Video and materials for Curvemesiter session, Friday Nov 11, 2011

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The materials and some of the curves used in today's session are attached.  The youtube video is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LjbxYNPseY

Thanks to all for participating!

Mike

[imported_ganna]

Firstly did Shadow/Highlight in PS (Mild)  Then I did Dan's False profile (1.0 gamma)to lighten more. Into CM and set the skin tones in Lab (screenshot 1) Lastly darkened sky with help of a mask  and saturated in Lab again and finally did Dan's "Sharpen 2011"

[ggroess]

Ganna,
On your monitor do the shadows look incomplete??  It seems like the blacks are not quite black...
Greg

[imported_ganna]

You are quite right. Thanks Greg

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Good job on matching up the skin tones, Ganna!

[mikemeister_admin]

I am only a newb

This way of PP is quite new to me. (curving combine with blending and masking). I really think it is awesome!!! I can't wait to test CM on a mates machine as i use linux, i can't run CM :-(

Though could not resist to play a bit with this image.


i did use CMYK K channel to get some light in the faces. and applied some luminosity blending in K channel on the Y and M channel to avoid messing with the blue parts to much.  Used Lab for blue /green / red cast fixes. To bad i cannot use the hue clock :-(

Greg feels the methode i use for fixing cast do take away blue's where one does not want. Can me stubborn though the blues at the plateau or ok for me. The sky might be a bit flat. though it could be realistic i have no clue

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Nice job on opening up the shadows.
The skin tones are a bit too yellow - try to get a touch more red in them.

[mikemeister_admin]

Thnx will do. I envy you guys for that color clock

did play with CMYK, though had to go to LAB to get this.



the woman's face is so tricky imo. Before i know she goes red like a tomato

so did remove some yellow instead of adding red.

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Definitely a big improvemen, HL.  Nice going.

[mikemeister_admin]

Thnx Mike.

btw your movies are very educating. I like very much the you way do it. You have a business, though i feel love (for photography)

thnx. for your work.