Welcome to the sixth edition. 9/13/2006
After gathering the information for the Resource Page for the Wenatchee,
WA camera club (Photography Association of Wenatchee - PAW) I've come to
the realization that the page is now too long and some entries don't go
into enough detail.
PAW Resource Page
I'll have a chance here to tell more about my personal involvement with photography. If you haven't visited my web site "Eleanor's Travels", here's the HOME PAGE.
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Lesson
time: This is
a reminder that the Shadow/Highlight adjustment tools in Photoshop
and Paint Shop Pro are wonderful when you just haven't been able
to control the light ... usually your photo is too contrasty. Here's
a shot from my trip into Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes N.P.
On both trips, two days apart, the sun was just too strong. Had
I waited until later in the day the shadows would have fallen on
this side of the canyon, so I had to hope that I could control
the contrast during post-processing. With the first several screen
shots I used Photoshop CS2 and Paint Shop Pro for the last two
examples. You may click on each thumbnail to see a larger more
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The original, right out of the camera. SONY DSC-H5, ISO=200, Aperture=8.0, Shutter Speed=1/200th, Exposure compensation=0 and Color Space=sRGB
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Using Photoshop CS2 I have opened the Shadow/Highlight dialog box. Notice that initally the shadows are opened a great deal ... often too much. You have to move the slider back to the left. check Preview so that you can watch what is happening. |
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Here's my first adjustment. |
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And using another setting. |
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You have even more adjustment opportunities. |
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I opened the exact same image in Paint Shop Pro and its dialog box is quite different. You have to numerically choose settings for Shadows, midtones and highlights. You can preveiw the results as you make the changes by clicking the Preview button on and off. Obviously PS and PSP rendered the colors differently ... Hmmm? |
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You can get the same results with PSP and Photoshop but Photoshop is easier to use and offers more options. |
No matter which program you use, I'm sure you will save many photos by using this adjustment tool. The
Shadow/Highlight tool in Photoshop CS: Breathing
new life into your images Total Training VidoeTutorials from Photoshopsupport.com |
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And finally here's another black and white taken with
my SONY DSC H5 that proves in print what a fine non-SLR this camera
is. A little Shadow/Highlight using Photoshop was very helpful. Click
for a larger image. Even optimized for the web I'm sure you can see
the rendering of fine detail.
I sit and look at an 8.5 x 11" print on Epson Premium paper in amazement.
I wish you were here to see it. It's the best 'digital' foliage I've
ever seen.
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