Digital BW, The Print

> One thing that you also might try after you have used the channel mixer in
> whatever variation is to create a copy of the image employ a curves adjustment
> to achieve a specific affect and then ³apply image² command with a blending ­
> perhaps with a blending mode on a back ground copy. I haven¹t done the testing
> but this technique seems very powerful and less damaging. See Dan Margolis
> book ­ chpt. 5 Plate blending as Poetry. I would be interested to hear if
> others are using this technique for B&W.
> 
> Steve
> 
>> > Do you remember where you read that article on this technique?
>> > 
>> > John
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco"
>> > <pderocco@i...> wrote:
>>>> > > > From: jgm818 [mailto:jgm818@a...]
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > I recently read an article from,John Paul Caponigro and his use of
>>>> > > > using the channels in photoshop.  He targeted each channel as
>>>> > > > seperate layers and reduced there opacitiy and added a forth
>>>> > > > lightness channel. He than created layer masks so he could apply
>>>> > > > curves to each one.  I've been just turning the image to
>>>> > > > monochromatic and adjusting the sliders each at a time, getting the
>>>> > > > look I wanted.  Then I would use curves.  Is his way superior? or am
>>>> > > > I totally of track here?  Jeff
>>> > > 
>>> > > It all depends upon the image. If I understand your descriptions
>>> correctly,
>>> > > his method allows a separate curves for each color, and your's doesn't.
>>> > > That's extremely versatile, but often unnecessary. I don't think there's
any
>>> > > shortcut--you have to look at the channels in each image, and watch what
>>> > > happens as you mix them, and decide as you go along what techniques will
be
>>> > > needed to pull out the particular detail you're trying to capture.
>>> > > Sometimes, the channel mixer is all you need; sometimes, it's useful to
use
>>> > > Hue/Sat to pick out a narrow color range to manipulate (narrower than
>>> the R,
>>> > > G or B channel); and sometimes there's no alternative but to convert the
>>> > > channels into separate layers and manually paint the layer masks. It's
an
>>> > > art.
>>> > > 
>>> > > --
>>> > > 
>>> > > Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
>>> > > Paul                mailto:pderocco@i...
> 
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