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by BBushe
Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:03 am
Forum: Photoshop LAB Color Book
Topic: Books by Dan Margulis
Replies: 26
Views: 33809

I have read Professional Photoshop now, it's still very relevant despite being written for PS7. Colour hasn't changed that much since then :)  I think I need to read it again, as I was mainly on planes and in hotel rooms when I read it, and couldn't work through any of the examples at...
by BBushe
Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:10 pm
Forum: Interesting Images
Topic: Question: Process for combining images where exposure is different
Replies: 17
Views: 16159

hmm, should have mentioned that to select the layer mask you need to alt-left click in the mask, before pasting the copy of the light version.<br /><br />the guassian blur is applied to the layer mask, so only the mask should be blurred. The radius setting acts as a feather, but can create a halo ef...
by BBushe
Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:17 pm
Forum: Photoshop LAB Color Book
Topic: Books by Dan Margulis
Replies: 26
Views: 33809

I've read a fair bit of Professional Photoshop now, and it is illuminating. The LAB book is on it's way from the US, as I could order it half price (compared to UK).<br /><br />BarryP, I didn't mean to imply LAB was best for all photos, just I get results I like very quickly. I am loo...
by BBushe
Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:10 pm
Forum: Interesting Images
Topic: Question: Process for combining images where exposure is different
Replies: 17
Views: 16159

there are several ways to do the combination in photoshop, but I do not know PSE at all. I can outline a quick and dirty method for PSCS2, maybe you can translate it for PSE?<br /><br />create two images, 2 or more stops separated, or even more. You have a dark version and a light version:<br /><br ...
by BBushe
Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:38 pm
Forum: Photoshop LAB Color Book
Topic: Books by Dan Margulis
Replies: 26
Views: 33809

intermediate class?
by BBushe
Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:38 am
Forum: Photoshop LAB Color Book
Topic: Books by Dan Margulis
Replies: 26
Views: 33809

well, I've just acquired a 2nd-hand copy of professional photoshop, and the LAB book will be next. It's my birthday soon so feel free to send me amazon vouchers...<br /><br />I found after the curvemeister lessons I do most of my work in LAB, as it's so quick and I like the results. I...
by BBushe
Tue May 16, 2006 5:08 pm
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: GrowCut plugins - fun freeware for background extraction
Replies: 13
Views: 17998

wow, that is superb!

and free.
by BBushe
Thu May 11, 2006 12:28 am
Forum: Questions about Photoshop and Elements
Topic: Spyder2PRO
Replies: 13
Views: 16236

I had a lot of 'fun' trying to get my monitorsto look similar, especially since one is CRT and one LCD.<br /><br />Your blackpoint seems rather high, don't the blacks look a bit washed out?<br /><br />With the CRT (Sony GDM-F520) I was able to change the brightness (and contrast) of t...

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