Digital BW, The Print

Austin Franklin wrote:

>>On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 04:33:28AM -0500, Austin Franklin wrote:
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>>
>>>>Personally I don't get on with the dodging and burning tools. Far
>>>>too crude!
>>>>Instead I make feathered selections and then dodge and burn that
>>>>area using the
>>>>curves tool. It gives me far more control, especially when there
>>>>is need to
>>>>manipulate contrast locally. All this can be done in 16-bit.
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>>>>
>>>Tony,
>>>
>>>I agree.  I do this the same way.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Austin
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Disgraceful! I thought you were an image purist Austin - how dare you
>>manipulate nature's tones in defiance of the original scene <g>!
>>    
>>
>
>I am an image purist!  Just because someone else got them wrong along the
>way, and I have to fix them, I find modifying curves (in only selective
>areas as need be) to be a far more "pure" approach.
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>  
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<BANG!>

A shot rings out, as unable to bear the contorted rationalisations any 
longer, Keith shoots himself in a fit of utter frustration.
Keith

 

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