I am positive that even without the full photoshop you can go a long way with channels in Elements (thanks to Richard Lynch... with or without his tools)
- This forum is interactive, which is not the case of a tutorial, even for the newsletter. Everyone may ask a question... or give an answer
- I think the best way would be to introduce channels progressively, with useful examples
Before I start a first post on this subject, here are two interesting links for advanced users, who are welcome to help me in this task:
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/rp-tut ... r-ten.html
http://www.normankoren.com/light_color.html
I am fond of channels... and I have been guilty of posting several times on the subject. On the other hand, like most of you, I would be very happy to help friends in this forum.
Now, you can imagine what a challenge that may be:
- I have not read Katrin Eisman's book (I know it is considered a must in restoration)
- A complete explanation of channels could require a thick book
- Channels are not directly available in Elements
- Channels may or may not be the way to restore faded photos (a sample would be necessary)
- Even exploring channels for a better understanding is not an obvious task for a forum, it would need too much space, even for the newsletter.
However...
- I am convinced that a better understanding of channels may be helpful to all, including for creative purposes, not only for black and white conversion...
- I am positive that even without the full photoshop you can go a long way with channels in Elements (thanks to Richard Lynch... with or without his tools)
- This forum is interactive, which is not the case of a tutorial, even for the newsletter. Everyone may ask a question... or give an answer
- I think the best way would be to introduce channels progressively, with useful examples
Before I start a first post on this subject, here are two interesting links for advanced users, who are welcome to help me in this task:
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/rp-tut ... r-ten.html
http://www.normankoren.com/light_color.html