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Johny
Forum Enthusiast
Here's another pic showing that channel mixer Velvia punch.
You can ofcourse punch it more or less.. for a 40% color punch you simply use values like :
Red channel ~ red 140% ~ green -20% ~ blue -20%
Green channel ~ red -20% ~ green 140% ~ blue -40%
Blue channel ~ red -20% ~ green -20% ~ blue 140%
Best regards / Johny
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http://www.jakerlund.net
You can ofcourse punch it more or less.. for a 40% color punch you simply use values like :
Red channel ~ red 140% ~ green -20% ~ blue -20%
Green channel ~ red -20% ~ green 140% ~ blue -40%
Blue channel ~ red -20% ~ green -20% ~ blue 140%
Best regards / Johny
--
http://www.jakerlund.net
Mike Warren
Veteran Member
Johny,That method gives to much color bleeds i'm affraid.. in some
pictures it won't show but in others with details like eyes and
other areas between strong colors and non colors it will produce a
much un wanted bleed effect.
Another way to punch your colors without that effect is the good
old channel mixer so called Velvia punch
Put a channel mixer adjustment layer on your picture and use the
following settings for starters:
Red channel ~ red 120% ~ green -10% ~ blue -10%
Green channel ~ red -10% ~ green 120% ~ blue -10%
Blue channel ~ red -10% ~ green -10% ~ blue 120%
This picture shows the bleeding on the top pic, her skin colors has
bleeded into her eyes and the blue backpack shows serious bleeds
and therefore loss of detail.. and the bottom is the channelmixer
version.
Best regards / Johny
--
http://www.jakerlund.net
You're right-this method does bleed into Whites, so it may not be best for all subjects.
It has a kind of dreamy effect.
Here is a link for a free Action from Canon that uses the Channel mixing method you described above:
http://canondslr.com/download/actions/DigitalVelvia.atn
Mike
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http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
ronald louis
Senior Member
I've been through this before: THE method for colour, THE method for noise, THE method for B&W ......etc and etc.....
You've really got to try these things out, especially on high-res images.
I think this method (posted in the opening post) should be called the "1940's post-card" colour effect. Fine if that's what you want.
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Ron in Italy
You've really got to try these things out, especially on high-res images.
I think this method (posted in the opening post) should be called the "1940's post-card" colour effect. Fine if that's what you want.
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Ron in Italy
jscher2000
Senior Member
That seems a bit "blue." If you first fix the overall contrast, then isolate the pool water and boost the saturation of cyan (mostly, and blue and green), and then isolate the hedge and boost the saturation of green (mostly, with a little yellow and cyan) you get this. I also painted in a touch of sky color, since there was nothing there to bring out naturally.
But I think this image has a bigger issue, which is that all those folks in the background are a distraction from the main action. So you could give it a lot more impact by changing the composition a bit.
photoslacker
Forum Enthusiast
Cant wait to try.. Thanks
I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
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Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
Vince T
Senior Member
since this old thread was re-hatched, may i ask what the "PS7 bible" is? (that is, if you still remember! hahah). i just bought a couple of PS tutorial CDs and would like to compare. thanks in advance
Vince from Toronto
--I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
--
Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
Vince from Toronto
The Bible series of books covers most computer programming languages, image editing, etc., and the shelves of your local bookstore should be stuffed with them--they have yellow bindings.
Here is the amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/076453694X/qid=1090395394/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/104-3697601-8415166?v=glance&s=books
--I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
--
Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
Vince from Toronto
Vince T
Senior Member
--The Bible series of books covers most computer programming
languages, image editing, etc., and the shelves of your local
bookstore should be stuffed with them--they have yellow bindings.
Here is the amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/076453694X/qid=1090395394/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/104-3697601-8415166?v=glance&s=books
--I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
--
Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
Vince from Toronto
Vince from Toronto
Knackerman
Senior Member
adam c
Leading Member
Many thanks
Adam
Adam
I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
--
Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
Mike:
That link is not working for me. Would you double check it? Thx.
That link is not working for me. Would you double check it? Thx.
Johny,That method gives to much color bleeds i'm affraid.. in some
pictures it won't show but in others with details like eyes and
other areas between strong colors and non colors it will produce a
much un wanted bleed effect.
Another way to punch your colors without that effect is the good
old channel mixer so called Velvia punch
Put a channel mixer adjustment layer on your picture and use the
following settings for starters:
Red channel ~ red 120% ~ green -10% ~ blue -10%
Green channel ~ red -10% ~ green 120% ~ blue -10%
Blue channel ~ red -10% ~ green -10% ~ blue 120%
This picture shows the bleeding on the top pic, her skin colors has
bleeded into her eyes and the blue backpack shows serious bleeds
and therefore loss of detail.. and the bottom is the channelmixer
version.
Best regards / Johny
--
http://www.jakerlund.net
You're right-this method does bleed into Whites, so it may not be
best for all subjects.
It has a kind of dreamy effect.
Here is a link for a free Action from Canon that uses the Channel
mixing method you described above:
http://canondslr.com/download/actions/DigitalVelvia.atn
Mike
---
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
Mike Warren
Veteran Member
Download this action by:
Title: Velvia-Provia v. 2
Author: Paul Bleicher
from here:
http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm
As good as Action from old link w/ more options.
Mike
Mike
---
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
Title: Velvia-Provia v. 2
Author: Paul Bleicher
from here:
http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm
As good as Action from old link w/ more options.
Mike
--That link is not working for me. Would you double check it? Thx.
Johny,That method gives to much color bleeds i'm affraid.. in some
pictures it won't show but in others with details like eyes and
other areas between strong colors and non colors it will produce a
much un wanted bleed effect.
Another way to punch your colors without that effect is the good
old channel mixer so called Velvia punch
Put a channel mixer adjustment layer on your picture and use the
following settings for starters:
Red channel ~ red 120% ~ green -10% ~ blue -10%
Green channel ~ red -10% ~ green 120% ~ blue -10%
Blue channel ~ red -10% ~ green -10% ~ blue 120%
This picture shows the bleeding on the top pic, her skin colors has
bleeded into her eyes and the blue backpack shows serious bleeds
and therefore loss of detail.. and the bottom is the channelmixer
version.
Best regards / Johny
--
http://www.jakerlund.net
You're right-this method does bleed into Whites, so it may not be
best for all subjects.
It has a kind of dreamy effect.
Here is a link for a free Action from Canon that uses the Channel
mixing method you described above:
http://canondslr.com/download/actions/DigitalVelvia.atn
Mike
---
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
Mike
---
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
Jack Michaud
Leading Member
That's pretty cool but I don't see much difference between doing all that and just playing with the saturation slider!......??
jfriend00
Forum Pro
I agree with that observation. In fact, it's worse than just playing with the saturation slider and perhaps adding a little contrast because the method described here causes a loss of detail and blurring of edges. That may be fine for a portrait, but it's not fine for many other types of pictures. It tried this on my own pictures and I think they look much better with a slight S-curve to increase contrast and a boost in saturation and then some USM. No loss of image detail at all that way.
--John
--John
Title: Velvia-Provia v. 2
Author: Paul Bleicher
from here:
http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm
As good as Action from old link w/ more options.
Mike
--That link is not working for me. Would you double check it? Thx.
Johny,That method gives to much color bleeds i'm affraid.. in some
pictures it won't show but in others with details like eyes and
other areas between strong colors and non colors it will produce a
much un wanted bleed effect.
Another way to punch your colors without that effect is the good
old channel mixer so called Velvia punch
Put a channel mixer adjustment layer on your picture and use the
following settings for starters:
Red channel ~ red 120% ~ green -10% ~ blue -10%
Green channel ~ red -10% ~ green 120% ~ blue -10%
Blue channel ~ red -10% ~ green -10% ~ blue 120%
This picture shows the bleeding on the top pic, her skin colors has
bleeded into her eyes and the blue backpack shows serious bleeds
and therefore loss of detail.. and the bottom is the channelmixer
version.
Best regards / Johny
--
http://www.jakerlund.net
You're right-this method does bleed into Whites, so it may not be
best for all subjects.
It has a kind of dreamy effect.
Here is a link for a free Action from Canon that uses the Channel
mixing method you described above:
http://canondslr.com/download/actions/DigitalVelvia.atn
Mike
---
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
Mike
---
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
--
Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
Richard127566
Forum Enthusiast
--I had a problem with my pictures...the just didnt' hit you...they
were nice...dont get me wrong...but they had no oomph....well the
other day I bought the PS7 bible...and low and behold I found my
oomph in one setting...heheh...
Make a copy of your background layer....
open up the hue/saturation adjustments
move saturation up to 20~40%(mostly to taste)
(yep the colors will pop out and look really bad...but wait)
median the layer at 6 pixels
gaus blur it at 4 pixels
(should be really fuzzy now)
change blend mode to color....
voila.....
I imagine you could do the same with adjustment layers...but you
still need a second layer to run the median and gaus on(both layer
then have to be blended with color setting)
If you find that your saturation is still too much you can change
the opacity(or delete the layer and start over....)
also I read some nice tips on per channel levels changes....
--
Eric Cathell
TechnoGeek and Aspiring Photog
-- richard
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