Creative Homework #3
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:15 amMorning everyone boys and girls. Our homework lessons are now moving to Tuesdays. 
As always this assignment is open to EVERYONE who is reading the forum.
Our lesson never end so if you find this late, please feel free to add your image.
Remember.... if you see an image that you like. Please let your fellow students know about it in the comment thread. Everyone likes a pat on the back.
There is no right or wrong process here. The point of the creative homework is... to be creative.
Just Jump in and Have Fun!!
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This is a must try technique! Did you understand MUST TRY!!
CONTRAST SHARPENING MASK
Two designers walk into a bar and sit down with their Powerbooks. One designer says to the other, "How much you want to bet I can correct the highlight and shadow of this image without using any adjustment tools or filters directly on the image?
The other designer takes him up on the bet and a minute later begrudgingly hands his associate $10.
How did the first designer win the bet?
The designer used a contrast mask to adjust his highlights and shadows. You can too by following these simple steps.
1. Open and image that has plugged shadows and/or blown out highlights
2. Duplicate that layer (Ctrl J)
3. Desaturate the duplicated layer (Ctrl U)
4. Invert the duplicated layer (Ctrl I)
5. Change the duplicated layer's blend mode to Overlay
6. Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur (around 30)
The contrast mask will reduce the blown out highlights and open up the plugged shadows. You can then of course make further adjustments by changing the duplicated layer's opacity, changing the blend if settings in the Layer Style dialog box or by adding a layer mask to isolate areas.
Here is the link where the info came from.
http://creativebits.org/photoshop/two_d ... st_masking
Teachers note: I always lower the opacity on my blurred layer. You don't want it so sharp that is has a halo effect. That is not sharp, just bad photography.
here is the link to the comment thread
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=622
As always this assignment is open to EVERYONE who is reading the forum.
Our lesson never end so if you find this late, please feel free to add your image.
Remember.... if you see an image that you like. Please let your fellow students know about it in the comment thread. Everyone likes a pat on the back.
There is no right or wrong process here. The point of the creative homework is... to be creative.
Just Jump in and Have Fun!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a must try technique! Did you understand MUST TRY!!
CONTRAST SHARPENING MASK
Two designers walk into a bar and sit down with their Powerbooks. One designer says to the other, "How much you want to bet I can correct the highlight and shadow of this image without using any adjustment tools or filters directly on the image?
The other designer takes him up on the bet and a minute later begrudgingly hands his associate $10.
How did the first designer win the bet?
The designer used a contrast mask to adjust his highlights and shadows. You can too by following these simple steps.
1. Open and image that has plugged shadows and/or blown out highlights
2. Duplicate that layer (Ctrl J)
3. Desaturate the duplicated layer (Ctrl U)
4. Invert the duplicated layer (Ctrl I)
5. Change the duplicated layer's blend mode to Overlay
6. Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur (around 30)
The contrast mask will reduce the blown out highlights and open up the plugged shadows. You can then of course make further adjustments by changing the duplicated layer's opacity, changing the blend if settings in the Layer Style dialog box or by adding a layer mask to isolate areas.
Here is the link where the info came from.
http://creativebits.org/photoshop/two_d ... st_masking
Teachers note: I always lower the opacity on my blurred layer. You don't want it so sharp that is has a halo effect. That is not sharp, just bad photography.
here is the link to the comment thread
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=622
