Digital BW, The Print

I like the look of Lith prints especially prints w/ the deep browns & 
golds...  Does anyone know of an application that mimics that look?  
I've only heard of foto-lith, a small program out of the UK composed of 
actions, and know little about it...  I'd prefer a canned routine 
because I have limited time unless its really easy to get that look in 
CS3...  

Thanks!
SteveB

Hi,
I did this to good effect:

Grey Scale Lith Print Workflow
(To be toned via Quad Tone Rip or Grey Scale Variable Mix inks, or converted to RGB and printed with colour inksets.)

Adapted from a workflow in 'Black and White Photography In The Digital Age' by Worobiec and Spence.

1. Take a photo.
2. Duplicate the 'Backgound' layer.
3. Add grain: Create a new layer then fill it with 50% Grey (Edit>Fill>50% Gray)
4. Add Gaussian Noise. Try a level of 140.
5. Smooth the grain with Gaussian Blur - radius 0.4 (on the same layer).
6. Blend this layer with 'Soft Light' blending mode.
7. Activate 'Background Copy' layer and set 'Overlay' blending mode.
8. Activate the grain layer (Layer 1), select Colour Range and select the shadows.
9. Go to the 'Select' Menu > Feather. Try 5px or more radius.
10. Press Ctrl+J to copy the selection to a new layer. You can now delete layer 1 if you are happy with the result of the new layer. (You can keep it, but make sure it is hidden unless you want to use it again.)
11. That's about it. You may want to add a gradient if the sky is now too pale. (Activate Quick Mask by pressing 'Q', then the Gradient Tool - check your selection, then leave Quick Mask mode (Press Q again) and Press Ctrl-J to make a new layer from the gradient selection, that you can now adjust - probably with levels. Or a global levels adjustment might be needed.
12. If you are using QTR, try printing with Warm and / or Sepia curves … or convert to RGB and adjust the hue with your preferred method to get the tone you want and print via the Epson driver. If you want to print it neutral, then you get the contrasty Jeanloup Sief look.
13. Go and make a cup of tea and put on some music - I suggest Gerald Finzi, New Year Music, Op7, but it shouldn't have a discernable effect on print quality.

Good luck,
Richard

At 04:05 p.m. Thursday 25/09/2008, you wrote:

>I like the look of Lith prints especially prints w/ the deep browns & 
>golds... Does anyone know of an application that mimics that look? 
>I've only heard of foto-lith, a small program out of the UK composed of 
>actions, and know little about it... I'd prefer a canned routine 
>because I have limited time unless its really easy to get that look in 
>CS3... 
>
>Thanks!
>SteveB
>
> 

Richard Smallfield Photography
http://smallfield.vze.com 

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I have "played" around with Fotospeeds software and it will allow you to make adjustments to suite your vision.
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it is easy to use and i have been pleased with the results.
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i had planned to try several other methods, i.e. similar to the one posted� but just haven;t gotten around to�it yet.
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regards,
ann

--- On Thu, 9/25/08, steveabrink <steveabrink@...> wrote:

From: steveabrink <steveabrink@...>
Subject: [Digital BW] Digital lith prints ...
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 12:05 AM






I like the look of Lith prints especially prints w/ the deep browns & 
golds... Does anyone know of an application that mimics that look? 
I've only heard of foto-lith, a small program out of the UK composed of 
actions, and know little about it... I'd prefer a canned routine 
because I have limited time unless its really easy to get that look in 
CS3... 

Thanks!
SteveB

 














      

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